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Did this for a local-ish rider that now resides in St. Croix and flies back from time to time for riding in and around Indiana.

Besides updating the rest of his 2005 LML Stella, i have changed his original standard disk to a floating disk by machining crenellations to the drum.
Standard LML front drum with the original standard disk in background.
Standard LML front drum with the original standard disk in background.
Drum machined with a mill.
Drum machined with a mill.
machined drum and new Polini floating disk 175.0006.
machined drum and new Polini floating disk 175.0006.
Floating disk positioned on top of the drum in correct orientation.
Floating disk positioned on top of the drum in correct orientation.
This is why it has to be machined- to allow movement of the floating rivet.
This is why it has to be machined- to allow movement of the floating rivet.
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installed and updated the brake pads to Polini S21/organic.
installed and updated the brake pads to Polini S21/organic.
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That's fine work Mr. Gick. The Stella front disc was God's gift to North American scooters. Absolutely worth preserving, repairing and improving. Those stock style front disc hubs are hard to find.
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Very nice! Looks great, and I bet thats a nice improvement in braking.
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I think the next disc brake I build I'll go floating disc, this looks great.
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I did same but with dremel.
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roland87 wrote:
I did same but with dremel.
This turned out great as well
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That's fine work Mr. Gick. The Stella front disc was God's gift to North American scooters. Absolutely worth preserving, repairing and improving. Those stock style front disc hubs are hard to find.
Fairly recently re-introduced I think.
https://www.sip-scootershop.com/en/product/brake-drum-grimeca-classic-look-nt-disc-brake-front-c-4721636-for-vespa-pk50-125-s-ss-xl-xl2-automatica-p200e-2-px80-150e-2-lusso-98-my-11-t5_39043000?usrc=front%20drum
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roland87 wrote:
I did same but with dremel.
This thread is awesome btw
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Nice work! Having tried both Polini discs, I found the Race version better (175.0010) but it gets a bit noisy under hard braking...
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Nice work! Having tried both Polini discs, I found the Race version better (175.0010) but it gets a bit noisy under hard braking...
I did kinda like the rattling
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Love the Polini disc.. got the AF radial mount and GS caliper, this thing stops so good now, unbelievable!!
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Love the Polini disc.. got the AF radial mount and GS caliper, this thing stops so good now, unbelievable!!
the radial caliper is much easier to take it off when running a external fluid reservoir.
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Great work! Did this upgrade a few years ago with a radial master cylinder, massive improvement.
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Why are the stop-fast parts also so expensive

Already tapped out my wallet for the go-fast bits Crying or Very sad emoticon
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I got lucky and got the pinasco radial bracket and caliper for trade of some bits I had laying around. The other option by VMC is better priced but don't have the bling factor.
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Why are the stop-fast parts also so expensive

Already tapped out my wallet for the go-fast bits Crying or Very sad emoticon
Cheap shit ain't good, good shit ain't cheap.
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Why are the stop-fast parts also so expensive

Already tapped out my wallet for the go-fast bits Crying or Very sad emoticon
Go fast, slop slow.
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