Subject: RE: Brake Woes/ Center Stand Technique/Wire loom
Author: Robert Hawkes
Date: Jun 1, 2005, 2:15 PM
Post ID: 1718958126
Greg, braking arm up rather than down, are you sure? I know you are Greg
Field but this doesn't make sense. Bob
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From: Greg Field [mailto:gre-@gregfield.com]
Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2005 10:07 AM
To: Loopfram-@topica.com
Subject: Re: Brake Woes/ Center Stand Technique/Wire loom
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If the centerstand wants to come up before you can get your toe on the
centerstand pad, tighten the bolts that fasten the stand to the frame
a little bit.
As for the rear brake, check that the actuating arm points up, rather
than down (it can be put on either way). I recently worked on an Eldo
on which the arm was put on pointing down, and braking dramatically
improved when I turned it around.
Footpegs or boards? Boards use more cranks in the system, and it's
vital that they are positioned for maximum mechanical advantage. The
means that when the shoes contact the drum the linkage rods are pulling
at 90 degrees to the arm.
GF
On Wednesday, June 1, 2005, at 07:27 AM, Ted Ward wrote:
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