piranha-bro2
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Bit of shrink tubing and some electrical tape and she's apples and ready for the road!!
It's a dirty, grubby job cleaning up after a bike fire. Not envious at all.Bit of shrink tubing and some electrical tape and she's apples and ready for the road!!
It’s comforting to do that kind of stuff when you’re still at the “near miss” stage!After a mildly terrifying moment in torrential rain on my journey to Crediton in Devon, UK.
When I hit the brakes I swear I got faster.
Solid discs were in good condition with good pads but with that amount of water nothing happened except the car in front appeared to come at me all too quickly.
Rear brake applied and all was well. Phew!
Follow up.
Some weeks later, Malcolm Cox discs fitted with new pads.
Supplied very promptly and well packaged.
Now just awaiting time off work to bed in and test my new brakes.
Charley similar experiences, fitted Malcolm’s discs, carbon ceramic pads and a Hinckley Triumph master cylinder.Big difference..After a mildly terrifying moment in torrential rain on my journey to Crediton in Devon, UK.
When I hit the brakes I swear I got faster.
Solid discs were in good condition with good pads but with that amount of water nothing happened except the car in front appeared to come at me all too quickly.
Rear brake applied and all was well. Phew!
Follow up.
Some weeks later, Malcolm Cox discs fitted with new pads.
Supplied very promptly and well packaged.
Now just awaiting time off work to bed in and test my new brakes.
Ref.your statement on rear brake, “rear brake applied and all was well”, my standard rear set up is crap !Charley similar experiences, fitted Malcolm’s discs, carbon ceramic pads and a Hinckley Triumph master cylinder.Big difference..
When I bought the bike it had not been used enough to iron out a number of bugs. In my opinion.Ref.your statement on rear brake, “rear brake applied and all was well”, my standard rear set up is crap !
Yep done all those things and use accordingly.When I bought the bike it had not been used enough to iron out a number of bugs. In my opinion.
One of those bugs was the rear brake arm and linkage.
As part of my new ownership maintenance routine I bled brakes and cleaned callipers and checked pads etc.
I also set up the linkage and brake arm to give correct actuation and pedal position for me.
This all made a tremendous difference. Could always be better but for my riding style and level of financial input it works just fine.
I've not changed the rear disc but may do so in the future, just so it matched the front two.
I could of course just drill the rear as I could have done the front but the new/modern material persuaded me to buy new for the front.
Sorry to hear it has not worked out for you.Yep done all those things and use accordingly.
That'll be fun!There are many long bendy roads to take my 1971 GT on in Tennessee.
Fitted a brand new 19T 530 cut down to 520 sprocket to the Q and was not happy that it's a loose fit on the spline. Just doesn't seem right to me. I'll be keeping a close watch on it. Much rather fit a new sprocket than split the cases and fit a new 5th gear output.You might be right there Hooksie, I fitted that spline when I did the rebuild, Reds crank and Pistons.
She's definitely a goer
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