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- Fri Oct 30, 2009 2:33 pm
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: Spoke thread chasing
- Replies: 4
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- Tue Oct 27, 2009 3:25 pm
- Forum: Brakes | Exhaust | Suspension | Maintenance
- Topic: Dream brakes ain't so dreamy......
- Replies: 6
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I was thinking about getting a different hub to lace up to the 16" rim. I don't want to change the handling of the old girl, so larger diameter wheels aren't in the cards. The single leading shoe brakes just don't offer up much for feel, you just squeeze and squeeze, until they lock up! The dual lea...
- Tue Oct 27, 2009 9:28 am
- Forum: Brakes | Exhaust | Suspension | Maintenance
- Topic: Dream brakes ain't so dreamy......
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4551
- Fri Oct 23, 2009 11:16 am
- Forum: Brakes | Exhaust | Suspension | Maintenance
- Topic: Dream brakes ain't so dreamy......
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4551
Dream brakes ain't so dreamy......
I have a 65 dream 305 and the brakes are just nasty to say the least! At first I thought about re-lining the shoes with a more aggressive compound, like Ferodo green lining, but, my thoughts are turning towards using a 2 leading shoe brake on the front like what the super hawk has. Anyone ever done ...
- Thu Oct 22, 2009 12:48 pm
- Forum: Brakes | Exhaust | Suspension | Maintenance
- Topic: Lengthen swingarm?
- Replies: 2
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The biggest disadvantage to lengthening a swingarm is that the bike will turn in slower. A shorter machine is more "flickable". I put a swingarm from a '67 onto my '72 T500 suzuki racer (3" shorter). The bike would turn in real quick, but, it wasn't as stable through the corner. If your making a caf...