Motocicli Veloci - Drum Brakes CERIANI FONTANA OLDANI

Drum Brakes

Gaetano Oldani

The first racing-brake produced by Gaetano Oldani had a 230 mm. hub with a single cam brakeand, for its time, it was very efficent. In a short time all the most famous English riders, Hailwood, Minter, Hartle and McIntyre, fitted Oldani brakes to their Nortons. The smallest model, the 200 mm. was adopted for all the Mondial racing bikes, whether or sport or Gran Prix; with the latter Oldani won the Word Chamionship for 125 and 250 classes il 1956 and 1957. Moto Morini also adopted Oldani brake for its competition bikes: the large ones for the Grand Prix 250 and the smaller ones for the 175 Settebello.

OLDANI REPLICA

FRONT 200 mm. (4,900 kg)

Hub cast in magnesium (elektron)

Shoe plate in magnesium

2 magnesium brake shoes width 30 mm.

36 spoke holes

art.3005 N

Euro 1.625,00

OLDANI REPLICA

REAR 200 mm. (5,425 kg)

Hub cast in magnesium (elektron)

Shoe plate in magnesium

2 magnesium brake shoes width 35 mm.

36 spoke holes

7 sprocket mounting

art.3006 N

Euro 1.440,00

OLDANI REPLICA

FRONT 230 mm. (6,750 kg)

Hub cast in magnesium (elektron)

Shoe plate in magnesium

2 magnesium brake shoes width 35 mm.

36 spoke holes

art.3007 N

Euro 1.875,00

Daniele Fontana

In 1964 Daniele Fontana decided to begin manifacturing it brakes and then selling them not only to private bikers but also to other companies. Soon its range came to include three excellent front brakes entirely made of magnesium alloy (with cast-iron rings containing the braking "strip" cast-in) and equipped with four shoes. The "large" Fontana is used on the official Triumph and BSA three-cylinder of the 750 formula. The "midsize" had an effective diameter of 210 mm. and was designed for racing and sport bikes with engine displacement of 250/350 cc. The "small" Fontana was used on the other hand for smasser racers like the Motobi 175, Morbidelli 125 and similar bikes.

FONTANA REPLICA

FRONT "SMALL" (3,450 kg)

Hub cast in magneium - effective dia.170 mm

Shoe plates in magnesium

4 magnesium brake shoes 20mm

36 spoke holes

art.3010 N

Euro 1.250,00

FONTANA REPLICA

FRONT "MIDSIZE" (6,200 kg)

Hub cast in magnesium - effective dia.210 mm

Shoe plates in magnesium

4 magnesium brake shoes

36 spoke holes

art.3012 N

Euro 1.800,00

FONTANA REPLICA

REAR "MIDSIZE" (5,600 kg)

Hub cast in magnesium - effective dia.210 mm

Shoe plate in magnesium

2 magnesium brake shoes

36 spoke holes

art.3013 N

Euro 1.500,00

FONTANA REPLICA

FRONT "LARGE" (8,800 kg)

Hub cast in magnesium effective dia.250 mm

Shoe plates in magnesium

4 magnesium brake shoes

40 spoke holes

art.3014 N

Euro 2.625,00

Ceriani

The Ceriani brakes were produced in only one diameter: 230 mm. both front and back. There were two versions of the front brake - wide and narrow. The narrow was suited to medium capacity bykes and was fitted as standard to the competition 250/350 Aermacchi Ala d'Oro; latre the widersize was developed, wich different from the first in the size of the shoes (and therefore of the braking area) and externally in the larger cooling air intake. The larger moder was fitted originally only to the MV three cylinders of Agostini, after they were regularly placed on sale. The Ceriani drum brakes were the finest ever produced; they were resistent of fading, highly efficent and free from problems of cracking of the cast iron inserts.