the limitations on braking in a westy are pure physics...you still have to stop a massive amount of weight with an awesome kinetic energy storage for something that size. the bigger disk sets i have seen mounted just help lock the brakes up and the braking distance is still the same except you now have a worn out set of tires as well as loss of control. however the crossvented rotors would be helpful in preventing brake fade going up and down the hills they call the rockies in this area. jimt On Wednesday, Nov 6, 2002, at 10:04 America/Denver, Damon Campbell wrote: > I don't know how you are getting that kind of stopping performance, > but my '84 westy has *never* been able to do that (and i've been > riding in it since day 1). Within the last several months, i've had > my entire brake system overhauled (pads, all cylinders, etc.) and > still can merely "slow down". I've checked if my brake booster is > working (according to bently method, it is...), but still i come no > where near locking up any tires... dry or wet (as wet as california > gets, anyway). > So maybe i should just get some cheap, *really* hard tires? :-) > I really would like to improve braking, but if the big brake kit (or > vented rotors) isn't the way to do it, what is? > > -Damon > > David Brodbeck <gull@cyberspace.org> wrote:That's pretty much what I > would expect. The stock brakes can lock the > wheels, so the stopping power is being limited by the tires, not the > brakes. > > > '84 Westy > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > HotJobs - Search new jobs daily now > |
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