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I doubt I could lock up the rear brake on my H2 using reasonable pressure
At speed, the only thing it really does is unload the front forks
Has mine gottern worse or do they all really suck?
The EX mod up front works great and stopping is not an issue; just wondering if my rear brake should be better; new Versah shoes a few years back and doubt there are 5,000 miles of sensible driving on them

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There are only two types of motor sport racing:
Nitro and everything else
(Sometimes referred to as fast and slow)

How often do you use it? Did the shoes ever seat (they don't do much until they seat).

With only moderate force I locked my back wheel (small S1 hub on an H1) last fall at 50 mph trying to avoid a deer!

J

How many miles of driving like a bat out of hell are on them?

My H2 rear brake will lock the wheel, but I have to set it so there's very little pedal travel before the brake comes on, or it hits my right chamber before skidding the wheel.

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If it surges, that's normal, upshift.

While working in a dealership after new pads or shoes were installed we hit the brakes really hard a couple of times on the test ride to seat the new pads or shoes.

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1975 S3 project bike
1974 H1 project bike
1972 Yamaha R5
1974 Yamaha RD350

No really hard miles on the brakes at all.
Perhaps they never set in properly.
My pedal has to be set with little travel due to right chamber as well.

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There are only two types of motor sport racing:
Nitro and everything else
(Sometimes referred to as fast and slow)

I'm the same as Jim and it's a fine line on enough play to lock the rear wheel AND enough pulling on the tail-light switch - although my front brake turns the light on too and I'm usually using the front and rear brake at the same time anyway (unless I'm running from the cops and don't want them to see my tail-light come on)...

I just took a ball-peen to my original denco's and made a dent for a little more pedal play ... I did the same thing when I had stockers on it too

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This is true. Where I grew up the hills were so steep and long, when your ball rolled down the hill you just said "screw it"...

i have the same problem put new shoes in and it doesent even slow bike down bike is h2a 750 73 getting ready to change rear hub my opinion is they suck? bought stock shoes and same problem took bike down street with foot all the way down hitting chamber still keeps rolling sucks plus took all the play out cant ride it till i fix this problem

Did you remove the glaze off the drum during any of these replacements? Excessively hard/prolonged use of new brakes overheats/burns them making the seating process even longer. Firm but short brake applications seems to work best (with patience)...

J

On mine I broke the glaze off the drum and lightly sanded the shoes (like I do on every brake job that doesn't get the drums / rotors turned).

How critical is the angle of the lever at the hub for maximum mechanical advantage?

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There are only two types of motor sport racing:
Nitro and everything else
(Sometimes referred to as fast and slow)

90 degree angles will give the most leverage. With a good front brake, the rear should barely slow you down with a hard stomp.

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Twist the throttle, tilt the horizon, and have a great time. What triples are all about...........