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Front Wheel/ Brake binding?

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Martin6:
I'm about 300 miles into the pads. I'll give it a go. 👍

Green1:
I've always found the best way to bed pads in is to lightly drag the brake on and off a few times to warm the disk up and then get a bit of speed up and don't be afraid to pull the lever hard a few times. 
Maybe do a few cycles and there as good as they will even be.

You will never go over the bars. But bedded in well and using the gearbox they stop ok.

McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
Whilst my old XJ900 had brilliant disc brakes most of my previous bikes  had state of the art back in the day 1960s drums.  So my expectations of the 400 were pretty low - I have found them adequate provided my anticipation skills are switched on with no emergency stops required.

Green1:
My biggest problem with 70's brakes isn't normally the front it's the rear drum. In that slight panic moment when you realise you need to stop suddenly. At a roundabout normally and you jab it to hard and lock up. For some reason it's really hard to tell your self to ease off

ColinHH:
Whenever I swing my leg over the saddle, I go through a mental routine! i.e. I am on a 50 year old bike, and not my 2018 BMW, allow for a longer stopping distance, use the front and rear brake appropriately together with the gearbox to slow the bike down, Don’t expect it to stop! And I will mentally keep reminding myself during the ride.

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