stopping power for a Lambretta isnt limited to hydraulics

[alcoholic maniacs sc]

Could this system be handy for a mot pass without worries I have a first MOT coming up on my first rebuild scooter obviously after the MOT I would either fine tune the original method or maybe disk it or even keep it but it would seem an easy way to sort the spongy piece of crap I have now why do the levers have such a large hole in them for such a tiny nipple end are there some type of packers that fit around the nipple to make them fit better
Will this setup be legal for a MOT? cheers rik

a heavy duty front brake cable and a high quality outer cable with a good condition lever shouldnt be in any way sloppy. buy the best available and get someone who has done em before to check your work. never take risks with brakes. i think this epidemic of over powered disc brakes, way too keen for 10 inch wheels,has left a lot of people thinking they are the only alternative, if they were every vintage lambretta on the road today would have been written off. if youre bike doesnt pull up , sit down and redo it again till it does.

[dirtyhandslopez]

Sound words AM SC.

Coaster, a good trick(unless the lever holder is wallowed) is to just flip the front brake lever for the clutch lever. Front brake lever pivot holes rarly wear out

[alcoholic maniacs sc]

evidence that reverse pulling a drum brake is deadly from "back in the day"- just found this 70's snap of my young self wasting an innocent famiy. the pregnant young mother was out of shot under the rear wheel!, sadly died, another victim of a reverse pull fool.the girl was beyond saving but the young boy although maimed quite badly but survived to have a successful career as a beggar in oxford circus, anyway on the positive side; isnt the stadium achilles cool!! you dont see them anymore!!!!And check out the spare wheel cover. what fun we had when scooterists were a rebel sub cult before innocenti mugs were sold in waitrose.

[Muppet]

you ad a black achillies helmet; pimped wheel cover; damper gators and a mirror; with yer upmarket stopalotti front break all back in the olden days when ya add yer pikcher taken back in the day; and ya add yer own digital camera; talk about ave ya cake an eat it, :smug:
muppet,

[jackojacks]

Just to add my bit.
I have been running a reverse pull on a cutdown for years and also on my lam chop Pig iron . it gives me amazing 2 finger front breaking and so far have never had any probs with it or noticed any over breaking due to suspension travel not even on the chop.
I fink i better check which back plate is on the hub im building up or the missus just to be on safe side

[swizz]

AF built me a scooter in the late 70s and he set the front brake up as reverse pull and i had no problems with it ever, the scooter was fast i was young and it stopped on sixpence, this might seem daft, but at times the drum brakes seem better when set up properly to a disk which can catch you out at times when breaking heavily,,

[bristolmod]

AF built me a scooter in the late 70s and he set the front brake up as reverse pull and i had no problems with it ever, the scooter was fast i was young and it stopped on sixpence, this might seem daft, but at times the drum brakes seem better when set up properly to a disk which can catch you out at times when breaking heavily,,

I'm running a 1965 Silver Special which is untouched since Day 1- all original including cables and inners (which are like thick one strand lengths of wire). It has the best brakes I have ever known on a Lambretta and is far superior to the discs on my TV's.

Chris

[Diablo]

That pics really funny!
Have to say agree a well set up and maintained drum brake is very effective. After riding a rather nice patina series 2 a little while ago it convinced me to use a series 2 TV hub and links in my Spanish project.
Remains to be seen whether the scoot will ever see tarmac in my ownership but you live in hope...

[alcoholic maniacs sc]

one problem with zouping up your stopping power to motorbike levels is of course titchy little ten inch wheels with 1 square centimetre of rubber touching the ground at 30psi. if anyone can convince me that the full power and huge expense of hydraulics can be brought to bare on that tortured little tyre then please try. in an emergancy stop a good cable operated brake is adequate for the task. on a race track at 9/10's in a bend then hyraulics start to make sense. don't ever do an emergancy stop on 10 inch wheels, avoid the obstacle and trust your instincts. even at 25mph braking in a straight line in front of an imobile obstacle is dicey.

[jason frost]

Come down and try mine Tony