Brake Shoe Relining

I have a number of MZ's one of which has brakes that could be best
described as glacial. Yet another I have has excellent stoppers.
Examining the ancient receipts that came that machine it states on one
"brake shoes too hard replaced with softer"

MZ OE brakes are everlasting, or made from concrete depending on
viewpoint, and I suspect that a change of friction compound would help.

Has anyone any experience of changing friction compound on older brake
designs? Any good companies to do the work? Pref. in the
Surrey/Sussex/Hants area.

 

sweller said:

I can remember buying just lining material (and rivetting it on myself)
from Speedy Spares on the A27 in Portslade. About 1978 is was.

 

They're still there. Doubt if they still sell the material but I could
ask next time I'm in.

As an aside, the MZ ones are bonded.

 

sweller said:

I've never tried glueing them on - I'm sure you can (could) buy the glue
and stuff, but with modern product liability stuff, it may not be too
easy to source everything you need.

 

Blimey. last experience of this was over 20 years ago when there was a
bloke called Ernie Hall in Lenham, Kent, who offered this service.
Since they did away with riveted-on brake shoes, I've not heard of
anyone doing it.

Use a Honda front wheel conversion? That was always the popular mod.
My Supa Five had it.

 

Problem is the Supa 5 has excellent brakes, the Trophy (earles forks) is
the glacial one.

Thanks anyway.

 

WorkTOG was seen penning the following ode to ... whatever:

There is actually a company that advertises this service (glueing
modern, slightly softer friction material onto old brake shoes). Of
course, I've chucked away their flyer a few weeks ago...

Can I fucking remember what they're called? Noooooo.

Check the Classic Brit Iron mags, I wouldn't be surprised if they
advertised in there.

 

For ****'s sake don't use EvoStik like one numpty I heard of.

Ach, shirley, I've riveted numerous ones in the dim and distant - but
they were big fuckers; I've never relined bonded ones, being as how the
mob I was working for at the time had another mob do that.

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Dave

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There was an advert for this sort of stuff in Classic & Motorcycle
Mechanics. I'll dig it out tonight.

 

Or you could look here:

http://www.realclassic.co.uk/tech03100900.html

 

Timo Geusch was seen penning the following ode to ... whatever:

Found it in the latest issue of Classic & Motorcycle
Mechanics. They're called Saftek, http://www.saftek.co.uk/.