Subject: RE: new subscriber
Author: Ian Adkins
Date: May 29, 2003, 6:58 AM
Post ID: 1713181632
Speaking of softer brake linings. Shawn...there is a fellow that lives near
Ottawa. He is an old time vintage racer (a REAL character) and has a company
that will set your drum brakes up as good as they can be. You bring him the
whole wheel and they set the brakes so that you get maximun pad hitting the
drum. I have heard they made braking on the old drums excellent. I was going
to do it but left Montreal.
Elisabeth....do you remember his name? I thought you were going to get your
brakes done with him at one point.
...Ian
| -----Original Message----- From: Michael Jones [mailto:mjon-@yahoo.com] Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 8:56 AM To: Loopfram-@topica.com Cc: swal-@ca.imshealth.com Subject: Re: new subscriber Hi, Shawn. Welcome to the club. I used to complain that the front brake was the only thing I didn't like about my Ambo. I recently put on shoes with a softer compound, and it made a big difference. They are approximately as good as the discs on the older bikes I had (but they do squeel a lot). I am using the compound from Moto Guzzi Classics, but other shops sell compounds that they claim are good, too. -Mike (69 Ambo) ---------------------------------------------------- To: Loopfram-@topica.com Subject: new subscriber Hi guys, I have an 73 850 eldo up here in Montreal....................... Also, can anyone give me directions on setting up the front brake. I have never owned drum brakes before as my last bike was a KLR 650 and before that, a 73 honda 550. Thanks a lot, Looking forward to your emails. shawn ===== M.Jones, student of philosophy and religion at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA. "The heart has its reasons which reason does not know." -Blaise Pascal "With man, instinct and reason avoid each other with adversity, yet, by repudiating each other they lure each other to reach mutual correction." -Lucian Blaga __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). http://calendar.yahoo.com |