1100I cally braking query?

Technical Big Block Tonti and Loop Frame models
#1

Does the linked junction box do anything more than just allow the pipes to join up there? Is there a specific bias between the front and rear brake or 50/50? I am in a quandry about the hoses, I have leading links so the new goodridge hose kit wont fit, I may need to make a set up to suit so can I run a double banjo on the rear master cylinder and just run two hoses, 1 front 1 rear? I am also contemplating a rear being linked to the chair while the front are de-linked and run together from a bigger master cylinder.

Advice welcomed?

#2

AFAIK pressure goes initialy to the rear only then to the front as pressure is increased. Division of pressure is dependent on load. Running 2 separate hoses won’t make a huge difference but it will make some.
I stand to be corrected

#3

Does it include some sort of control valve then? Otherwise pressure is equal.

Any other designed variation front versus rear is usually by disc diameter / pad size.

#4

Appendix ~ e.g. front discs tend to be larger diameter, also on cars, or the rear is drum(s), ergo braking force is biased to the front typically

#5

on my t5 its just a manifold, no valves or trickery… the holes look to be different sizes but thats only by eye

#6

On all the later models there is some pressure regulation built in to that junction box. See other threads on this.

#7

spoke to motomecca today, he said if its got a bleed nipple it has differential output, if not its just a manifold. I have sussed out the goodridge hose set that came with the bike, off to pirtek in bristol tommorow to see if they will replicate the fronts plus 8 inches.

#8

Does the bike have a proportioning valve on the frame with a spring attached to the swingarm?If so it’s not a simple splitter and you might want to do a bit of research into how best to adapt it for your intended use.

#9

Now was it me for advice on sidecars I would ask the Nat sidecar Fed they helped my Bro when he ran a Guzzi and double adult chair …huge thing it was BUT I seem to recall them not reccomending the sidecar wheel be braked, causes stability problems but no way do I know they scare me to death.

If I wanted 3 wheels I would build a Trike, and then it would still scare me and I have ridden a sidecar outfit and more than one trike I have DEEP respect for those who ride them regularly…

#10

The issue with trikes, I did consider this when we became parents, is keeping the sprog dry. Also, fit a chair and bike insurance drops by 20%, trike it and it doubles.This may no longer be the case but it certainly made up my mind.SIDECARS are the future.