Subject: RE: Rear brake orientation
Author: Charlie Mullendore
Date: Jun 16, 2005, 4:05 PM
Post ID: 1719032381
On most V700s and early Ambos the splined shaft (with cam on the inside
that spreads the shoes apart) is near the 12 o'clock position on the
backing plate and usually on later Loops it's nearer to the 3 o'clock
position. In the Premier manual all of the (V700) pics show the lever
down, in the "80 Years of Moto Guzzi Motorcycles" book V700s have the
lever both ways and later Loops with it up. With Guzzis propensity for
using the parts on hand to assemble bikes there is an usual mixture of
what parts were used when.
My feeling is down on the bikes with the 12 o'clock position backing
plates and up for the 3 o'clock position ones. The rod runs more
parallel with the swingarm and probably gets better leverage that way.
BUT, my '69 has fine rear brakes and the lever has always been up on it
since I've owned it. Do whatever works for you! Unlike the BMW crowd, no
points will be deducted for incorrectness here. :-)
STEVE FARRIS wrote:
| greg and rich, this is something I've been planning to ask someone also. My ambo came with the lever up, the Eldo lever down. I looked in a whole lot of 70's literature with photo's of loops from the time period and found it both ways in pictures of new bikes. I've been using mine up just because it seemed more "right". The Eldo definitely seems to brake better with it up, but it could also be because I put on new brake shoes at the same time. Anyone else have any comments? From: Greg Bender |
| Hi Rich, I just referenced some original brochures of an Eldo - picture of the left side of the bike. The brochures definitely show the lever pointing up. Here is a link: http://www.thisoldtractor.com/gtbender/temp/KB_22.jpg http://www.thisoldtractor.com/gtbender/temp/KB_26.jpg Richard Arimoto wrote: > > Loopsters: I sort of recall the discussion about the orientation of the > > > rear brake lever. > > I'm at a stage of a rebuild ("The Ambobber") where it would be good to > know definitively which way that actuating lever goes, up or down. It > is down on my Eldo--came that way. > > Who knows fer sure? > > |
Charlie
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