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   In article , "hls"   
    wrote:   
   >   
   >"Ray O"  wrote in message   Before   
   >power assisted brakes were introduced, people   
   >> routinely stopped vehicles by stepping hard on the brake pedal.   
   >   
   >That is true, Ray, but also in those days we had front and rear drums, for   
   >the most part.   
   >Discs required a lot more pressure than drums, hence the power assist brakes   
   >became   
   >a necessity rather than just a luxury convenience.   
   >   
   >   
   i wonder about that. i don't think bikes are much different. it tales a lot   
   more pressure to stop my  650 triumph with a doubling leading shoe front than   
   a xt 750 jamaha, which had one disc front and weighs more.   
      
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