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Title: Brakes
Post by: adam68 on December 13, 2009, 05:52 PM
Can anyone tell me wot are the best old school brakes to use. There for my 85 sterrt beat. The ones on there at the moment are crap :daumenhoch: I want to use it a bit more but dont want to die  :LolLolLolLol: :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Brakes
Post by: DIRTBIKER250F on December 13, 2009, 06:04 PM
Check my for sales thread in the for sale threads, nice pitbull  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Brakes
Post by: rooski on December 13, 2009, 08:05 PM
get plenty lube in the cable, make a big difference :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Brakes
Post by: nosepickben on December 13, 2009, 09:12 PM
Yeah lube everything properly, boa or nippon up front, put a bit of extra spring on a nippon by disconnecting the thick wire spring and ragging it outwards a bit before refitting, shouldn't need to do that to a boa. AD990 if lugged or a pitbull if not for the rear. Pitbulls can be buggers to set up, don't really know why, such simple things really. Keep cable line as straight to it as poss + use trial and error with blocks... Good luck!
Title: Re: Brakes
Post by: Wadz on December 13, 2009, 10:39 PM
i used dc 901's at first on mine, work spot on when set up correctly, only thing is you cant spin bars , then had dc bulldogs with gyro( couldnt get enough brake pressure)
now ive got acs boa's and asc rotor ( smooth as and they work a treat)
Title: Re: Brakes
Post by: Bigfrawg on December 14, 2009, 09:56 AM

nothing wrong with mx 1000's if set up right but i would definately use clear sticky pads though , they will stop anything ! not old school but they sure do work  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Brakes
Post by: adam68 on December 14, 2009, 10:49 AM

nothing wrong with mx 1000's if set up right but i would definately use clear sticky pads though , they will stop anything ! not old school but they sure do work  :daumenhoch:

Good call will try them :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Brakes
Post by: OrgasmDonor on December 14, 2009, 11:22 AM

nothing wrong with mx 1000's if set up right but i would definately use clear sticky pads though , they will stop anything ! not old school but they sure do work  :daumenhoch:

mx 900s are the better caliper, less flex, more bite :daumenhoch:
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