This time next year, expect a very different photograph.
1977 Triumph T140v
Just dropped it off this weekend for sandblasting, powder coating and chrome refresh.
New connecting rods, electronic ignition… Oh baby. I cant wait.
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Stop the press, I mean BIKE!
The V7’s front brake has plenty of power (based on the tire’s ultimate pavement friction) but an AWFUL lever pressure to get to it. I put on a larger front disc, 333 mm over the 320 mm, but the added caliper leverage was too low in torque advantage to get it done.The four pot Brembo is a good caliper so that stays. I changed to the EBC sintered pads but again the change was in the test instruments, not my right hand. So the disc and/or pads aren’t the solution.
The next step, that should have been the first, was the master cylinder. I installed a Brembo 15RCS system and WOW, did that fix things. I used the 20 setting not the 18, for an earlier maximum power based on lever pressure, and a whole lot less pressure. Two fingers to full anti-lock. True that the total power has to be the same as the tire is unchanged, but it is now accessible and easier to modulate to full braking power. This has to be the best mod I’ve ever done to a bike to be honest.
Galen
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