Clutch brake questions
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Can't help with the clutch brake question but you could put a different shoe on. When I bought my Roper it had a replacement shoe someone had put on it. If a clutch brake fits you can use that and have the scrub brake as a backup incase the chain comes off. I know it doesn't look vintage like your bike but just an idea.
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[/QUOTE]It's a more powerful brake when installed where the band wraps counterclockwise. It can be turned around for less power. If you're the rider you get a feel for it. So when you let someone else ride it you need to tell them to test it at slow speeds before they grab a handful of lever and spin out on a curve.
It heats that clutch up even more I'm sure. Heat is the killer of centrifugal clutches. Burns the oil out of the bronze bushing, and using it as a brake creates torque on the bushing and the fiber spacer. Causes premature wear of the clutch. Jim Donovan (Max Torque) doesn't like the idea, and has commented on it. They do stop good as long as the chain doesn't break, and are an easy remedy for otherwise difficult engineering problems with the rear axle and a brake. Ruttman used them. Plenty of vendors sell kits for them.
It heats that clutch up even more I'm sure. Heat is the killer of centrifugal clutches. Burns the oil out of the bronze bushing, and using it as a brake creates torque on the bushing and the fiber spacer. Causes premature wear of the clutch. Jim Donovan (Max Torque) doesn't like the idea, and has commented on it. They do stop good as long as the chain doesn't break, and are an easy remedy for otherwise difficult engineering problems with the rear axle and a brake. Ruttman used them. Plenty of vendors sell kits for them.