Front Wheel Diving

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eadmr04 wrote:Thanks Lambro, will try changing the cable and see. Interesting as I did shorten the cable slightly as it seemed that there was too much and it was making the cable operating very stiff. Rather have the operating slightly stiff then having it like a death trap :shock:
Hopefully it will be a simple fix.
This is a 150 Super of a mates, front brake dives, as do all old Vespa's on 8" wheels.
But it is a nice controlled brake:

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Shaun.
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Thanks Shaun, will give it a go tomorrow and give an update. Fingers crossed :)
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Shaun, you're a genius :)

Fitted a complete new cable and it's sorted..................still dives like a premiership centre forward and the brake is pretty crap, but it's useable. You don't think you're going to die everytime you pull the lever in.........which is a bonus :)

Thanks everyone else for your suggestions as well.
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eadmr04 wrote:Shaun, you're a genius :)

Fitted a complete new cable and it's sorted..................still dives like a premiership centre forward and the brake is pretty crap, but it's useable. You don't think you're going to die everytime you pull the lever in.........which is a bonus :)

Thanks everyone else for your suggestions as well.
Genius, hardly :lol:

Glad to help though, the brakes will bed in, I know it should be simple, but a few miles tends to help.
At least you wont be headbutting the pavement everytime you brake now :D
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