Re: Covering the brake

Pip wrote:

> Well, do you - or don't you?

Guzzi, not the front lever, my foot covers the brakes.

On the MZ Trophy I have to pull the lever most of the way in to take up
the slack. Every second counts.

--
Simon

Brighton | MYSOB: http://www.sweller.co.uk/sob/
England | MZSOB: http://www.mztech.fsnet.co.uk/

"sweller" <ng@mztech.fsnet.co.uk> struggled to ejaculate:

>Pip wrote:
>
>> Well, do you - or don't you?
>
>Guzzi, not the front lever, my foot covers the brakes.

As usual Mr. Sweller, you are the exception to the rule. Do you cover
the pedal, then?
>
>On the MZ Trophy I have to pull the lever most of the way in to take up
>the slack. Every second counts.

<VBG>

--
Pip, Ex - Hairy Gfedcker. RF 900RR, Ruff and Rattly.
WS* DFWAG#0 IbW#27* DIAABTCOD#15 GP#0 EKP FUB#4 MKA+E#3
ANORAK#8 MIRTTH#15 BOTAFOT/F#47/34a BONY#13 KotMIB# <space>
UKRMRM#14 TWA#2

Pip wrote:

> > Guzzi, not the front lever, my foot covers the brakes.
>
> As usual Mr. Sweller, you are the exception to the rule. Do you cover
> the pedal, then?

TBH, not consciously. The rearsets place the pedal under my foot but I
don't "cover it" in the context being discussed.

> > On the MZ Trophy I have to pull the lever most of the way in to take
> > up the slack. Every second counts.
>
> <VBG>

It's no laughing matter they're awful. A good 1/2 - 2/3 of travel is
slack. I really need to buy <shudder> some new brake shoes.

--
Simon

Brighton | MYSOB: http://www.sweller.co.uk/sob/
England | MZSOB: http://www.mztech.fsnet.co.uk/

"sweller" <ng@mztech.fsnet.co.uk> struggled to ejaculate:

>Pip wrote:
>
>> > Guzzi, not the front lever, my foot covers the brakes.
>>
>> As usual Mr. Sweller, you are the exception to the rule. Do you cover
>> the pedal, then?
>
>TBH, not consciously. The rearsets place the pedal under my foot but I
>don't "cover it" in the context being discussed.

Furry muff. I'll mark your card appropriately ;-)

>> > On the MZ Trophy I have to pull the lever most of the way in to take
>> > up the slack. Every second counts.
>>
>> <VBG>
>
>It's no laughing matter they're awful. A good 1/2 - 2/3 of travel is
>slack. I really need to buy <shudder> some new brake shoes.

My idol has feet of clay. Surely you mean "reline the shoes with
several layers of the Morning Star" - although I understand that
Socialist weekly does provide superior retardation in wet conditions
at the expense of ultimate longevity ...

And anyway, I rode the RF through most of Winter without any rear
brake at all (due to a maladjustment that I don't want to go into,
ahem) and with between two and three pumps on the front to gain any
useful braking. Having said that, I suspect your riding is a) more
urban and b) more committed than mine.

On reflection and having seen you ride the Guzzi, I think you should
be committed on that basis alone. For everyone's safety.

--
Pip, Ex - Hairy Gfedcker. RF 900RR, Ruff and Rattly.
WS* DFWAG#0 IbW#27* DIAABTCOD#15 GP#0 EKP FUB#4 MKA+E#3
ANORAK#8 MIRTTH#15 BOTAFOT/F#47/34a BONY#13 KotMIB# <space>
UKRMRM#14 TWA#2

Pip wrote:

> Having said that, I suspect your riding is a) more
> urban

new euphemism for "untidy"

> and b) more committed than mine.
>
> On reflection and having seen you ride the Guzzi, I think you should
> be committed on that basis alone. For everyone's safety.

It's got working brakes now...

Which sort of explains my ideology of not touching the brakes, nothing to
do with smoother, better thought out riding; they simply didn't have much
effect.

--
Simon

Brighton | MYSOB: http://www.sweller.co.uk/sob/
England | MZSOB: http://www.mztech.fsnet.co.uk/

Pip wrote:

> "sweller" <ng@mztech.fsnet.co.uk> struggled to ejaculate:
>
>
>>Pip wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Well, do you - or don't you?
>>
>>Guzzi, not the front lever, my foot covers the brakes.
>
>
> As usual Mr. Sweller, you are the exception to the rule. Do you cover
> the pedal, then?
>
>>On the MZ Trophy I have to pull the lever most of the way in to take up
>>the slack. Every second counts.
>
>
> <VBG>
>

On the CG125, the front brake lever has the function of turning the rear
brake light on, oh, and lightly rubbing the inside of the front brake
drum to keep it from going rusty.

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sweller	Re: Covering the brake Pip wrote: > Well, do you - or don't you? Guzzi, not the front lever, my foot covers the brakes. On the MZ Trophy I have to pull the lever most of the way in to take up the slack. Every second counts. -- Simon Brighton \| MYSOB: http://www.sweller.co.uk/sob/ England \| MZSOB: http://www.mztech.fsnet.co.uk/

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Pip	Re: Covering the brake "sweller" <ng@mztech.fsnet.co.uk> struggled to ejaculate: >Pip wrote: > >> Well, do you - or don't you? > >Guzzi, not the front lever, my foot covers the brakes. As usual Mr. Sweller, you are the exception to the rule. Do you cover the pedal, then? > >On the MZ Trophy I have to pull the lever most of the way in to take up >the slack. Every second counts. <VBG> -- Pip, Ex - Hairy Gfedcker. RF 900RR, Ruff and Rattly. WS* DFWAG#0 IbW#27* DIAABTCOD#15 GP#0 EKP FUB#4 MKA+E#3 ANORAK#8 MIRTTH#15 BOTAFOT/F#47/34a BONY#13 KotMIB# <space> UKRMRM#14 TWA#2

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Muck	Re: Covering the brake Pip wrote: > "sweller" <ng@mztech.fsnet.co.uk> struggled to ejaculate: > > >>Pip wrote: >> >> >>>Well, do you - or don't you? >> >>Guzzi, not the front lever, my foot covers the brakes. > > > As usual Mr. Sweller, you are the exception to the rule. Do you cover > the pedal, then? > >>On the MZ Trophy I have to pull the lever most of the way in to take up >>the slack. Every second counts. > > > <VBG> > On the CG125, the front brake lever has the function of turning the rear brake light on, oh, and lightly rubbing the inside of the front brake drum to keep it from going rusty.