Subject: Re: brake shoe material
Author: andrew hill
Date: Oct 28, 2000, 8:08 PM
Post ID: 1703611533
bruce-
mark@motoguzziclassics has a soft-compound shoe [lousy for tapdancing, but
they stop really well] on an exchange basis. you send him your old ones
w/$50.00 for the new ones. i gotta do it to.
andy h.
'72 eldo
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bruce Giller" <bgil-@mitre.org>
To: "loopframe" <Loopfram-@topica.com>
Sent: Friday, October 27, 2000 12:07 PM
Subject: brake shoe material
After replacing the front shoes on my '72 Eldo with some from Harpers,
arcing the shoes, and adjusting the linkage, I did get some improvement
in braking. But with two-up and luggage, my stopping distances seem to
be more akin to that of a 747 in a disater movie.
I've been wondering how I can improve still more on my braking
capacity. One thing that came to mind was to have better linings put on
my shoes. Vintage Brakes (
http://vintagebrake.serversmiths.com) offers you the choice of
several different brake shoe materials along with other services
(arcing, drum turning, etc). But which one should I choose? And would
I get an improvemnt? Anyone have any experience along these lines?
Bruce
'72 Eldo
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