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Tech. Advice: Series 'B' / 'C' 500cc/1000cc Bikes
8" Diam Front Brakes by VOCSC
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<blockquote data-quote="timetraveller" data-source="post: 7296" data-attributes="member: 456"><p>As a person who once had his back wheel in the air during an emergency stop and recalling that once Vincent brakes were regarded as the 'best' I think that many people have to sort out their brakes set up first before doing serious mods. Having said that my brakes are not standard but are Shadow drums, Electron plates , extra thick twin cables and have shoes where the hollows are welded up, machined to the same curve as the rest of the shoes and then have one and two thirds linings glued and riveted to each shoe. There is still no point pretending that they are as good as disks, twin leading shoe or, probably, the 8" items but I have yet to try a set of those. Just to interject some facts in to the matter I just weighed a standard 7" Shadow drum and one of my Electron plates complete with the shoes, linings etc. One drum 3lb 15 oz (1.79 kg), one brake plate 2 lbs 10 oz (1.18 kg). My understanding is that the ratio of the weight between the full complement of 8" items and the full complement of standard (i.e. with steel brake plate) 7" items is 1.42 : 1. Whatever you have, happy riding and stopping.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="timetraveller, post: 7296, member: 456"] As a person who once had his back wheel in the air during an emergency stop and recalling that once Vincent brakes were regarded as the 'best' I think that many people have to sort out their brakes set up first before doing serious mods. Having said that my brakes are not standard but are Shadow drums, Electron plates , extra thick twin cables and have shoes where the hollows are welded up, machined to the same curve as the rest of the shoes and then have one and two thirds linings glued and riveted to each shoe. There is still no point pretending that they are as good as disks, twin leading shoe or, probably, the 8" items but I have yet to try a set of those. Just to interject some facts in to the matter I just weighed a standard 7" Shadow drum and one of my Electron plates complete with the shoes, linings etc. One drum 3lb 15 oz (1.79 kg), one brake plate 2 lbs 10 oz (1.18 kg). My understanding is that the ratio of the weight between the full complement of 8" items and the full complement of standard (i.e. with steel brake plate) 7" items is 1.42 : 1. Whatever you have, happy riding and stopping. [/QUOTE]
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