Anyone got any pics, info advice on one of these, have heard you can use a mini slave cylinder?
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Scoot is still looking good Craig but I THINK Sid means the hydraulic rear drum arrangement like Tidd was experimenting withCraig H wrote:Here's my CS Engineering setup. Try him on 01603 414666

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if you mean hydrolic rear drum mark was doing one
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the hydraulic rear drum was experimented with in the 1960's
Basically a Mini brake cylinder was connected to the rear brake pedal and a hydraulic line was ran to a slave set up on the rear actuating arm.
Apparently it worked very well, possibly too well as it caused major rear wheel lock ups and pushed the rear drum out of shape with ease.
There was an article in one of the motorcycle mags of the era which I did have but has now long gone.
Sorry this is vague!!
Chris
Basically a Mini brake cylinder was connected to the rear brake pedal and a hydraulic line was ran to a slave set up on the rear actuating arm.
Apparently it worked very well, possibly too well as it caused major rear wheel lock ups and pushed the rear drum out of shape with ease.
There was an article in one of the motorcycle mags of the era which I did have but has now long gone.
Sorry this is vague!!
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Yeah thats right, my understsnding is that Tidd is using this although i havent spoken to him re this...coaster wrote:Scoot is still looking good Craig but I THINK Sid means the hydraulic rear drum arrangement like Tidd was experimenting withCraig H wrote:Here's my CS Engineering setup. Try him on 01603 414666
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My understanding is that the slave cylinder pushed out rams onto the end of each shoe meaning that both shoes engaged at the same time as opposed to the cable set up where only one shoe tends to do the braking...?bristolmod wrote:the hydraulic rear drum was experimented with in the 1960's
Basically a Mini brake cylinder was connected to the rear brake pedal and a hydraulic line was ran to a slave set up on the rear actuating arm.
Apparently it worked very well, possibly too well as it caused major rear wheel lock ups and pushed the rear drum out of shape with ease.
There was an article in one of the motorcycle mags of the era which I did have but has now long gone.
Sorry this is vague!!
Chris
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