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R11 brake plate breaking
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R11 brake plate breaking
ah well, it happens...but i do appreciate you looking.
so: did you find any goodies for yourself?
-barry
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gibbsp@bigpond.net.au
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thanks for writing to me about my little front brake problem. cnc, huh?-i never thought to do that... but it brings up a few questions:
do you think it would end up being as accurate as casting it?
one thing though: as it now has a biiig crack in it that's warped it a bit, woundn't it have to be fixed first anywayfor an correct measurement?
and it needs to be done in a composite of aluminium/magnesium; straight aluminum will be too soft. it's been fixed that way before and it ended up tearing like butter.
thoughts on the subject?
regards,
-barry
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as for the grade of alloy there are grades available that would far exceed any casting of the 20s 30s 40 s or even todays methods, we use 7000 series alloy for suspention steering componants on race cars
No you would not have to repair it to copy it as it needs to be .drawn up first , and one can make certain assumptions to allow for distorion brakages etc
Kind Regards Peter
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sorry to not be peter! but being mistaken for him is just fine with me...i could do worse!
hmmm...this is sounding rather doable from your description. what would you need from me, other than the plate itself? i'm afraid i don't have the skills to put the info on disc;who much of a pain is it for you to do-and can i afford you?! )
talk to you soon,
-barry
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http://vintagebmw.org/node/4770
cheers,
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Regards peter
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ouside is easy; inside will take a bit, as i'll first have to dissasemble the front end.
-b
R11 brake plate breaking
they look generally robust but I'm wondering if the overall driveline would stand up to say 35 horse and a reasonably short duration 90 mph romp.... maybe more but I've no idea what final drive ratios are available for these type bikes
R11 brake plate breaking
I have some Series 1 R11 questions that I would like to talk with another Ser. 1 owner about. Maybe I should contact you off forum? Thanks,Dan