1930's Norton - that was raced on the IoM!!

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1930's Norton - that was raced on the IoM!!

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RetroAuto rally up here today. Loads of cars and bikes, but this, this was loverly!!

Spoke to the guy that rode it up here - he is very proud of it! :D :D I converted his 'average speed' lap (well not his, the bike's!) to kph for him!! (I'm sure he knew really!). Helped get him talking cos I had my TT bumbag with me :D

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Re: 1930's Norton - that was raced on the IoM!!

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I don’t care what you say, that is not a short brake lever.

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Re: 1930's Norton - that was raced on the IoM!!

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Presumably stopping the thing with the front brake required a lot of leverage ;)
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Re: 1930's Norton - that was raced on the IoM!!

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The Spin Doctor wrote: ↑Sun Aug 20, 2023 8:13 pm Presumably stopping the thing with the front brake required a lot of leverage ;)
Mechanical advantage is affected by hand lever length, distance from fulcrum to cable nipple, cam lever length, cam profile and those little tricks we perform with a rasp on the linings.

But that is a hell of a long lever.
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