Deathtrap Jap brakes

[shovelmike]

Hey, PeterV. I'm not sure where you are coming from. Please share your personal experience regarding these brakes so we all can learn.

[frisco-rigid]

Ha Ha,,, Yeah baby, shovelmike you're right on it, yup, don't give these
drive-by Know-Nothings a foot-hold..
Good man..!! And awaaay we go..!! Jackie Gleason

[PeterV]

1985. Buddy and I left town for overnighter. His ride, U-build 78 shovel, mine 85 Interceptor. Halfway up the canyon we swapped.
Handful of brake and...not much happened.

Night and day difference between his and the Honda's pots.

[shovelmike]

Thanks for the clarification of your perspective on the brakes. I have never ridden an Interceptor. The brakes may be pretty good. They were marketed for fairly aggressive riding, as was my Yammie Seca 550. As stated in my original post, its brakes were inadequate. The front brake lever pulled right to the grip as the caliper spread under the pressure. Just about got me killed.
My original point was that disc brakes front and rear were very rare on Japanese bikes in '73. My old Superglide came so equipped. You are not going to do stoppies with them but they get the job done with consistency. (Twenty years with this bike)

[frisco-rigid]

Peterv,, you must pardon my itchy trigger-finger..
Your 5 word post ---- "Ya gotta be kiddin me" with no story or foundation at all,, looked suspiciously like drive-by trash-talk..
Sometimes I Over Explain the basis for my opinions and findings so, to me, a few words with NO basis needs to be questioned..
Er, ah, you know, in-other-words, thanks for the explain..

[PeterV]

I hear ya. Few posts, just joined.
It's all good.

[94flhtcu]

Of all the jap bikes at the house, i think the brakes only work on one...the qa50 front...gotta watch that one, she's a handful after about a mile of full throttle.

That's what thrill is all about. Ya don't know if it's gonna blow, or if yer gonna be able to stop at all! What a blast! Got this one new for Christmas, 69, and it's never been into...nothing more than points. It sat in a barn on the farm for about 15 years, untouched. I was visiting the folks, and my brother asked if I wanted it. I figured it was long gone, or worthless. Rinsed out the tank, gapped the points, cleaned the plug...and it fired on the third kick. That was about 5 years ago, and I'm still thrashing it!

[shovelmike]

No problem, PeterV. It's good to have you aboard. Hey, 94, I know what you mean about those old bikes from barns. I still have the old 100 Kaw I bought new in '72, ATC 90, Yammie Tri Moto 200. Between the kids and me they have all been run to death. I probably should tear into all of them and clean up tanks and carbs since they have been neglected in recent years.

Originally Posted by admin

It's interesting how in the last few years the Japanese bikes want to look and sound more like a Harley. Years ago they couldn't have distanced themselves any further and now days it's cookie-cutter wanna-be Harley knock-offs rolling off their lines.

Posted by: Majicbringer on Apr 21, 07 4:03:23 pm

I was told by someone who worked for a Jap bike dealer and he said that they would not be selling anything but crotch rockets if they did not have they Harley look a likes. Equally as interseting is the people who ride the look a likes. The majority that I know say they hate Harleys, but they ride a copy cat.??????? What I like is a lot of these people eventually buy the real thing.