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SteveD CB500K0:

--- Quote from: Green1 on May 28, 2014, 06:54:44 PM ---
 but at first they were terrifying.


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That just about sums up 1970's brakes...

Bitsa (Ralph Wright - RIP):
Think you are being a bit harsh Steve try riding a vincent black shadow.When I did shit myself could not find the anchor to throw out, brakes what brakes had better on a push bike
Cheers
Bitsa

Bryanj:
And that is better than a 1340 Harley

Terry R:
Hi Chaps,
Thanks for the feedback , John....the pad material is grey, maybe they are the sames as the ones you had, I know the performance is very subjective but mine are not even as good as my little Royal Enfield ....and I thought they were crap !
I'm going to change the pads, DSS have some pattern parts so might try them. I've always been a fan of EBC but seems the feedback here is not so good.
Terry.

MarkCR750:

--- Quote from: Terry R on May 28, 2014, 01:06:52 PM ---I'm fairly new to CB ownership, I have a 1972 CB 750 with a single disc up front. The caliper has been rebuilt and everything seems to work as it should, caliper hinge pin moving freely, new brake fluid and no bleeding issues ( the bike has been restored ) but the stopping power is dangerously bad ! I appreciate it wont be up to modern standards but mine is too poor to leave it alone.
When pushing it around you can get the forks to bounce up and down with the front brake pulled, but riding it on the road it seems to take a long time to slow the bike, rear brake is excellent.
My question is : has anybody got a recommendation for the best disc pads to use ? Or any suggestions to make it better?

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Is the correct master cylinder fitted?, is it functioning properly?, after trying new pads I'd look there next, a new reproduction M/C is £29 (plus vat plus delivery) from David Silver so if the pads don't work it's cheap enough just to swap the M/C out.

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