Subject: RE: Mi Guzzi F/U
Author: Keith Ruff
Date: Oct 31, 2000, 5:39 AM
Post ID: 1703665261
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Agree with Tom here. After reading a bunch of stuff from owners about
these drum brakes not having great stopping capabilities, I gave myself
plenty of room to stop when riding my 71 Ambo for the 1st time. Turned
out, they stopped pretty darn well, at least in my opinion. The double
shoes had good feel and a nice firm grip got me stopped without a
problem. I like the idea of not having to deal with brake fluid or
lines, just simple cable adjustments. I have a 71 Cycle World Mag that
road tested the 71 Ambo and said the brakes were "just short of
phenomenal" - had to laugh at that based on what we all talk about, but
for it's day, these heavyweights were stopping just as good at highway
speeds as bikes 200-300 pounds lighter.
Only one strange thing I have encountered. My neighbor has a 74 police
Eldo with 4 leading shoes. When I took the Eldo for a ride, the brakes
didn't feel nearly as good as my police Ambo. I gather they need
adjustment, or maybe it could be the fact that his Eldo has 49K miles,
and my Ambo has 5100 original miles?
Enjoy the Ride!
Keith Ruff
71 LAPD Ambo - NJ
tom emerson wrote:
| Eric, good brakes take three steps 1. get new brake linings as the old ones get hard and won't stop You can have them radiused,kind of a custom fit at most any brake shop 2. wirewheel the glaze off the drum' 3 Adjust the linkages correctly sas someone has described on the list. I can't remmember well enough the steps. 4. Forget you ever rode a bike with front discs. there aren't bad, theyre just not discs. Tom Eric Lamberts wrote:
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