Gyrobob
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Somebody here said that it would... I considered it for a hot minute, but I've got too much on my plate at the moment, and they are hard to come by and expensive on Ebay (I was watching one that was almost $400...) I would suspect that the two-shoed version would work as well, but it's not such a good brake.
Yes, these are expensive. The one on ebay right now is pushing $500. Compare that, though, to the 1,000 to 3,000 dollar range for Ceriani or Grimeca versions currently available.
I'm not sure it would be even a good idea. I got the front tire to squeak on several occasions and still had lever to spare. A more powerful caliper would just lock it up sooner. Not to offend anyone and I like ideas how do adapt stuff to the Savage, just don't know about a stronger brake in this case. The Savage is a real light bike to begin with.
No, for all practical reasons it is NOT a good idea, but this 4LS brake is not a very powerful front brake, considering. When I first got my Savage, I checked out the front brake performance pretty well just to see what was there. The spongy lever would come all the way back to the grip with the front tire not making any noise at all. After a 30-minute brake bleeding session, things improved quite a bit. A serious pull on the lever would lock up the front wheel, sliding the tire, and not come anywhere close to doing a "brakie" since the front tire was a piece of crap. I rode a GT-750 a few times back in the 70s and remember that brake as being barely able to lock up the front wheel,.. and I don't remember anything about fade resistance. The stock Savage front disc impresses me as being pretty good for Savage-style duty,.. light weight, clean looking, and powerful enough. For a Savage converted to a much lighter RYCA bike, the stock disc should be nearly a high-performance item, I would think. I'm hoping the same effect for this Water Buffalo 4LS brake, if I decide to go that way.
Yea, I hear about "Upgrade the front brake", but I can make the front tire chirp. I know I do not want to make it slide,
This wouldn't be done as an "upgrade." It would simply be a "period statement" for this pseudo cafe racer, the RYCA CS-1. When I was growing up, 4LS front brakes were hot stuff. I would use this brake for the same reason I put Avon Speedmasters on the thing. My first new bike, a Norton 750 Atlas, had Avon Speedmasters. They were the big deal, tire-wise, in 1965.
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