Hi, Derek.
I've seen that done on several [full] race vehicles. The other
advantage is that the front/rear balance can be adjusted by
positioning the pedal arm relatively closer to one M/C or the other.
Even can be adjusted while in flight, if you are so inclined.
Good luck,
Donald.
> From: "derek evans" <derek_evans@yahoo.com>
> Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2000 19:23:14 +0930
>
> hi all,
>
> I'm thinking of replacing the entire braking system on the herald, after all
> some of these parts are 40 years old.
> it occurred to me that with a modified bracket on the firewall i could fit
> two separate master cylinders, one feeding the front brakes, one feeding the
> rear. i would feel a lot safer with some redundancy in the system.
> has anyone tried anything like this on any of the triumphs (or anything for
> that matter)? can anyone see why (apart from originality, too far gone for
> that) this would be a bad idea?
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