Subject: RE: Brake Woes/ Center Stand Technique/Wire loom
Author: Robert Hawkes
Date: Jun 1, 2005, 2:33 PM
Post ID: 1718958203
Hans, check oil level on center stand only. Side stand will give false
measurement. Bob
-----Original Message-----
From: Hans Rosenstein [mailto:han-@painted-house.com]
Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2005 12:09 PM
To: Loopfram-@topica.com
Subject: RE: Brake Woes/ Center Stand Technique/Wire loom
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Thanks Guys. I just went down to the garage, and got the bike up, but
man, what a chore it was; not as easy as Ted suggested. I literally had
to drag the bike up onto its stand. I guess I need to practise.
I climbed onto the bike and got it to rock to lift the front off the
ground. Everytime the wheel set down again (fairly gently) I heard a
clunk. Is this normal?
Does one check all the fluid levels when the bike is on the center
stand, or can it be done on the sidestand?
HR
Greg Field wrote:
If the centerstand wants to come up before you can get your toe on the centerstand pad, tighten the bolts that fasten the stand to the frame a little bit. As for the rear brake, check that the actuating arm points up, rather than down (it can be put on either way). I recently worked on an Eldo on which the arm was put on pointing down, and braking dramatically improved when I turned it around. |
I have boards, so it was a bit of a stretch to check the actuating arm
moving while the foot pedal is depressed. The arm points up, which is
good, but it is at about 70 degrees, which is not good and it moves
very, very little. Is there an ideal adjustment as to how much it should
move?
HR
Footpegs or boards? Boards use more cranks in the system, and it's vital that they are positioned for maximum mechanical advantage. The means that when the shoes contact the drum the linkage rods are pulling at 90 degrees to the arm. GF |