1973 RD350 Rear brake light switch mount with rearsets-HELP

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1973 RD350 Rear brake light switch mount with rearsets-HELP

#1 Post by Badfish67 » Fri Mar 10, 2017 11:14 am

I installed some rearsets from Slipstream on my 1973 RD350 and I'm trying to figure out how to setup a new mount for the rear brake light switch. Slipstream is trying to get me some customer photos, but no luck so far. Does anyone have any ideas?
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Re: 1973 RD350 Rear brake light switch mount with rearsets-H

#2 Post by justind97 » Fri Mar 10, 2017 6:54 pm

I would fab a bracket that sits above/behind the cable for the switch itself. Drill a tiny hole for the spring on the cable connector.

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Re: 1973 RD350 Rear brake light switch mount with rearsets-H

#3 Post by Badfish67 » Fri Mar 10, 2017 8:15 pm

Do you mean to weld the bracket to the frame or to the swing arm? Can you mark up a picture of what you mean?
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Re: 1973 RD350 Rear brake light switch mount with rearsets-H

#4 Post by RuZty » Fri Mar 10, 2017 10:02 pm

You could always add a pressure switch banjo bolt and operate it that way.

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Re: 1973 RD350 Rear brake light switch mount with rearsets-H

#5 Post by Badfish67 » Fri Mar 10, 2017 10:05 pm

No pressure switch...it's not hydraulic brakes


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#6 Post by RuZty » Sat Mar 11, 2017 12:23 am

Yeah, that would matter. Sorry I didn't look closer at the application.

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Re: 1973 RD350 Rear brake light switch mount with rearsets-H

#7 Post by kpke » Sat Mar 11, 2017 11:15 am

I was about to say the same thing. Sorry, no help here. :smt009

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Re: 1973 RD350 Rear brake light switch mount with rearsets-H

#8 Post by justind97 » Sat Mar 11, 2017 2:07 pm

I meant a bracket on the rearsets themselves that's bolt on to hold the brake switch. Think what's on the frame bolted to the rearsets. I would be horizontal though.

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Re: 1973 RD350 Rear brake light switch mount with rearsets-H

#9 Post by 2smoke » Sun Mar 12, 2017 9:30 pm

The front brake master cylinder on rd and rz etc. have a little microswitch to activate the brake light.
Wondering if you could use one of those, maybe in the area of the adjustable stop bolt on your rearsets?

Or a newer Yamaha one like this:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1985-YAMAHA-FZ7 ... zw&vxp=mtr
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