Brakes Adjustment (Drum brakes)

BRAKE, a vital part of a motorcycle, even any random vehicle...! Without brakes, no matter how powerful your machine is, its of no use as the power is uncontrolable. As they say, great power comes with great responsibility, the brakes are a vital component of that responsibility to exist.

So, one should keep the brakes of his/her motorcycle suitably tightened because loose brakes can cause some accidents. Even if you keep your brakes tighter than required, it can prove to be fatal sometimes as the bike tends to skid due to excessive braking when applied all of a sudden.

Picture Courtesy: Sam Takidar

A good biker is supposed to know how to adjust brakes so that he/she need not to go to a mechanic every now-and-then for such small task. So, in order to adjust brakes (drum brakes are what we are learning to adjust here), we first need to find out the brake adjustment screw of your bike as shown in the image. Now, in order to tighten the brake, rotate the nut in counter-clockwise direction. And to loosen it, rotate the nut in the opposite direction, i.e., clockwise direction.

You should take a small test ride before making the adjustments on the braking system final.

Have a Happy and Safe Riding.