Scooterotica

this is why we wore oxford bags in the old days if you stuck your legs out they acted like parachutes
and platform shoes were not a fashion item....we just new we could get a good few emergency stops out of them before they
needed replacing

Get yourself a parachute just incase of emergency stops Bic

Lui wrote:Try reverse pull cables, we use that method for stock class racing in the U.S. and it works great, also sanding your pads and blasting or sanding your hub inner.

Cheers

I thought there was a negative/dangerous reason not to carry out this mod ondrum brakes Lui?

Never heard of such a tale with the conversion

Bic are you sure your pulling the right lever?

cheap very good brake:

buy a new sil indian gp front brake hub and "makino" brake shoes (ebay).
the "makino" brake shoes cost half of italian ones (about 7,90) and have a lighter colour.
get a new gp cam and any good condition backplate.

result: very very good braking.

(tested now 8 of these brake-setups. every one works very very good. no fading, very powerful. like a very good vespa p-range II font brake)

Thanks for all the advice both serious and the quality funny ones bic.

I've used the dremel to cut out 3 or 4 diagonal lines on the brake shoe padding.
Helped get a better grip. Although I only did it on the rear brake.