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RE: some thoughts on brake balance (long)

To: triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: some thoughts on brake balance (long)
From: "Mike Kitchener" <mikek@wanadoo.fr>
Date: Thu, 02 Oct 2003 08:22:59 +0200
References: <v03102804bba0b557f2ac@[128.84.47.176]>
Phil wrote :

> > When I read Roger Williams' book (How To
> > Improve Triumph TR5, 250 and 6) he states: "If you feel you want
> > more agressive rear brakes then you will need to reduce the size of
> > the slave [wheel] cylinders. 0.625 would be the smaller size used by
> > most to upgrade their rears, but if your rears are locking and you
> > want to ease their application, try the 0.75 in. diameter
> > cylinders."

Randall replied :

> That must be a misprint (or a misquote, I don't have the book yet).

Roger Williams states exactly the same thing in "How to improve Triumph 
TR2-4A" , page 54 .
I guess he's still mixed up .

Cheers

Mike

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