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Tech. Advice: Series 'B' / 'C' 500cc/1000cc Bikes
Hydraulic drum brakes
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<blockquote data-quote="Tom Gaynor" data-source="post: 8955" data-attributes="member: 4034"><p><strong>Cracking electron plates</strong></p><p></p><p>I raced a late 50's 350 Manx with its original electron brakes until four years ago. It is still being raced, same brakes, although we had to replace the electron crankcases, cracked around the main-bearing housing on the drive side about 15 years ago. Electron brake plates are more likely to crack than steel or ally, but it is a possibility that after 50 years they'll crack, not a certainty. However, electron or no, Vin brakes are still just two 7" single leading shoe brakes on a 100 mph, 460 lb dry, bicycle, and even British bikes had largely moved over to twin leading shoe 30 or 40 years ago. Better off, IMHO, with 2ls. You can't pull the shoes into contact half as well as they can servo themselves into contact.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tom Gaynor, post: 8955, member: 4034"] [b]Cracking electron plates[/b] I raced a late 50's 350 Manx with its original electron brakes until four years ago. It is still being raced, same brakes, although we had to replace the electron crankcases, cracked around the main-bearing housing on the drive side about 15 years ago. Electron brake plates are more likely to crack than steel or ally, but it is a possibility that after 50 years they'll crack, not a certainty. However, electron or no, Vin brakes are still just two 7" single leading shoe brakes on a 100 mph, 460 lb dry, bicycle, and even British bikes had largely moved over to twin leading shoe 30 or 40 years ago. Better off, IMHO, with 2ls. You can't pull the shoes into contact half as well as they can servo themselves into contact. [/QUOTE]
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