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09-01-2023, 10:16 AM | #1 |
Join Date: Feb 2023
Location: Upstate SC
Posts: 273
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Errr, in the picture of mine the FRONT brake is for cosmetic purposes. I went from a spool hub like 15 years a go with the idea it would be nice to have a bit of hill holding ability with a front mini brake. Never did hook the cable up though. One day I was going for a ride and it wouldn't roll out of the garage. Turns out the mini brake shoes had debonded and fell off the backing plates. So I tossed them and since then the front brake has REALLY been just decorative. Been riding with only a rear drum since 1987.
I got in a kickstart contest at a meet once. Came in second behind a guy with a Panhead. Other than being an easier bike to start his main advantage was he had a kill switch where I had to turn my key off. Beat me by two kickstarts in a 60 second run. That was long time ago and I'm sure I was a lot healthier. But still today, every once in a while on a hot start it will kick right off with barely a touch of the kicker. Makes me grin like a possum every time. Mine's an XLH so is supposed to have an electric starter also. Never did. I bought a used starter some 30 years ago. Never put it on the bike and don't even know if it works. I have it though. |
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09-01-2023, 01:24 PM | #2 | |
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Volcano, Ca
Posts: 7,091
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My brother in law has changed mine up a lot since the olden days. He's a tinkerer and it always seems to be in some form of tear-down. Now he's talking about making it bone-stock, if he can find all the parts. He'll have to completely redo it though since neither rim is stock size.
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