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Offline Maltboy

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Any idea what this is? Update - pics added
« on: March 21, 2021, 04:57:45 PM »
Dusty old chopper about 20 minutes from my house. How did these things stop without a front brake?

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/936971663540491
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Offline Alan F.

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Re: Any idea what this is? Update - pics added
« Reply #1 on: March 21, 2021, 05:36:40 PM »
Some choppers were rear brake only. That one could have had better brakes at one time, I'm not sure what those fork sliders are from but I do see caliper mounts on both sides.

I wish we could see the right side handlebar, maybe there's a master cylinder there.
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Re: Any idea what this is? Update - pics added
« Reply #2 on: March 21, 2021, 07:27:59 PM »
They usually relied on making wide black marks on the pavement. :)
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Re: Any idea what this is? Update - pics added
« Reply #3 on: March 22, 2021, 01:49:07 AM »
Simple answer is they didnt. Would not be alowed on the road in UK
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Re: Any idea what this is? Update - pics added
« Reply #4 on: March 22, 2021, 06:01:15 AM »
Quote from: bryanj on March 22, 2021, 01:49:07 AM
Simple answer is they didnt. Would not be alowed on the road in UK

Same in many US States. But then there were those tiny drum brakes that were created as a compromise between function and form. They were little for a drum being about the size of a bare cb750 hub, didn't have much stopping power but would hold the bike for uphill starts.

https://www.lowbrowcustoms.com/products/cycle-standard-21-mini-brake-drum-chopper-wheel-5-8-inch-bearings

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