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You know what they say, "Big hands, big... gloves!"

(10-23-2020, 05:09 AM)Inhouse Bob_imp Wrote: [ -> ]You know what they say, "Big hands, big... gloves!"

I forgot what they said about short fingers , do you remember ?

(10-23-2020, 07:35 AM)Houtman_imp Wrote: [ -> ]

(10-23-2020, 05:09 AM)Inhouse Bob_imp Wrote: [ -> ]You know what they say, "Big hands, big... gloves!"

I forgot what they said about short fingers , do you remember ?

I forgot what they said about short fingers , do you remember ?
I refuse to be dragged into a political discussion

(10-22-2020, 11:39 PM)Inhouse Bob_imp Wrote: [ -> ]Perhaps you could bleed the break line to be sure it doesn't have any air in the line. An air bubble would make the travel of the lever longer. Just a thought.

Done that during the recent brake service. Both brake and clutch fluid are flushed and bleed. I had done 3 brake bleeding during my ownership of my cb. All 3 times doesn't seem to change the travel much.

(10-22-2020, 01:35 PM)Cormanus_imp Wrote: [ -> ]Is there a way of increasing the pressure in the brake line so you don’t need to haul it in as far for the brakes to work?

Bigger diameter MC, so it will move more fluid for the same stroke.
But you will need to press harder, as there are no free meals.


Work is force x stroke. To get the same work with less stroke, you need to apply more force.

Also, for the caliper to work, you need a displacement of fluid volume V on the brake line. This V is the "area of the MC x stroke", which is "pi*D^2 / 4 * stroke"

In short: if you put a MC with double diameter than current, you will shorten lever travel by 4, and you will need to apply 4 times the original force.

(of course, changes should be much more subtle than doubling the MC )

Thank you, jtopsio.