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Subject: Re: Mi Guzzi F/U

Author: tom emerson

Date: Oct 30, 2000, 9:36 PM

Post ID: 1703659492


Eric, good brakes take three steps
1. get new brake linings as the old ones get hard and won't stop You can have them
radiused,kind of a custom fit at most any brake shop
2. wirewheel the glaze off the drum'
3 Adjust the linkages correctly sas someone has described on the list. I can't
remmember well enough the steps.
4. Forget you ever rode a bike with front discs. there aren't bad, theyre just not
discs. Tom

Eric Lamberts wrote:

 On Mon, 30 Oct 2000, tom emerson wrote:

 Eric, you said the word I couldn't think of. Underdamped says it. It real
sloppy but is usually accurate at steady speed. My police speedo does the same
thing. You will like the bike. I've had 30 or so, mostly euro and british,
but this bike does everything well except stop and I'll get that fixed soon.
Actually the drum brakes work okay for highway riding which is what I do most.
Tom

Interesting. I tried a little experiment after reading your post. I took
the instruments that came off the bike, and gave them a sharp twist. The
spedo needle moved signifigantly less than the tach needle, which bounced
a great deal.

What are you doing to make it stop? The brakes seem to work OK, but the
amount of stretch in the front brake cable is truly amazing and not very
confidence inspiring.

Eric Lamberts ew-@unr.edu Reno, Nevada USA

'99 Suzuki SV650, '72 Norton Interstate, '77 Triumph Bonneville Silver
Jubilee, '73 Moto Guzzi Eldorado, '76 Suzuki RE5, '84 Yamaha RZ350, '84
Yamaha SR500, '66 Suzuki X6. Buncha other stuff. R6 soon?

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