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Hervé Hamon is visiting and we are having a good discussion on Vincent front brakes. He says they are not working right and one of the reasons is that the brake arm on the backing plates is facing forwards and this reduces the lenght of the lever acting on the brake shoes inside the drum. Vincents are the only bikes with a forward facing brake arm and according to Hervé, this is a major factor in braking performance.
I on the other hand think that the Vincent's system with the balance beam above the wheel is just adding slop to the whole braking system which requires a longer travel from the brake lever at the handlebar and this translates to less force being applied. The only way to fix this I think would be to use some form of splitter right at the handlebar (à la Suzuki) or a junction box close to the handlebar lever (à la Yamaha TZ) and have proper rigid cable stops running to each backing plate, this way the lever travel can be kept to a minimum and the handlebar brake lever can have a good ratio providing more force.
Any takes on this problem?
Jean
I on the other hand think that the Vincent's system with the balance beam above the wheel is just adding slop to the whole braking system which requires a longer travel from the brake lever at the handlebar and this translates to less force being applied. The only way to fix this I think would be to use some form of splitter right at the handlebar (à la Suzuki) or a junction box close to the handlebar lever (à la Yamaha TZ) and have proper rigid cable stops running to each backing plate, this way the lever travel can be kept to a minimum and the handlebar brake lever can have a good ratio providing more force.
Any takes on this problem?
Jean