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Motorcycle Discussions => British Bikes => Topic started by: raptorkev on August 03, 2010, 04:14:19 PM

Title: triumph 68 tls front brake
Post by: raptorkev on August 03, 2010, 04:14:19 PM

hi all has anyone fitted the triumph tls into a norton 8 innch hub and wheal i thought it would be a better set up than the norton tls any help would be good

Title: Re: triumph 68 tls front brake
Post by: Carl_G on August 07, 2010, 08:27:48 PM

It was never a particularly good brake . Set up well it was really only adequate.
Cheers, Carl G

Title: Re: triumph 68 tls front brake
Post by: Rex on August 08, 2010, 10:54:04 AM

Dunno which brake you're referring to, but the Triumph TLS (67-70 type) was one of the best drum brakes ever,and out-performed most of the discs of the time. Good looking too...

Title: Re: triumph 68 tls front brake
Post by: raptorkev on August 08, 2010, 07:11:04 PM

i was meaning the triumph 68 tls full width hub one it is much better than the norton one you only have to look at the size of the brake shoes hal as big again as the nortons but i dont see how to fit it into a norton hub so anyone want to swap it for a norton tls

Title: Re: triumph 68 tls front brake
Post by: Carl_G on August 12, 2010, 10:21:41 AM

   Rex, Sorry, senior moment. Was thinking of the conical hub twin leader where one brake arm pulled againstthe other.
                               Carl G