Double ls brake question-non Laverda

[Ernesto]

Seems to me like built by Grimeca.
230mm, 36 spokes.
Does anybody here know if this was built
for a motobike manufacturer or if this is
just an aftermarket item with no connection
to a brand?

Ernesto

 

[Grant]

Benelli 650?

 

[Jo]

Benelli 650 had the rips in the area of the center shaft:

 

[Ernesto]

Benelli was my first thought, too.
But they have only one shoe on each side.

Ernesto

 

[Gravelroad]

Looks very similar to MG V7 Sport, just wondering about the speedo drive outlet. :

 

[Ernesto]

The Guzzi brake has the Moto Guzzi inscription
and no brake stays. Slots on the outer plates
where the fork leg fits in.

Ernesto

 

[chrisk]

: Good grief, does it take us Aussies to sort these problems out ............. Moto Morini 3 1/2

 

[Dellortoman]

In all the photos of drum braked Morinis I've found, they had the same front brake as the Benelli 650.

I think Ernesto is in the right track. It looks very much like a Moto Guzzi V7 brake.

Maybe someone has re-purposed it to fit on another bike. Could have ground the lug off that locates on the fork, and took the "Moto Guzzi" name off with it. A bolt has been added for a torque arm.

Dunno how safe it would be to use if it has been modified and the torque arm bolt hole has simply been drilled through a thin bit of casting. Hopefully there's some kind of reinforcing on the inside, but the area isn't visible in the photo because of the brake shoes.

On the other hand, it looks a bit too neat to have been modified. Maybe it's a Moto Guzzi rear drum. They had a bolt for a torque arm and I think some of them had a speedo drive.

Whatever it came off, I reckon it's a Guzzi brake.

 

[chrisk]

Oh dear  :
www.reddit.com/r/vintagemotorcycles/duplicates/55bo3n/1974_moto_morini_3_12_drum_brake_sport/

 

[chrisk]

And here is the speedo drive side, same as in Ernesto's post: https://www.motorcycleclassics.com/classic-italian-motorcycles/moto-morini-3-1-2-sport

 

[Dellortoman]

I think one of us needs a new pair of glasses. That looks nothing like Ernesto's brake to me.

 

[Lee87H]

I think one of us needs a new pair of glasses. That looks nothing like Ernesto's brake to me.

  I agree with you, it's not even close to the Morini, the Guzzi is the closest so far

 

[chrisk]

: Pfft, I give up, and will just concentrate on his avatar!

 

[Ernesto]

The Morini part isn't a double ls brake.

Maybe it's a Moto Guzzi rear drum

No double ls on the rear. Guzzis had the speedo drive
at the gearbox end.
But thanks to all of you.

Ernesto

 

[Ventodue]

I think one of us needs a new pair of glasses. That looks nothing like Ernesto's brake to me.

Check.  Look where the ribbing is.  In line with and behind the axle hole on the 3?.  Below the axle hole and both in front and behind on Ernesto's.