Subject: Front Brake Handle Question
Author: Keith Ruff
Date: Dec 29, 2004, 6:32 AM
Post ID: 1718124774
Have to take the bike for a test drive to see how the front brake
adjustment works, but I think I recall that it is a common problem for
the front brake handle on these Ambos that they can be pulled hard
enough that they reach the handlebar? My 71 did not have this problem
so much, it had a good feel and once you hit the mid point it pretty
much was hard to pull it any further to the handlebar (didn't need to
pull it any harder than that to get it to stop). I thought I had the
brake adjusted good in that the handle is harder to pull than it was
before, and when spinning the wheel and pulling the brake, the wheel
stops instantly with a little pull of the handle. Granted I will need
to pull harder while the bike is in motion, I think it may still be OK,
but when sitting still and grabbing the brake handle, with enough of a
pull, you can get the handle to touch the handle bar. Is this
OK/normal, or do I need to fix something?
Keith Ruff
70 Cafe Racer Ambo
Manahawkin, NJ