Topica Loopframe_Guzzi Archive


Subject: RE: brake shoe material

Author: Karl Kologiski

Date: Oct 30, 2000, 5:01 PM

Post ID: 1703653865


My 74 was suffering from bad braking even after I relined the shoes. 2
things I did to improve the braking was replacing the cable and
sandblasting the inside of the brake drum to take the glaze off. Just make
sure you seal up the wheel bearings before blasting. I took mine out just
to play it safe. It helped out quite a bit.

Jane & Karl Kologiski
Bird at the Wheel - Motorcycle Arts-
St. Petersburg, Florida

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http://home1.gte.net/janemac/bird.html


-----Original Message-----
From: Bruce Giller [SMTP:bgil-@mitre.org]
Sent: Friday, October 27, 2000 12:07 PM
To: loopframe
Subject: brake shoe material

After replacing the front shoes on my '72 Eldo with some from Harpers,
arcing the shoes, and adjusting the linkage, I did get some improvement
in braking. But with two-up and luggage, my stopping distances seem to
be more akin to that of a 747 in a disater movie.

I've been wondering how I can improve still more on my braking
capacity. One thing that came to mind was to have better linings put on
my shoes. Vintage Brakes (
http://vintagebrake.serversmiths.com) offers you the choice of
several different brake shoe materials along with other services
(arcing, drum turning, etc). But which one should I choose? And would
I get an improvemnt? Anyone have any experience along these lines?

Bruce

'72 Eldo

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