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Tech. Advice: Series 'B' / 'C' 500cc/1000cc Bikes
(Front) Brake improvements
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<blockquote data-quote="Cyborg" data-source="post: 172786" data-attributes="member: 3426"><p>Stock in the first photo, Neal Videan’s on the bottom. Not sure about the web, I didn’t measure them at the time. I think the ones from VOC Spares are the same, but when I bought mine, I got them directly from Neal (before the Spares Company carried them). Replacing the shoes before adding longer arms would probably be a good idea.</p><p>There is another fellow on the forum who has what I think are the same brake plates as you. If I remember correctly, he said some of the holes were on the piss, whatever that means…. I’m not familiar with the term, but took it as the holes weren’t where they were supposed to be. So best to check in case you can move them while doing whatever repair you decide on. Maybe those plates are thinner than mine, I suppose in reality mine still might bend…. just not with the pressure I’m capable of applying.</p><p>I did some reading on the mod that allows those pivots to move, but decided with alloy brake plates, I would rather pull the plates and turn the shoes again… if and when I ever ride it enough for the shoes to start going south.</p><p>When I turn the shoes, I put temporary shims between the cam and the shoes. </p><p>Anyway… I’m not the resident brake expert, (that’s David’s job) so I’ll bugger off back to the shop.</p><p></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]59564[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]59565[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cyborg, post: 172786, member: 3426"] Stock in the first photo, Neal Videan’s on the bottom. Not sure about the web, I didn’t measure them at the time. I think the ones from VOC Spares are the same, but when I bought mine, I got them directly from Neal (before the Spares Company carried them). Replacing the shoes before adding longer arms would probably be a good idea. There is another fellow on the forum who has what I think are the same brake plates as you. If I remember correctly, he said some of the holes were on the piss, whatever that means…. I’m not familiar with the term, but took it as the holes weren’t where they were supposed to be. So best to check in case you can move them while doing whatever repair you decide on. Maybe those plates are thinner than mine, I suppose in reality mine still might bend…. just not with the pressure I’m capable of applying. I did some reading on the mod that allows those pivots to move, but decided with alloy brake plates, I would rather pull the plates and turn the shoes again… if and when I ever ride it enough for the shoes to start going south. When I turn the shoes, I put temporary shims between the cam and the shoes. Anyway… I’m not the resident brake expert, (that’s David’s job) so I’ll bugger off back to the shop. [ATTACH type="full" alt="98DA4D95-C7E9-4858-A9ED-9FFABBC91CE1.jpeg"]59564[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" alt="C20CA259-779D-492B-BB78-3E8580B3B80A.jpeg"]59565[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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