Has anyone put one of these one button parking brakes on their bike?

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mgg

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Has anyone put one of these one button parking brakes on their bike?

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256805877422326.html?src=google&src=google&albch=shopping&acnt=548-301-0399&slnk=&plac=&mtctp=&albbt=Google_7_shopping&gclsrc=aw.ds&albagn=888888&ds_e_adid=&ds_e_matchtype=&ds_e_device=c&ds_e_network=x&ds_e_product_group_id=&ds_e_product_id=en3256805877422326&ds_e_product_merchant_id=774063944&ds_e_product_country=US&ds_e_product_language=en&ds_e_product_channel=online&ds_e_product_store_id=&ds_url_v=2&albcp=20390915233&albag=&isSmbAutoCall=false&needSmbHouyi=false&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwz42xBhB9EiwA48pT7zhSVSDJ0uqglm4mqKZZJzRCsDvql7BFB9vRXQIhCo2O7op-ZArE8hoCB0cQAvD_BwE&aff_fcid=4f46265fbcc846dcafe72c999f1c44c8-1713628317378-07349-UneMJZVf&aff_fsk=UneMJZVf&aff_platform=aaf&sk=UneMJZVf&aff_trace_key=4f46265fbcc846dcafe72c999f1c44c8-1713628317378-07349-UneMJZVf&terminal_id=51b5cf06da2d4a30a240c9b94872bd4a&afSmartRedirect=y&gatewayAdapt=glo2usa

I have a brake lock that I pull out of my glovebox and put over my lever and handle however it can be just a little challenging to use at times. This looks like a better solution for parking on uneven parking lots which I often do. I noticed a person on the facebook page trying to add it to his scooter and was having problems.
 
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mgg said:
Has anyone put one of these one button parking brakes on their bike?

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256805877422326.html?src=google&src=google&albch=shopping&acnt=548-301-0399&slnk=&plac=&mtctp=&albbt=Google_7_shopping&gclsrc=aw.ds&albagn=888888&ds_e_adid=&ds_e_matchtype=&ds_e_device=c&ds_e_network=x&ds_e_product_group_id=&ds_e_product_id=en3256805877422326&ds_e_product_merchant_id=774063944&ds_e_product_country=US&ds_e_product_language=en&ds_e_product_channel=online&ds_e_product_store_id=&ds_url_v=2&albcp=20390915233&albag=&isSmbAutoCall=false&needSmbHouyi=false&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwz42xBhB9EiwA48pT7zhSVSDJ0uqglm4mqKZZJzRCsDvql7BFB9vRXQIhCo2O7op-ZArE8hoCB0cQAvD_BwE&aff_fcid=4f46265fbcc846dcafe72c999f1c44c8-1713628317378-07349-UneMJZVf&aff_fsk=UneMJZVf&aff_platform=aaf&sk=UneMJZVf&aff_trace_key=4f46265fbcc846dcafe72c999f1c44c8-1713628317378-07349-UneMJZVf&terminal_id=51b5cf06da2d4a30a240c9b94872bd4a&afSmartRedirect=y&gatewayAdapt=glo2usa

I have a brake lock that I pull out of my glovebox and put over my lever and handle however it can be just a little challenging to use at times. This looks like a better solution for parking on uneven parking lots which I often do. I noticed a person on the facebook page trying to add it to his scooter and was having problems.
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I tried to add something like that, when I first got my C 400 GT about two years ago. It couldn't fit alongside the lever properly, even after I enlarged the opening with some big drill bits, to try to remedy the situation. And even then, to only sort of, kind of, make it work, I would have had to screw down the lever bolt way too tight. I don't remember all the details, but it was a definite failure.

I have pics, links, and a caption, regarding the one I bought and what I ended up with (possibly the same thing you have -- I keep it in the left cubby, and don't have a problem on those rare occasions that I have to use it), at this image in my gallery:

billanddot.com

2022 & 2023 BMW C 400 GT Scooters

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By the way, the link to the gizmo that I could NOT get to work doesn't list the 400 model now (I just looked), but it did two years ago. Still, I seriously doubt that the one you linked to is significantly different, i.e., I wouldn't buy it.

That's my story and opinion, for whatever they're worth.
 
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wspollack said:
I tried to add something like that, when I first got my C 400 GT about two years ago. It couldn't fit alongside the lever properly, even after I enlarged the opening with some big drill bits, to try to remedy the situation. And even then, to only sort of, kind of, make it work, I would have had to screw down the lever bolt way too tight. I don't remember all the details, but it was a definite failure.

I have pics, links, and a caption, regarding the one I bought and what I ended up with (possibly the same thing you have -- I keep it in the left cubby, and don't have a problem on those rare occasions that I have to use it), at this image in my gallery:

billanddot.com

2022 & 2023 BMW C 400 GT Scooters

billanddot.com

By the way, the link to the gizmo that I could NOT get to work doesn't list the 400 model now (I just looked), but it did two years ago. Still, I seriously doubt that the one you linked to is significantly different, i.e., I wouldn't buy it.

That's my story and opinion, for whatever they're worth.
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Thanks Bill;
The one I linked to looks almost exactly like the one you tried that didn't work for you. The one I have is the same one you are using and it works. I would not say that for me it has been a rare ocasion to use it though. It seems like when I am on vacation in the mountains in SD, or the foothills of AR the Ozarks, and the area in TN, PA where the Blue Ridge Parkway/,Dragon's Tail, and Moonshiner 28 rides are I use it a lot. Just got back from the Ozarks in AR. We stayed in Branson MO and they did not have a flat parking lot anywhere except WalMart.

I'm always looking for a better and easier way. But I guess this is not it. It looks like a good idea but you have to impliment correctly and it has to work or it is just a waste of time. I did ask the person on Facebook forum, that was having trouble instaling it, to post if he got it to work.

Maybe they have made changes to the unit , but it sure doesn't look like it and I want to know that it is going to work before I purchase.
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mgg said:
Thanks Bill;
The one I linked to looks almost exactly like the one you tried that didn't work for you. The one I have is the same one you are using and it works. I would not say that for me it has been a rare ocasion to use it though. It seems like when I am on vacation in the mountains in SD, or the foothills of AR the Ozarks, and the area in TN, PA where the Blue Ridge Parkway/,Dragon's Tail, and Moonshiner 28 rides are I use it a lot. Just got back from the Ozarks in AR. We stayed in Branson MO and they did not have a flat parking lot anywhere except WalMart.

I'm always looking for a better and easier way. But I guess this is not it. It looks like a good idea but you have to impliment correctly and it has to work or it is just a waste of time. I did ask the person on Facebook forum, that was having trouble instaling it, to post if he got it to work.

Maybe they have made changes to the unit , but it sure doesn't look like it and I want to know that it is going to work before I purchase.
mgg
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Well, it's only $6, so maybe you should just give it a shot -- what the heck? But if you get it, be prepared for some potential modification of the hole, watch out that you don't have to make the lever-holding bolt so tight that the lever can't move, and so forth.

And I guess that you park more on slopes than I do. You've certainly traveled more on the scoot. BTW, I'm planning on getting some pics at the Tail of the Dragon on the 400 in about three weeks, to add to my collection, i.e., https://www.billanddot.com/Deals-Gap/ .
 
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wspollack said:
Well, it's only $6, so maybe you should just give it a shot -- what the heck? But if you get it, be prepared for some potential modification of the hole, watch out that you don't have to make the lever-holding bolt so tight that the lever can't move, and so forth.

And I guess that you park more on slopes than I do. You've certainly traveled more on the scoot. BTW, I'm planning on getting some pics at the Tail of the Dragon on the 400 in about three weeks, to add to my collection, i.e., https://www.billanddot.com/Deals-Gap/ .
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Thanks Bill;
I love to modify stuff that will make my riding experiance more enjoyable, You talked me into it. I'll give it a try. There is something else I want from there so I get that as well.

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The person on the facebook c400gt page posted that their unit is working well and they did not have to modify anything. Plug and play so to speak. They said you just have to use the supplied hadware. He did note that every thing was black except the supplied nut which is stainless and kinda sticks out. I think I can live with that or maybe paint it black. So now just kinda waiting for it to come in and some good weather to happen here. Its been just a little to cold to ride. Had one 68 degree day last week then went back into the 40,and 50's.

Edit 4/27: I just got a date of delivery of May 6th so I will report back after I get the product and give it a try. It's 76 degrees outside right now so I'm ridin.

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OldDog said:
That's it exactly. You need to apply the brake and then it will just fit on the lever and hold the brake on
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Being ABS, I'm not sure how it would handle different-sized grips, such as the foam Grip Puppies I have over my grips. By contrast, the very slightly more complicated BrakeFix -- https://www.wunderlichamerica.com/BMW-Motorcycle-BrakeFix -- that I have has no problem dealing with my situation.

But that BCLONG from Walmart -- https://www.walmart.com/ip/BCLONG-A...ok-Safety-Parking-Lock-Accessories/5326726054 -- might do the trick, and is certainly cheap enough.
 
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Hornblower said:
Wouldn't a Velcro strip work just as well?
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Probably it would, but these are a little more secure, i.e., less chance of their coming apart (which might happen with a hastily wrapped velcro strip).

Also, the plastic ones -- either that fixed-size one from Walmart, or the sort of ratcheting-step one from Wunderlich -- seem easier (to me, anyway) to put on with one hand, while you're seated on the bike and holding the brake lever with your other hand (to keep the bike from rolling backwards, while you get things squared away). I keep the Wunderlich one in my left cubby to facilitate all this, i.e., I don't have to get off the bike first, etc.
 
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Being ABS, I'm not sure how it would handle different-sized grips, such as the foam Grip Puppies I have over my grips. By contrast, the very slightly more complicated BrakeFix -- https://www.wunderlichamerica.com/BMW-Motorcycle-BrakeFix -- that I have has no problem dealing with my situation.

But that BCLONG from Walmart -- https://www.walmart.com/ip/BCLONG-A...ok-Safety-Parking-Lock-Accessories/5326726054 -- might do the trick, and is certainly cheap enough.
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Great point about the grip puppies, Bill. I'm failing to see the connection between the GT's ABS and the passive devices we're discussing here. What is your concern?
 
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mzflorida said:
Great point about the grip puppies, Bill. I'm failing to see the connection between the GT's ABS and the passive devices we're discussing here. What is your concern?
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D'oh! I meant ABS plastic, i.e., that they wouldn't be adjustable, work for different-sized grips, like the Wunderlich ratcheting parking brake gizmo.
 
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D'oh! I meant ABS plastic, i.e., that they wouldn't be adjustable, work for different-sized grips, like the Wunderlich ratcheting parking brake gizmo.
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I just ordered some foam grips for my C400gt. I had them on my last three bikes and they are my favorite, I found some Grab Ons that are 4.25 inches so I won't have to cut them. Also they work with my heated grips which is nice in Wisconsin.


I agree those little brake levers might not work with these.

Got my little button brake stop today so will try installing it soon.
 
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