November 9, 201411 yr John, You will find it OK, it is only mind over matter anyway. There is no way cable rears ever did work ref. my first Lobito Mod 19 or 20 whatever it was. Have a good day Larry Edited November 9, 201411 yr by lbhbul
November 9, 201411 yr I'm seriously thinking of making some kind of rod, that goes from the right to the left, so I can get rid of the cable, but still have the brake pedal on the right.
November 9, 201411 yr John, You will find it OK, it is only mind over matter anyway. There is no way cable rears ever did work ref. my first Lobito Mod 19 or 20 whatever it was. Have a good day Larry They do, as I've ridden two or three bikes with very effective rear cable brakes, one only yesterday. I can't make mine work though...... even with relined hub, longer arm etc.
November 10, 201411 yr Woody, If you cant make it work, join the club. The only good answer is a later Alp/Pursang rear, and they are much in demand here. Guess someone knows. Regards Larry
November 10, 201411 yr Whilst I have no first hand knowledge of the effectiveness of Bulto cable operated rear brakes, there is no good reason that a cable rear brake should not work satisfactorily. Many British sports twins of the 50/60s utilised them, such as BSA A7SS. I have a Cotton 37A with a cable rear brake, that has plenty of feel and passes MOT. Period cable front brakes work with reduced hand pressure. Perhaps, as previously suggested, it's some inherent design issue within the shoe mechanism, rather than the cable.
November 10, 201411 yr You need a very thick cable and a reinforced (and stiff) cable hose with a deflection tube were the hose is attached to the swingarm, most replica solution have far too little diameter for the cable and thus to the hose, when you then operate the foot brake much of your initiated force will be used to compress the hose instead to be used as breaking power.
November 11, 201411 yr In all fairness to the engineering of the Sherpa t Mod 199 (1978) & on rear slowing device. Over here I believe it was not politically correct to import any without right hand brake. The bikes came with the mounting stud & thru shift shaft, so hence whatever turns you on. Have a nice day Larry
September 14, 201510 yr My project KT250r, r for rebuilt, radical, ruined etc you choose The bottom two pic's are of the first test fitting of the soon to be modified plastics, and the tank before final welding. Not much to change on the Gasgas guard, what luck!!! Edited December 10, 20196 yr by still trying To show finished bike
September 16, 201510 yr the chain system is my own evil concoction to get around putting the swing arm pivot on the rear engine mount.to move the center of gravity back, without changing the engine casing (cut and weld a block in). I did try to not change any of the original parts, so I can still rebuild an original KT if I wash.
September 16, 201510 yr So many interesting features on that KT project. The more you look the more you find. Fascinating!
October 2, 201510 yr Wow great work! Really love the shock arrangement you have there. Very clean. --Biff
October 8, 201510 yr First thing that hit me was the rake. That's a serious angle for a Vintage bike. I love all of it though. Beautiful work! Lots of thought. Bet the floor around your work area is wore out from just walking around it and staring. Can't wait to see some feedback on how it performs. Will it be done in time for any events this year?
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