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Tech. Advice: Series 'B' / 'C' 500cc/1000cc Bikes
Eight inch brake ?
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<blockquote data-quote="greg brillus" data-source="post: 89737" data-attributes="member: 597"><p>The two main factors here that affect the brakes on a Vincent are...........Lack of descent lining material that is suited to a mechanically operated drum brake.................And two...........The stock 7 inch single leading type brake (even all four of them) are not up to the weight and performance of these motorcycles. They might have been ok in their day, but speed limits and traffic conditions have changed a lot since then. The VSM Brakes go a long way toward improving that, but it is still "only" a 7 inch brake. The talk of the mechanics of balance beams and brake arm lengths is all well and good, but it is the mechanics of the actual brake itself in it's size and efficiency that are what really matter, as anyone who has ridden a bike with decent size four leader brakes would know.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="greg brillus, post: 89737, member: 597"] The two main factors here that affect the brakes on a Vincent are...........Lack of descent lining material that is suited to a mechanically operated drum brake.................And two...........The stock 7 inch single leading type brake (even all four of them) are not up to the weight and performance of these motorcycles. They might have been ok in their day, but speed limits and traffic conditions have changed a lot since then. The VSM Brakes go a long way toward improving that, but it is still "only" a 7 inch brake. The talk of the mechanics of balance beams and brake arm lengths is all well and good, but it is the mechanics of the actual brake itself in it's size and efficiency that are what really matter, as anyone who has ridden a bike with decent size four leader brakes would know. [/QUOTE]
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