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Tech. Advice: Series 'B' / 'C' 500cc/1000cc Bikes
Hydraulic drum brakes
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<blockquote data-quote="Diogenes" data-source="post: 8016" data-attributes="member: 91"><p>17 July 1958 there was a description in 'The Motor Cycle' of converting Vincent rear brake drums to hydraulic operation. The standard 'one leading and one trailing shoe' design is retained, useful for providing effective braking in both directions, especially on a sidecar outfit.</p><p></p><p>See file in</p><p></p><p><a href="http://tinyurl.com/9hc3rc" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/9hc3rc</a> </p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/stevenageworld/files/Brakes/" target="_blank">http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/stevenageworld/files/Brakes/</a></p><p></p><p>It looks OK though the wheels are no longer as QD as the standard bike wheels.</p><p>[ That disadvantage might be overcome by using quick release couplings in the hydraulic pipes, such as smaller versions of those used on tractor hydraulics. ]</p><p></p><p>Does anyone know how this scheme worked out in practice?</p><p>It might be an alternative to those who, for whatever reason, do not want to fit disks or 2LS drums.</p><p>It appears better suited to sidecar outfits than to solos.</p><p>In principle it would also be applicable to the front brakes.</p><p></p><p>I do recall reading in an old MPH of someone [ Pat Hendra? ] fitting hydraulically operated 2LS to the front drum brakes of a sidecar outfit, which were reported as working well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Diogenes, post: 8016, member: 91"] 17 July 1958 there was a description in 'The Motor Cycle' of converting Vincent rear brake drums to hydraulic operation. The standard 'one leading and one trailing shoe' design is retained, useful for providing effective braking in both directions, especially on a sidecar outfit. See file in [url]http://tinyurl.com/9hc3rc[/url] [url]http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/stevenageworld/files/Brakes/[/url] It looks OK though the wheels are no longer as QD as the standard bike wheels. [ That disadvantage might be overcome by using quick release couplings in the hydraulic pipes, such as smaller versions of those used on tractor hydraulics. ] Does anyone know how this scheme worked out in practice? It might be an alternative to those who, for whatever reason, do not want to fit disks or 2LS drums. It appears better suited to sidecar outfits than to solos. In principle it would also be applicable to the front brakes. I do recall reading in an old MPH of someone [ Pat Hendra? ] fitting hydraulically operated 2LS to the front drum brakes of a sidecar outfit, which were reported as working well. [/QUOTE]
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