Brake Shoe Relining

[nick7]

Hamish, make sure you get some pics at Brands of you backing it in to the corners

 

[gpzkat]

Geez! What an improvement.
Despite not skimming the drum, and with a twin leading shoe tyro's initial setup, the braking power is phenomenally improved. So much so, that a great deal of unintentional rear wheel locking ensued, until I could recalibrate my left foot to caress the pedal, rather than stamp on it hoping for some small degree of retardation.

I'm impressed with my 3Cs rear brake, it's quite powerful, probably the best drum style rear on any bike I've tried. I have a Suzuki GS1100E and the rear disc on the GS's is very good, easy to modulate and strong. The 3C isn't quite up to that level but it's close enough for my liking. I arc my shoes into the drum with sandpaper contact cemented to the drum. Works for me.