Hey there! Thank you for this video! I've got a '23 FXBBS and hated the stock height of the brake lever. With your instruction, I was able to get it to the perfect height. Such an easy fix ✌🏼
Thanks for the great video!!! I just adjusted the rear brake pedal height of my ‘21 FXBB and it was a piece of cake, except for reinstalling that darn wire clip pin thing. OMG it was tricky; mainly bc I have front crash bar on there so my hands arms and head couldn’t really get close enough. Dropped it a few times; once taking 45 minutes to find the dern thing. I got tired of dropping it, so I attached a twisty-tie ; lol. I eventually got in on there somehow with the needlenose. I wonder if a simple, straightforward cotter pin could’ve been used here. 🤔 Anyways, I’m extremely happy with the result and can’t wait to ride. Thanks again for the outstanding video content!!! 🙏🏾
Very useful video, I replaced the small ring clip with an R clip, it makes it a lot easier to remove/ replace using long nose pliers rather then mess about with the ring clip which can be a pain to remove/ replace.
This video was great!!! Thank you very much!!! Installed mini floorboards on my 21 Softail FXST and the rear brake was horribly angled. This helped tremendously
Mine is a 2020 and the brake lever was sticking,noticed when I was inspecting the bike and the brake light was on all the time.Took it to Harley under factory warranty,problem fixed. Beautiful bike you have right there btw,Thanks for the video.
at least you got the problem fixed. I went to my dealer to get a wiring diagram and was told they aren't color coded saying what wires go where unless you get an expensive electrical systems manual and I just went there to get advice or see how much they would charge to install a brake light activator for engine braking I purchased. I don't think they want to mess with electric and discouraged me to as well. Uhg... Need a wiring diagram for my 2021 FXBBS
Why can’t you put the pin in from the other side,, then put the clip in on the side facing you.. just because Harley put the pin in from outside of the bike does t mean it has to be___does it? I don’t know if there is a requirement or not…. But from here it looks no different than putting a pin for a trailer hitch…. Doesn’t matter which side you stick the pin in…
Congratulations on your first Harley, it's a nice one! Just to help out a bit, the large "nut" at the front of the cam compartment you're using as a pedal height reference, is the oil pressure switch. On your model the catalyst in the mufflers. There shouldn't be a post cat O2 sensor for your market that you have to worry about, so swap them to your heart's content!
Thanks for the input, I have already made a few other adjustments and plan on making more. I'll be posting the videos shortly. I replaced the stock mufflers, added a swing arm bag, and a bung king highway bar. Next new grips, screaming banshee air horn and a windshield coming up next. Not sure if I'll like the look of the windshiled but it's a mother fighting the wind on the highways at 70 mph. I guess it's official, I'm a harley guy. I bought a new bike and wrenching on it already ;-) Suprised how many friends I already had that ride too. It's been fun so far!
I have similar issue. After installing new pipes from Rinehart I needed an extension kit to fit heat shield. All good til you get on it and the breaking pedal is WAY too high. I basically did the opposite (twisted nut in other direction) and the height is okay, I just hope my threshold isn't massively affected. Fingers crossed.
The catalytic convertor is in the muffler. The 02 sensors are in the pipes. I changed the mufflers to COBRA. Easy switch. No tune needed. Runs perfectly, no decel pops.
as apart of dealer delivery they should set the bike up for you. if it wasnt setup how you like it you could have taken it back.... thats what i did at least after cracking the shits with trying todo it myself haha
I have seen another guy reverse the retaining pin from street to engine to engine to street so the circle pin is easier to install from outside. . If you can’t do it the original way reverse the pin.
I just did mine and was getting ready to reverse the pin and install the circle clip from the outside when I finally got on there properly. I was also almost ready to run over the Home Depot to grab an appropriately sized cotter pin setup. Lol. That was tedious.
I have the same bike. Mine came with the brake already raised. Any luck on adjusting the shifter peg? Having loads of trouble finding floorboards that are compatible, as most of them obstruct the shifter & the brake pedal. 🙄🤦🏼♀️ So annoying.
Waiting on bike delivery. I've heard some claim the rear break is soft, weak, in slowing this bike down. Would the pedal adjustment assist with better breaking?
Yeah, it definitely helps to have better leverage. Remember, as you know, the rear brake is only about 30% of your stopping power. The rear brake has much more utility for your subtle, sensitive control when starting out from 0, for control during slow speed manoeuvres
After watching this video I adjusted the pedal on my 2020 Softail Standard. Sure is hell wasn't hard but GOD DAMN...was that O-ring a pain in the friggin ball sack to get back on.
That’s the truth. OMG. I dropped it a few times too lol. They probably could’ve used a cotter pin setup. I was getting ready to go to Home Depot to get one.
When you hit 30 mph and you cant hear your motor to know where you are in the power band its an issue. I dont want to have to look down at my tiny tach to know if I'm in a good place to shift.
You must be a newbie, you'll learn to feel it and still can hear it with your particular setup where you are in the powerband and shouldn't ever have to look at the tach . It doesn't really make it that loud unless you yank out the metal baffle as well. But i think you replied to the wrong post, this one is about brake pedal adjustment.
When you say black rod are you talking about the rod inside the boot that the end piece I'm making the adjustment on is screwed to? If so I would make sure you didn't unscrew it too much, these are the brakes and you don't want it on the last tooth of the thread.
@@vickaminski Some cheap SAE tools are NOT manufactured to standards. Too much stuff made in China these days. The same is true of metric tools. Thanks for the video. I had to move my shift lever down. It seemed set up for someone with a size 15 platform boot on my 2022 FXBBS.
Hey there! Thank you for this video! I've got a '23 FXBBS and hated the stock height of the brake lever. With your instruction, I was able to get it to the perfect height. Such an easy fix ✌🏼
Thanks for the video. I wish I saw this a year ago. What a huge improvement!!
Thanks for the great video!!! I just adjusted the rear brake pedal height of my ‘21 FXBB and it was a piece of cake, except for reinstalling that darn wire clip pin thing. OMG it was tricky; mainly bc I have front crash bar on there so my hands arms and head couldn’t really get close enough. Dropped it a few times; once taking 45 minutes to find the dern thing. I got tired of dropping it, so I attached a twisty-tie ; lol. I eventually got in on there somehow with the needlenose. I wonder if a simple, straightforward cotter pin could’ve been used here. 🤔 Anyways, I’m extremely happy with the result and can’t wait to ride. Thanks again for the outstanding video content!!! 🙏🏾
Very useful video, I replaced the small ring clip with an R clip, it makes it a lot easier to remove/ replace using long nose pliers rather then mess about with the ring clip which can be a pain to remove/ replace.
This video was great!!! Thank you very much!!! Installed mini floorboards on my 21 Softail FXST and the rear brake was horribly angled. This helped tremendously
Thank you from the fxbb riders in China! I almost went to a blacksmith to hit a foot brake that cranks up a bit！
Thaaannk yooooouuu!!!! I just bought a street bob and that was the first thing that bothered me
Excellent video. Well explained and easy to follow. I am about to make the same adjustment on my Softail Standard. Cheers.
Thanks, this was exactly what I needed
Thanks for posting this. I definitely need to raise it on my new Street Bob
Thanks for the video. I just bought a 2022 Fat Bob 114 and its the same exact procedure.
Thanks for the vid! I just bought a 2021 Street bob and that brake pedal position is crap. I will do this tomorrow!
I’m a Harley Davidson tech and I approve 👍
Mine is a 2020 and the brake lever was sticking,noticed when I was inspecting the bike and the brake light was on all the time.Took it to Harley under factory warranty,problem fixed. Beautiful bike you have right there btw,Thanks for the video.
at least you got the problem fixed. I went to my dealer to get a wiring diagram and was told they aren't color coded saying what wires go where unless you get an expensive electrical systems manual and I just went there to get advice or see how much they would charge to install a brake light activator for engine braking I purchased. I don't think they want to mess with electric and discouraged me to as well. Uhg... Need a wiring diagram for my 2021 FXBBS
Why can’t you put the pin in from the other side,, then put the clip in on the side facing you.. just because Harley put the pin in from outside of the bike does t mean it has to be___does it? I don’t know if there is a requirement or not…. But from here it looks no different than putting a pin for a trailer hitch…. Doesn’t matter which side you stick the pin in…
Thanks Victor! I totally agree, the stock position is super flat and pretty dangerous 😬
Hey Vic thanks for sharing this "brake adjustment " 👍
No prob, hope you find it useful
@@vickaminski Most definitely
Parfait merci pour ta super vidéo 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Thanks man! Big help!!!!!!
Glad to help
Thank you again! 🙌
Thanks for your tutorial. I adjusted my 2019 FXBB 107 while watching your vid. But a 15mm wrench worked better than 14mm.
👍🏽😊👍🏽
Yeah its supposed to be standard but harley does have some odd sized bolts
its imperial (inches) not metric mm
@@RookieRay
This brake lever angle adjustment is a real game changer. Feels soooo much better 😁😁😁
Just did mine. I ended up using a 9/16 wrench.
@@RookieRay HD does yse both these days
Great video thank you !
Will be doing this on mine too....thank you
Congratulations on your first Harley, it's a nice one!
Just to help out a bit, the large "nut" at the front of the cam compartment you're using as a pedal height reference, is the oil pressure switch.
On your model the catalyst in the mufflers. There shouldn't be a post cat O2 sensor for your market that you have to worry about, so swap them to your heart's content!
Thanks for the input, I have already made a few other adjustments and plan on making more. I'll be posting the videos shortly. I replaced the stock mufflers, added a swing arm bag, and a bung king highway bar.
Next new grips, screaming banshee air horn and a windshield coming up next. Not sure if I'll like the look of the windshiled but it's a mother fighting the wind on the highways at 70 mph.
I guess it's official, I'm a harley guy. I bought a new bike and wrenching on it already ;-)
Suprised how many friends I already had that ride too. It's been fun so far!
There is in Europe. No mufflers for us here yet!
First upright bike after years of crotch rocket riding... same situation here. Love the upright position, way more fun. IMHO.
Awesome information thx
Great video, save me $200 on a new brake linkage
I have similar issue. After installing new pipes from Rinehart I needed an extension kit to fit heat shield. All good til you get on it and the breaking pedal is WAY too high. I basically did the opposite (twisted nut in other direction) and the height is okay, I just hope my threshold isn't massively affected. Fingers crossed.
I need to do that. Thanks.
hope it helps, it worked for me but I do mostly engine braking so I really just needed it for hills and turns
thanks!! 고맙습니다!!
If you use a small allen wrench to open the clip a bit, it makes it easier to put it in the pin.
The catalytic convertor is in the muffler. The 02 sensors are in the pipes. I changed the mufflers to COBRA. Easy switch. No tune needed. Runs perfectly, no decel pops.
Any catalytic converter will be before that In the header pipes before they go to the muffler but this video is about adjusting the brake pedal
I think I had to do this on all new Harley. But why a 14mm. Great video btw. Thanks
as apart of dealer delivery they should set the bike up for you. if it wasnt setup how you like it you could have taken it back.... thats what i did at least after cracking the shits with trying todo it myself haha
I have seen another guy reverse the retaining pin from street to engine to engine to street so the circle pin is easier to install from outside. . If you can’t do it the original way reverse the pin.
I just did mine and was getting ready to reverse the pin and install the circle clip from the outside when I finally got on there properly. I was also almost ready to run over the Home Depot to grab an appropriately sized cotter pin setup. Lol. That was tedious.
Thanks, the rear brake was near useless at the factory angle. Felt like a contortionist trying to get it to work with forwards.
I have the same bike. Mine came with the brake already raised. Any luck on adjusting the shifter peg? Having loads of trouble finding floorboards that are compatible, as most of them obstruct the shifter & the brake pedal. 🙄🤦🏼♀️ So annoying.
I 100% agree the brakes are too flat…. I drove mine out of the dealership today… in the rain… and I was not liking that break… at all…
Does that improve the rear breaking quality?
Waiting on bike delivery.
I've heard some claim the rear break is soft, weak, in slowing this bike down. Would the pedal adjustment assist with better breaking?
Yes it gives more leverage
@@BeardedBavarianBiker. Yup! does make a difference, it's leverage
Yeah, it definitely helps to have better leverage. Remember, as you know, the rear brake is only about 30% of your stopping power. The rear brake has much more utility for your subtle, sensitive control when starting out from 0, for control during slow speed manoeuvres
After watching this video I adjusted the pedal on my 2020 Softail Standard. Sure is hell wasn't hard but GOD DAMN...was that O-ring a pain in the friggin ball sack to get back on.
That’s the truth. OMG. I dropped it a few times too lol. They probably could’ve used a cotter pin setup. I was getting ready to go to Home Depot to get one.
Lmao...
When you hit 30 mph and you cant hear your motor to know where you are in the power band its an issue. I dont want to have to look down at my tiny tach to know if I'm in a good place to shift.
You must be a newbie, you'll learn to feel it and still can hear it with your particular setup where you are in the powerband and shouldn't ever have to look at the tach .
It doesn't really make it that loud unless you yank out the metal baffle as well.
But i think you replied to the wrong post, this one is about brake pedal adjustment.
I did this to my bike but I accidently turned the black rod too is that a problem? I can hear my break when I push it while its off
I don't remember hearing it before
When you say black rod are you talking about the rod inside the boot that the end piece I'm making the adjustment on is screwed to? If so I would make sure you didn't unscrew it too much, these are the brakes and you don't want it on the last tooth of the thread.
Regarding that pin/clip …Why wouldn’t you just reverse they pin so you can put the clip in on the other side facing you?
Sometimes these things go on a certain direction for a reason and I'm a bit ocd so yeah... I guess you can put it on the other way as well.
Picked up 22 streetbob 114 fast back blue $11,500
Great price
Does 2022 streetbob have same adjustment as 2021 streetbob ?
Yes, its the same bike except rims
Thanks 👍
Try Reinhardt slip ons
My pin wont go in
If you join friends of the friendless, you might, might, find someone to hold the freaken camera.
14mm lol
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@@vickaminski harleys are not metric lol
@@taylorlong65 tell it to that bolt which began to round with closest imperial size wrench.
@@vickaminski haha fair enough !
@@vickaminski Some cheap SAE tools are NOT manufactured to standards. Too much stuff made in China these days. The same is true of metric tools. Thanks for the video. I had to move my shift lever down. It seemed set up for someone with a size 15 platform boot on my 2022 FXBBS.