what is more effective disk breaks or drum breaks? and what break system would be best for a gilera ice 50 with a 70cc kit on it that does 70ish mph?
Well, I always thought disk brakes outdid any form or drum brakes. More efficiency and and response when breaking.
Disk brakes have more feel and more breaking power. Drum brakes have an insanely long life without having to replace shoes and need hardly any maintenance. No fucking around with bleeding them either. As for what would be best well on a scooter/motorbike you should hardly be using the rear brake anyway. You use the front brake for stopping and the rear pretty much like a hand brake in a car. So basically use whatever is easiest. If you have a rear drum engine with all the cabling, leaver, etc then just use that. If you want you could always get some uprated rear shoes. It makes much more sense to think about uprating the front brakes with better pads and maybe a bigger/better disk.
well tbh mate it not worth converting so leave them as they are but if u want to stop when u pull the brake lever then the best way to go is disc.
when you brake hard, the weight of the bike and rider is transfered to the front, and the rear becomes lighter, on bikes with a very powerful front brake, the rear wheel will even lift off the ground....so its really a bit of a waste converting the rear drum brake to disc, as having more powerful brakes on the back is no good if the rear wheels flapping in the breeze during hard braking... of course its a different story on the front, which does most of the braking effort, and disc brakes are deffo the way to go
Your supposed to use both brakes at the same time when braking, but only 30-40% on the rear. A downfall of the drum breaks is the cables can stretch after a while meaning you have to tighten the adjustment screw but sometimes it'll get so bad the lever feels spongey, so you have to change it. If you are a fan of wheelies then disks are for you too, as they allow you to dab the brake very slightly with nothing more than your finger. where as with a cable you need to give it more elbowgrease and its harder to control the wheelie.
