Installing a Front Disc Brake on a Series ‘C’

CarlHungness

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Hi:
I am now hot on the trail of installing a front disc brake on my Series C. I have seen the installation done by Justin MacKay Smith on his Prince, and was suitably impressed. I am now seeking Justin's e mail address and of course any information anyone wants to forward regarding this modification.
I would like to hide the master cylinder behind the existing steady plate and have heard of such an installation, so again I'm seeking knowledge.
 

roy the mechanic

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cable operated master cylinders have been around for a long time. Unfortunately most do not get good write-ups. If you have disc brakes(as i do) why try to disgiuse the patently blinking obvious? As was said in a section report a while ago " a pair of disc brakes appeared ,followed by my pal's shadow" No names + no pack drill. Roy.
 

CarlHungness

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cable operated master cylinders have been around for a long time. Unfortunately most do not get good write-ups. If you have disc brakes(as i do) why try to disgiuse the patently blinking obvious? As was said in a section report a while ago " a pair of disc brakes appeared ,followed by my pal's shadow" No names + no pack drill. Roy.
HI:
I have had several Vincent riders say, "I don't see them," when I tell them to, "Take a look at my front turn signals."
Then I hit a turn signal switch that makes a row of LED's blink from a slot I milled in my Britax crash bar. They don't look at the bar usually, so I've hidden the obvious. Plus they don't stick out. I made a similar bar that goes across my license plate. The point is, I want to hide the master cylinder and shall go to a craftsman's length to do so. I'd also like to hide the disc behind some plate that says "drum brake" when you glance at it. I haven't figured out how to hide the caliper.
 

roy the mechanic

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Most of the "systems" with said bellcranks are the ones with the bad press. I understand where you're coming from, if you could see a better picture of the "thing" in my avatar you will discover I am the master of "hidden" but it's still got to work efficiently. Roy.
 

vibrac

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I'm with Roy its a disc brake why try and hide it? I believe many utilise a small 250 say Honda type calliper I would do it, but I shall wait to see the final result of the UK version of the "roadworthyness" legislation first, I could have enough fun removing my indicators and mikuni to worry about taking off my new disc brake
 

greg brillus

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After the huge discussion we had about front end woes (suspension, that is) I do wonder whether having good stoppers on the front would exacerbate the problem, and make the problem worse. I have a good four leader on the front of the racer, but my front end dives under braking, as most all other bikes do.... Just a thought.
 

Bill Thomas

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And some people only fit one !, Which I would have thought may unbalance the forks ?, I have been talking myself out of that Mod' for years, But as you know , I like a standard bike !!. Cheers Bill.
 
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