99 Whizzer Brake light fix

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jbcruisin

jbcruisin

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Has anyone else done this? My 99 has the brake light switch working off the coaster brake arm. I laced up a Shimano hub but my brake light switch works off my coaster brake arm. The arm won't fit my Shimano hub. The 99 arm has a slot in the arm & the Shimano brake is kind of like a spline (yes I should have taken pictures). I thought I'd clamp them in a vise & file out the Whizzer arm to fit the spline shaft on the Shimano hub. I did that to a Harley sprocket years ago because I wanted lower gearing than was available. Well, this Whizzer coaster brake arm was hard steel. Real hard. So I heated it with a little propane torch & let it sit overnight & the next day it filed easy. Now my Bike has the Shimano hub & brake lights.
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jbcruisin

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Doesn't anyone have a Whizzer? There haven't been any hits on the Whizzer site for days. About the rear brake switch. This might show how much I don't know but, I just realized that the front brake lever has a little brake light switch in it. So that means we don't have to worry when we change back brake hubs. Take off the coaster brake light thing & if we use the front brake lever (which we all do) the rear brake light will come on.
Jay
 
MotorbikeMike

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Hi Jay, the little switch can be had, and put on your clutch lever, NOW anytime you pull in the clutch, you WOULD be slowing down?

I like it like that!

Mike
 
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MotorbikeMike said:
Hi Jay, the little switch can be had, and put on your clutch lever, NOW anytime you pull in the clutch, you WOULD be slowing down?

I like it like that!

Mike
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Actually there's a few times I pull in the clutch and I speed up.

Anyone have a picture of how the Whizzer coaster brake light switch is set up? I just can't get my mind wrapped around how a switch is connected to the coaster brake arm. I'd like to set something like that up on my bike.
 
jbcruisin

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Here are some pics of the rear brake light switch.. Hope they're clear enough to see. It's easier though to just buy a front brake lever with the switch built in if you have a front brake.
 

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jbcruisin said:
Has anyone else done this? My 99 has the brake light switch working off the coaster brake arm. I laced up a Shimano hub but my brake light switch works off my coaster brake arm. The arm won't fit my Shimano hub. The 99 arm has a slot in the arm & the Shimano brake is kind of like a spline (yes I should have taken pictures). I thought I'd clamp them in a vise & file out the Whizzer arm to fit the spline shaft on the Shimano hub. I did that to a Harley sprocket years ago because I wanted lower gearing than was available. Well, this Whizzer coaster brake arm was hard steel. Real hard. So I heated it with a little propane torch & let it sit overnight & the next day it filed easy. Now my Bike has the Shimano hub & brake lights.
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Nice
And would like to see some overall pics :)xct2
 
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