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Did early year norty's leave the factory with a front drum brake? If so what year should I look for?
Drum brake on front?
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1971 and before. I believe the front disc brake was introduced for the 1972 models.
I could be wrong, I thought I was wrong once, but I was mistaken. :lol:
I could be wrong, I thought I was wrong once, but I was mistaken. :lol:
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In 72 the disk was Combat only. Afterwards it was standard on everything, I think.
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Great thanks gents. I'm thinking about trading my juice front end for a dry front end.
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swooshdave said:
The standard Norton-Lockheed disc front brake was introduced on the Combat models in 1972, but was probably available as an option on other '72 non-Combat models?
swooshdave said:
The drum brake is listed in the '73 parts book, so no doubt it was still available at that time, and I think the factory continued to fit front drums to some of the '73 Hi-Rider models?
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L.A.B. said:
I was secretly hoping they dropped the Hi-Rider by 73, but knew that was the one exception.
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Ron L said:
Cause I was looking for a way to get my custom norty back on the road faster. I have a DNA -2 springer and will have to fab a bracket to hold the juicy. But now that I think about it it's not gonna work as the axle on the springer is 3/4".
Honest question (so don't consider it flame bait):
My `71 with new and/or decent drums/Ferodo shoes will still lock up both front & rear wheels with predictable/minimal effort. (In fact that grizzled old Norton stopped shorter than any of the other bikes when I had to take the mandatory MSF course/test to get it onto Ft Belvoir a couple months back.)
Since I can't get much greater stopping effort after locking up the wheels (and I don't want to do even that unless I've thrown my fate to the winds anyway), what are the remaining reasons I should put a disk kit onto it? :shock:
My `71 with new and/or decent drums/Ferodo shoes will still lock up both front & rear wheels with predictable/minimal effort. (In fact that grizzled old Norton stopped shorter than any of the other bikes when I had to take the mandatory MSF course/test to get it onto Ft Belvoir a couple months back.)
Since I can't get much greater stopping effort after locking up the wheels (and I don't want to do even that unless I've thrown my fate to the winds anyway), what are the remaining reasons I should put a disk kit onto it? :shock:
Mehavey
I also have a 71 roadster & need to look at the front brake. The shoes are of an unknown make that I fitted in '78, when I bought the bike, so just their age will not be helping braking effort.
What shoes do you use & have you got the stiffening kit fitted?
Regards
Bob.
I also have a 71 roadster & need to look at the front brake. The shoes are of an unknown make that I fitted in '78, when I bought the bike, so just their age will not be helping braking effort.
What shoes do you use & have you got the stiffening kit fitted?
Regards
Bob.
Your problem is probably as much 'glazing' of the old shoes by this point, Bob, as it might be ordinary wear. Their surfaces are probably slicker'n glass.
The Ferodo replacment shoes I got from Old Britts were a super drop-in for brake overhaul. They gave me a signifcant uptick in both brakes (even without stiffening), and the improvement in rear brake performance was dramatically noticeable.
The Ferodo replacment shoes I got from Old Britts were a super drop-in for brake overhaul. They gave me a signifcant uptick in both brakes (even without stiffening), and the improvement in rear brake performance was dramatically noticeable.
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