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Tech. Advice: Series 'B' / 'C' 500cc/1000cc Bikes
Tuning Front Brakes?
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<blockquote data-quote="methamon" data-source="post: 1052" data-attributes="member: 377"><p>OK here is my two pennorth.</p><p> </p><p>The original main cable was a heavy duty item and someone has mentioned that something similar is available - this will resist compression of the outer.</p><p>A circular drum helps, as does shoes machined circular, ie removing point contact.</p><p>Rivitted linings whilst original are suspect. I bought some a couple of years ago and wolud not again as there were visible gaps between the lining and the shoe.............................bonded must be better.</p><p>Dave Hills mentioned a mod once which sounded interesting, he had ridden someone elses bike and that someone had reduced the radius of the shoe actuating cams (NOT ENOUGH FOR THEM TO RISK GOING OVER CENTRE). The increased mechanical advantage had apparently produced astonishing results.</p><p>One word of warning. Do not over adjust (ie leave inadequate clearance between shoes and drums) as I did. Everything was just fine on the drive; it was far from fine when having used the brakes a few times en route I pulled up at the MOT station. The bike immediately became the source of much attention for the wrong reasons.....as smoke was billowing up from the front end.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="methamon, post: 1052, member: 377"] OK here is my two pennorth. The original main cable was a heavy duty item and someone has mentioned that something similar is available - this will resist compression of the outer. A circular drum helps, as does shoes machined circular, ie removing point contact. Rivitted linings whilst original are suspect. I bought some a couple of years ago and wolud not again as there were visible gaps between the lining and the shoe.............................bonded must be better. Dave Hills mentioned a mod once which sounded interesting, he had ridden someone elses bike and that someone had reduced the radius of the shoe actuating cams (NOT ENOUGH FOR THEM TO RISK GOING OVER CENTRE). The increased mechanical advantage had apparently produced astonishing results. One word of warning. Do not over adjust (ie leave inadequate clearance between shoes and drums) as I did. Everything was just fine on the drive; it was far from fine when having used the brakes a few times en route I pulled up at the MOT station. The bike immediately became the source of much attention for the wrong reasons.....as smoke was billowing up from the front end. [/QUOTE]
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