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Offline bert96

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Rear brake conversion
« on: September 03, 2023, 11:31:19 AM »
 
 Someone ever saw that for the cb750?


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Re: Rear brake conversion
« Reply #1 on: September 03, 2023, 11:33:35 AM »
It can be done but unless you are racing or have oodles of cash spare i dont see the point
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Re: Rear brake conversion
« Reply #2 on: September 03, 2023, 11:47:07 AM »
Cognito Moto offers a complete wheel or a hub that's machined for disc brakes and space correctly but as mentioned above it is quite pricey

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Re: Rear brake conversion
« Reply #3 on: September 03, 2023, 02:09:05 PM »
CycleX also used to (maybe still do) sell a set up that worked like that.  Seems like it would be a huge weight penalty to have a good brake on the rear where it will only ever be 30% of your stopping power
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Re: Rear brake conversion
« Reply #4 on: September 03, 2023, 04:26:40 PM »
Quote from: Gurp on September 03, 2023, 11:47:07 AM
Cognito Moto offers a complete wheel or a hub that's machined for disc brakes and space correctly but as mentioned above it is quite pricey

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Yes, but with this one,you keep the oem hub...
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Re: Rear brake conversion
« Reply #5 on: September 03, 2023, 04:28:08 PM »
Quote from: bryanj on September 03, 2023, 11:33:35 AM
It can be done but unless you are racing or have oodles of cash spare i dont see the point

It look cool! 😎
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