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Tech. Advice: Series 'B' / 'C' 500cc/1000cc Bikes
Seven Inch is in the Regulations
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<blockquote data-quote="greg brillus" data-source="post: 110535" data-attributes="member: 597"><p>I think the good or bad description of drum brakes is relative to the rider as well..........Most of us are very familiar to old bikes and drum brakes, and the capabilities of them. A lot of "A" grade riders who mostly ride modern high powered bikes with excellent brakes all say that on the older machines the drum brakes are poor..........To me this seems quite normal, as how could any drum match disc brakes..........Now it is not a matter of the drums not being as effective at braking, it is how the drum cannot dissipate the heat fast enough for the brake to return to full operating capacity. This is where the top riders see the brakes as not good.........It must be said too that a lot of classic race bikes built to modern specs are far more powerful than the originals, whereas the brakes can only be improved so much by comparison. This is a "Very" limiting factor in how fast these bikes can be pushed around the race tracks.........Even with "Poor brakes" these top riders can still ride the old bikes amazingly fast..........That is a rider showing their skills at best.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="greg brillus, post: 110535, member: 597"] I think the good or bad description of drum brakes is relative to the rider as well..........Most of us are very familiar to old bikes and drum brakes, and the capabilities of them. A lot of "A" grade riders who mostly ride modern high powered bikes with excellent brakes all say that on the older machines the drum brakes are poor..........To me this seems quite normal, as how could any drum match disc brakes..........Now it is not a matter of the drums not being as effective at braking, it is how the drum cannot dissipate the heat fast enough for the brake to return to full operating capacity. This is where the top riders see the brakes as not good.........It must be said too that a lot of classic race bikes built to modern specs are far more powerful than the originals, whereas the brakes can only be improved so much by comparison. This is a "Very" limiting factor in how fast these bikes can be pushed around the race tracks.........Even with "Poor brakes" these top riders can still ride the old bikes amazingly fast..........That is a rider showing their skills at best. [/QUOTE]
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