Triumphrat

Chuck95642 · 06-27-2012, 08:21 AM

Never had any issues with drums in some of the older cars I helped build with others or I had myself. Had a 71 Dodge Dart with a 360 bad boy motor in it with a beefed yup trany behind it, 9 inch Ford rear end and four drum brake system I could stop that baby on a dime.

Ya gotta do the wrenching if you want your stuff to perform as it was intended to. Maintenance is NOT cold Beer, Fuel, Pepsi's, Cigs, Water when it smells hot or Oil when ya see it dripping out the bottom and the radio blasting so loud you cannot hear anything else. Ya gotta get out there and wrench on those machines constantly.

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Originally Posted by Beemie

The inefficiency of drums is not so apparent on a vehicle the weight of most bikes, but take a drive in a drum brake car from the 50's or 60's and it will be clear how bad they perform.

Beemie · 06-30-2012, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Chuck95642

Never had any issues with drums in some of the older cars I helped build with others or I had myself. Had a 71 Dodge Dart with a 360 bad boy motor in it with a beefed yup trany behind it, 9 inch Ford rear end and four drum brake system I could stop that baby on a dime.

Sorry, I just don't buy that Chuck.
I lived through the musclecar era in real time. Braking and suspensions were near useless compared to modern technology.
But that was part of the fun, wasn't it? Easier to get on the edge.

Chuck95642 · 06-30-2012, 04:07 PM

I'm just telling ya what worked for me. That is all I can do. What works or does not work for others depends on what they did, have done or are doing.

Peace.

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Originally Posted by Beemie

Sorry, I just don't buy that Chuck.
I lived through the musclecar era in real time. Braking and suspensions were near useless compared to modern technology.
But that was part of the fun, wasn't it? Easier to get on the edge.

rmak · 07-01-2012, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Beemie

I lived through the musclecar era in real time. Braking and suspensions were near useless compared to modern technology.
But that was part of the fun, wasn't it? Easier to get on the edge.

Exactly! It taught you how to modulate fading brakes. Stopping whenever and wherever you want is highly over rated.

tonupdave · 07-02-2012, 12:31 PM

I wonder why all modern bikes & cars have disc brakes

even cycles have them

T.U.D.

azrat · 07-02-2012, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by kreemsicleT100

If it was a twin but with one carb, it was a Tiger, not a Bonnie. One pipe? Hmm a Tiger Cub? But I think those were 500cc's. In short, you weren't looking at a Bonneville.

The Triumph you ran into was a TR6, a single carb 650...a tiger was i believe 200cc....

rmak · 07-02-2012, 04:28 PM

There were 650 cc Tigers. You are correct about their being single carbs. There were also Trophies with single carbs. If I'm not mistaken, the Tigers were a little more competition oriented and Trophies were outfitted more for the street. Both were TR6's. Mine is a TR6SR which from what I can find out is a Sports Trophy.

M.G.Vig · 07-02-2012, 04:30 PM

Myy Hustler has drum brakes, and either one can lock the wheel! My disc braked T140 needed a four finger death grip just to slow down! My mate has a Goldie which has a Grimeca 4LS front drum, and that is one hell of a stopper!

Bron-Yr-Aur · 07-02-2012, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by azrat

The Triumph you ran into was a TR6, a single carb 650...a tiger was i believe 200cc....

Please note my "other bike" to the left. I'm young, but not that young. The only major difference of a Tiger and Bonnie back then was the carbs. Visually they were almost identical, using the same motor.

jonkster · 07-02-2012, 10:52 PM

this thread is severly lacking in gratuitous photographs of Hinkley and Meriden Triumph Twins. This needs to be addressed.