drum brake grind

hi all,
my name is Ben i'm new to this group. wondering if anyone knows of a
company tht grinds drum brakes in the eastern suburbs of melbourne.
this is on a kwaka with 6 spoked alloys.
thanks in advance.

Ben.

 

In aus.motorcycles on 14 Sep 2005 03:14:27 -0700

I know where to go in Sydney, but not Melbourne...

Worst comes to worst, track down the local Post Classic or Classic racing
clubs via Motorcycling Australia, and contact them. They'll know who
does it.

Or ask at a bike shop that sells older bikes who does it.

Zebee

 

Why do you need it grinded.. err.. grindised.. err... grindified.. GRIND!
Even if you've run the brake metal-on-metal for a while just give it a bit
of a rub with emery-paper and put new shoes in.
Your back brake is just there to provide moral-support and a bit of
direction. It doesn't need to be super-grippy.

 

Since you're new to this group... we'll help you out.

You can get more VB from the poster called John_O *helpful look*


G-S

 

Oh, you've ridden a proper GS then?

(I'd agree though ... you'd probably be better off cleaning it up
as best you could and not worrying too much about it, or if it's
totally unusable you'd probably be better off finding a new rear
wheel / hub.)

(That's assuming you're talking about a rear drum, anyway.)

-----sharks

 

Couldn't you get an engineering shop to machine it in a large lathe?

 

thanks for all advice.
it's on 250 ltd front wheel.
put new shoes in and for some reason they only touch they only the
inner edge off the drum???
making them very hard on the hand too stop untill enough pressure is
applied that they lock-up
: (
regards Ben

 

He said it's an alloy wheel therefore I'm assuming the hub is rather
permanently attached to the rim. So assuming 17 inches with the tyre
removed, while I imagine they exsist, lathes that have 17 inches swing
over bed are not too common (even a gap bed lathe that could swing that
would be a monster).

 

It's probably not the drum that needs machining, but the shoes.

There are specialists around, but I haven't used them for many years.

Moike

 

In aus.motorcycles on Thu, 15 Sep 2005 15:24:25 +1000

Like I say, I know the one in Sydney. The Classic and Post Classic
racing clubs will know who does it in Melb.

or find a shop that does old brit bikes... Looks like Union Jack is
still going
Union Jack Motorcycles Pty Ltd
117 Lygon St Brunswick East 3057
(03) 9387 9792

Zebee

 

I had this happen on my IT250. The cam which operates the shoes and
the hole in the brake plate through which it runs was worn to buggery.
Engineering shop bushed the hole and built up the pin for me, good as
new.

 

thankyou zebee i'll try them and see what they say.
moike not the shoes brand new.

thankx Ben

 

Or you could ring "Spoked By Hos"---now they *are* rough cunts...

Postman Pat

 

In aus.motorcycles on 14 Sep 2005 23:12:44 -0700

Sounds like the drum does need a skim. UJ should know who does it or
who to ask. If they seem a bit clueless, then ask them which shops
cater to the classic racing crowd.

Note that you may need to get the wheel trued, as it sounds like maybe
the drum is out of round due to bad spoke tension. UJ might not want to
handle a Kawasaki, but ask them who does do older Jap bikes.

Zebee

 

thanks again Zebee.
wheel is true only has 7 spokes.checked it against fork and there is no
up/down side/side m/ment. i'll try them tomorrow.

cheers Ben

 

Are you 100% sure that you've got the shoes a) seated properly and b) the
right way around. (especially if it's a twin-leading-shoe set-up).

 

They have made one??

Johno

Beer mate?

 

U'll keep bitch!


Johno


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