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Old Mar 24, 2008 | 11:15 PM
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Any experience with this kind of brake setup??? Reliable? Do you know how does it works???

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http://www.pickardusa.com/360-brake.html

 
Old Mar 24, 2008 | 11:23 PM
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Mimo, they are really cool but I think there has been some issues with them, send over an email to shooter64 and he'll give the straight story and a great price. He carries them and I thought a while back one of the members had something go wrong and Bart took care of it for him. Do a search also.
 
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I have been looking at those but don't know anyone who has them. From what I understand the brake pad or pads apply pressure all the way around the rotor. Don't know how it works. They look great. You can actually see the wheel.

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Old Mar 24, 2008 | 11:50 PM
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Mimo, they are really cool but I think there has been some issues with them, send over an email to shooter64 and he'll give the straight story and a great price. He carries them and I thought a while back one of the members had something go wrong and Bart took care of it for him. Do a search also.
Thanks both you guys for the input,

I'll talk to Shooter to get a clearer picture of the system's operation,

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Bryanttm had em for a while.

Something about the design of the piston retaining heat and boiling the fluid causing failure.
I remember they were supposed to have worked it out.

I wanted them, but you have to use custom wheels, which blew my budget... Still trying to figure out a new front brake.
 
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Bryanttm had em for a while.

Something about the design of the piston retaining heat and boiling the fluid causing failure.
I remember they were supposed to have worked it out.

I wanted them, but you have to use custom wheels, which blew my budget... Still trying to figure out a new front brake.
Thank you for stepping in mate,

Yes actually the custom machined wheels that I was looking atwere $1K each, that would still be ok if the brake drumsweren´t also $1K each... [&:]

So I´m back at the wire wheels option again...

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Mimo,
Stay away from these they are very problematic and the company is crap to say the least. Do some searching and you can get the low down. I have this system on my Road King and it has been nothing but problems I just don't have the funds to swap it out yet.

As for Pickard those are a great group of guys and I think you will start seeing a lot of good things out of them. They are about 15 mins from me in Richardson TX and I got the opportunity to go over and hang out with them one afternoon at the shop. They are doing something with a 2D mill that some people have not figured out with 3D yet. Top notch wheels at a good price.

BTW I am no way affiliated with Pickard don't even have their wheels just had a chance to meet them, check out their shop and their product when I was building my Road King.

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Mimo,
Stay away from these they are very problematic and the company is crap to say the least. Do some searching and you can get the low down. I have this system on my Road King and it has been nothing but problems I just don't have the funds to swap it out yet.

As for Pickard those are a great group of guys and I think you will start seeing a lot of good things out of them. They are about 15 mins from me in Richardson TX and I got the opportunity to go over and hang out with them one afternoon at the shop. They are doing something with a 2D mill that some people have not figured out with 3D yet. Top notch wheels at a good price.

BTW I am no way affiliated with Pickard don't even have their wheels just had a chance to meet them, check out their shop and their product when I was building my Road King.

Jeff
Thank you very much Jeff, very valuable information coming from a guy that hasthat muchexperti$$$e invested on his ride (killer looking BTW, I would nominate again any project coming from a guy with that clinic eye for design) Thank you for your input on these wheel manufacturers also... currently looking at some models from their 3D line-up,

Stay healthy Jeff,

Mimo.
 
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