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If you have never registered to use this website before, please CLICK HERE.Who sells heavier Front Brake Cables? I searched on this forum and it didn
t come up.
Thanks for your help.
Hi,
I don't know about the cables from DJ but I can recommend cables supplied by Derek Sayer. They have longer adjusters and non compressible outers. I have always found his service to be excellent as well.
Cheers, Ian
Derek Sayer has worked quite closely with DJ for years.
Derek has plugged away at the improvement of Vincent front brakes as something of a personal quest. He went to DJ with his idea of heavier cables and had some made, these proved successful and Derek shared his findings with DJ and was quite happy for DJ to produce these for other people. In point of fact Derek currently supplies a different version than that which DJ sells; the inner cable in the Sayer version being one gauge heavier.
As for the prototype in development using the upper in stainless tube, this is again another Derek Sayer project (based on a hypothesis of brother John). Derek has told DJ that he is working on this, so one has to assume this is what DJ was relating to you (pity he did not mention that the pioneer of this is a keen and dedicated VOC member).
Interestingly Derek tells me that as he gradually elliminates free play and flex from various parts, then the next weakest item in the chain begins to 'give'; the current component under scrutiny giving considerable food for thought. I will say no more than that as this is not my project to make detailed disclosures.
DJ also makes and supplies, to Derek's specifications, solid speedo drives for prewar machines; DJ makes them under a hand shake agreement with Derek. Naturally this product is also available from Derek.
Anyone looking to improve the performance of the standard brake set up on a Vin would do well to consult Derek.
Yugdab can you forward me a contact no for Derek for cables and otherDoes he have a website?..I would like a pair too!
Howdy Bruce,
As in heavier than John Healey's?!
My answer to that dilemma with the Red Rap after grimly grappling with a front lever tugging fruitlessly on some NOS concrete compositioned and riveted Ferodo's was to simply raise the coeficient of friction by fitting modern, longer bonded linings for $12/shoe from my local truck clutch/brake shop.
Supplied slightly thicker than stock to give latitude in radiusing, they are softer and effort required to stop with this 250lb'r aboard can be achieved with 2 fingers with excellent feel imparted by no more than a bridge plate affixed to the balance beam pivot. Ever the realist - and in a nod to Tom Gaynor's previous (logical) observations on the same subject - they're no match for the discs on your Buell, but in lieu of lacing up a 12 inch Grimeca twin leader to your hub, the best bang for the buck.
The outfit's name is Laycook (901 523 1418). Very much a black smithy type gig, no website, no formalities, no need to mention your application. Takes about 2 weeks. I keep stashes for my other machines in rotation.
Howdy Bruce,
You n' Stuart ain't kinfolk are ya?
Using a combination of Marcus’ and Jim’s techniques/advice, with a small solder pot to dip the fluxed ball end into, should give me better results than I have bodged in the past. The solder pot is used to ensure that no excess heat is applied to the cable as only heat transfer from the solder takes place.