Close, but different. The /2 and prior had the single leading
edge. They would hold you from going backwards on a hill. I had 1
69 R50/2 with Earles fork. Those could lock up if the drum got a
little rusty, as in rainy weather.
At 10:27 PM 10/14/2008, you wrote:
Sounds exactly like my experiences with the '62 R69S I had -- except
that even with the Metzler tire on the rear, I went down if I forgot
to carefully warm up and dry out the front brake.
At lest I had the Earls fork (?) front suspension - the front didn't
nose dive.
>
> My R75/5 has the fantabulous "dual leading edge" front brake. IF the front
> brake is cold and damp, or if you are riding in the rain , it has only 2
> modes: off and locked up. To counter this you have to gingerly tap the
> brake lever as you first start off, riding in a straight line., then
> gradually ride the brake harder and more often until the brake is warm and
> dry. TO start off otherwise results in severe road rash. It is a great
> braking system in the warm and dry. It also will not hold you much from
> rolling backwards. That is a problem in places like Burlington
IA, Dubuque,
> and San Fran. I made the mistake once of tapping the front brake for the
> first time before I had fully straightened up turning onto the
road from the
> driveway. Went down Smack. One other time, I came over a hill in the rain
> to a line of stopped cars on an bridge, grabbed a handfull of brake and the
> front locked because it was wet, and the rear slid out from under
me because
> I had one of those hard badyear sportster tires on the back. Went down
> Smack, and was lucky not to get run over. It was a short time
until I had a
> Metzler tire on the rear. I always wanted to put a disk brake on
the front,
> but never have. That experience is one of the reasons why i like softer
> tires that grip really well as opposed to hard uniroyals that
will wear 100k
> miles, but slip if you spit in front of them. I believe soft, grippy tires
> are the best insurance you can buy. I like soft grippy brake pads too.
> YMMV
>
--
OK Don, KD5NRO
Norman, OK
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