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Flintlock
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Today at a vintage rally in Banbridge
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tefflon
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Very nice and it's British things have changed so much but I bet the owners that have harder over the years have still got a smile on there faces
gooseneck
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What a beautiful machine, and a v twin too..... (thumbs)
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Flintlock wrote:Today at a vintage rally in Banbridge
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Lovely old machine.
I assume it's got (appalling) drum brakes but what are the discs around the spokes?
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The disc on the offside of the wheel is the brake. Its a'v' groove and a rubber brake block is pushed down into it.
The parts are no longer available for them so owners have to make their own. I once rode a friends 1913 flat tanker 250 bsa and was suprised how effective it was. Mind the rubber block didnt last very long
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"The disc on the offside of the wheel is the brake. Its a'v' groove and a rubber brake block is pushed down into it."
Often called Dummy Belt pullies .... Originally the only brake would be on the back wheel, a rubber brake block pushed into the groove on the Belt-drive pulley.
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