New Bike in Upstate, NY!! BROZZ

[Azhule]

I would wait and get the Storm... the Storm has a real rear brake after all

[SANY]

Sorry I haven't updated much.. Still waiting on the MSO and although I may or may not have borrowed a plate for testing purposes, I haven't ridden it since the last time I posed. I have all the paperwork in order and cash for DMV, but no MSO. Once that's done I'll be able to take the bike out for real and do some kind of review and collect some data on it. For now it's sitting in my buddy's garage 17 miles from where I live They did say up to 14 days for the MSO when I ordered, so I have to give it til Wednesday before I wig out and start burning minutes...

[SANY]

Originally Posted by Azhule

I would wait and get the Storm... the Storm has a real rear brake after all

Too bad it doesn't go fast enough to need it....

[Azhule]

Originally Posted by SANY

Too bad it doesn't go fast enough to need it....

Might not be "fast enough for them" but Drum Brakes have been outdated for many many years now...

First signs of Disk style brake designs started way back in the 1890's... was in "mass production for vehicles" in the mid 1950's by Citroen... so why is it we still have them sh***y Drum Brakes on things in 2016 I ask you

I really don't like working on Drum Brakes is all... Like I said... I would save the $$ and get the Storm with real brakes, if you like to work on Drum Brakes, by all means pay more for the Brozz/Shark with the super sweet Digit Dash

[david3921]

Originally Posted by Azhule

Might not be "fast enough for them" but Drum Brakes have been outdated for many many years now...

First signs of Disk style brake designs started way back in the 1890's... was in "mass production for vehicles" in the mid 1950's by Citroen... so why is it we still have them sh***y Drum Brakes on things in 2016 I ask you

I really don't like working on Drum Brakes is all... Like I said... I would save the $$ and get the Storm with real brakes, if you like to work on Drum Brakes, by all means pay more for the Brozz/Shark with the super sweet Digit Dash

We could start a thread on drum versus disk but here's a few thoughts;
They have about three times the surface area of pads and thus last a lot longer.
No fading or warping when it gets hot.
They are mostly waterproof so you don't loose braking in the wet.
Easily adjusted.
All machanical linkage. No bleeding, no fuss.

No disrespect intended but some like rear disks because they look cool and think they are more modern but for the speeds we run (like SANY said) they are not needed and shoes are carefree.

[Mudflap]

I agree on the rear drum brakes, they work just fine on these bikes. How much do you rely on the rear brake anyway? One of my China bikes has a drum rear and one a disk, both work just fine.

[Azhule]

Originally Posted by Mudflap

How much do you rely on the rear brake anyway?

A decent amount actually with all the high speed runs and off road hills/trails I ride on, you use the rear brake and engine braking a decent amount and the front brake never gets touched going down a rocky dirt hill... I also get up over 70 - 80 miles per hour while riding my little China Bike, front and rear disk brakes are my friend the way I ride my little 197 YMMV

[Merlin]

Originally Posted by david3921

We could start a thread on drum versus disk but here a few thoughts;
They have about three times the surface area of pads and thus last a lot longer.
No fading or warping when it gets hot.
They are mostly waterproof so you don't loose braking in the wet.
Easily adjusted.
All machanical linkage. No bleeding, no fuss.

No disrespect intended but some like rear disks because they look cool and think they are more modern but for the speeds we run (like SANY said) they are not needed and shoes are carefree.

And there is no rear brake cylinder sticking down just where a rock can take it out. I like the 11 inch's of clearance my drum gives me.

[Azhule]

Originally Posted by Merlin

And there is no rear brake cylinder sticking down just where a rock can take it out. I like the 11 inch's of clearance my drum gives me.

Your 18in rear tire on the 07K probably helps a bit too for that 11 inches, I think both the Brozz/Shark 250 and my Bashan 'WILL 200' have 17in tires in the rear, it would be interesting to see how much "clearance" is lost on same tire size but Drum vs Disk brake set up, and that goes for "All braking parts clearances" including the Brake Pedal/Pivot points, mounting hardware, swing arm style/design, Drum/Disk/Caliper/etc. heights/widths

It's all personal preference... and when something goes bad in a Drum... I hate working on them and would rather not own them is all I was saying... to each their own after all

[Merlin]

Originally Posted by Azhule

Your 18in rear tire on the 07K probably helps a bit too for that 11 inches, I think both the Brozz/Shark 250 and my Bashan 'WILL 200' have 17in tires in the rear, it would be interesting to see how much "clearance" is lost on same tire size but Drum vs Disk brake set up, and that goes for "All braking parts clearances" including the Brake Pedal/Pivot points, mounting hardware, swing arm style/design, Drum/Disk/Caliper/etc. heights/widths

It's all personal preference... and when something goes bad in a Drum... I hate working on them and would rather not own them is all I was saying... to each their own after all

I would like a rear disk but I think it lame to have the rear brake cylinder sticking down so low. So its good your happy with your bikes brakes and the same goes with me. If I could have I would have bought the same bike you have with the low brake cylinder or not. (really nice bike) As you know I tried. Right now I have much bigger problems to deal with on my CB.