I have heard good things about both of these options. Another option that I have found to be very good is in this photograph:
H: Hubs, Wheels and Tyres brakes
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From My experience I have found the 4 leading shoe setup from VSM work great straight out of the box. The only 8 inch single leading shoe set up I installed from the Voc spares co, is much heavier and I found its initial performance to be quite poor, needing a lot more "Bedding in time" but I have been told that they work well with better linings. It's probably just up to personal preference really. Sorry Eddy, I don't think I could ever bring myself to install disc's on a Vincent. Cheers...............Greg.
If you follow the thread by Vibrac on the upcoming roadworthness rules and testing, thinks like disc brakes on historic vehicles that never had them could be banned. Yes its an EU rule, but until we are actually out of the EU, any new rules will still be introduced.
http://www.vincentownersclub.co.uk/index.php?threads/roadworthyness-is-round-the-corner.8433/
http://www.vincentownersclub.co.uk/index.php?threads/roadworthyness-is-round-the-corner.8433/
Dear Greg,
Not original by any stretch of the imagination but as the bike is usually my everyday transport in the summer months I have fitted several non-standard parts to better suit modern road conditions. The extra weight of fitting the alternative drum brakes was a consideration as was the cost. All the mods are easily reversible so that the original components can be refitted when the originality police or EU gestapo come around.
Morning Eddy, Is yours ok in the rain ?, My Norton Disc on the Special, And when I had a BMW K100 with twin Discs, Were not good when wet, I had to ride with one finger on the brake to keep things nice. Cheers Bill.
Dear Bill,
This is a fairly recent mod but I've been out on in the wet a few times and the "wet lag" seems pretty minimal. The discs as you see are drilled and the new pad materials seem to work well in the wet. Some early disc brakes were dire in the wet until more suitable disc material and drilling came in. I think that the cast iron discs worked quite well but were prone to go rusty if not used often.
2 x 2 Leading shoe of course
8 inch is only to heavy
8 inch is only to heavy
Are twin leading shoes any good when doing a hill start, or holding the bike from running backwards when using a ramp to get it on a trailer/van? Not that we ever use trailers, or vans of course
I'm installing two sets of your brakes as we speak...................... Nulli, I have found pretty much any four leader's performance when the bike is moved rearward is not real good at all, simply due to the nature of the cams verses the fixed pivot points. The bigger and better the brake the worse the problem seems, from what I have found anyway. Cheers..............Greg.
............ Nulli, I have found pretty much any four leader's performance when the bike is moved rearward is not real good at all, simply due to the nature of the cams verses the fixed pivot points. The bigger and better the brake the worse the problem seems, from what I have found anyway. Cheers..............Greg.