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• Regenerative brakes
  ==Brakes as an electrical generator== Regenerative brakes are a form of [[electrical generator|dynamo generator]], originally discove
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• Trail braking
  '''Trail braking''' is a riding and driving technique where the [[brakes]] are used past the entrance to a turn and are gradually released up to the ...enter the turn, they partially release the brakes, as to keep only partial brakes throughout the turn.
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• Exhaust brake
  ...tly proportional to the back pressure of the engine. More advanced exhaust brakes have exhaust pressure modulation (EPM) that controls the back pressure whic Exhaust brakes should not be confused with [[engine brake]]s, which hold the exhaust valve
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• Drum brake
  ...drum brake had been used by [[Maybach]] a year earlier. In the first drum brakes, the shoes were mechanically operated with levers and rods or cables. From ...rs were gradually replaced with [[disc brake]]s and now many cars use disc brakes on all wheels.
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• Emergency brake
  ...[hand brake]], many people shorten ''emergency'' and call the devices '''e-brakes'''. In trains, control of emergency brakes is made available to the traveling [[passenger]]s. Activating the brake wil
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• Electromagnetic brake
  ...etard motion or cause deceleration in a moving system. Unlike conventional brakes, which operate by causing [[friction]] between moving parts, in an electrom ...reases as the disc decelerates resulting in a smooth stop. Electromagnetic brakes of this fashion are therefore unable to completely stop a moving part or to
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• Jake brake
  ...and is often used to refer to engine brakes or compression release engine brakes in general, especially on large vehicles or heavy equipment. "Jake Brake" i ...n]] to slow the vehicle. They are also known as compression release engine brakes.
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• Regenerative brake
  ...letely stopping a vehicle, and therefore are not a substitute for friction brakes. ==Brakes as an Electrical Generator==
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• Inboard brake
  ...]. The [[Hummer H1]] is one of the few modern vehicles fitted with inboard brakes, although this addition was ostensibly to accommodate the Hummer's unusual ==Cars with inboard brakes==
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• Ducati 800 SPORT
  *Front Brakes -- 2x 320mm discs 4 piston calipers *Rear Brakes -- Single 245mm disc 2 piston caliper
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• Brake (railway)
  [[Brakes]] are used on [[railway]] [[train]]s to bring the train to a standstill. * brakes on the [[locomotive]].
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• Regenerative brakes
  ==Brakes as an electrical generator== Regenerative brakes are a form of [[electrical generator|dynamo generator]], originally discove
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• Brake
  ...the [[speed]] of a vehicle doubles, it has four times as much energy. The brakes must therefore dissipate four times as much energy to stop it and consequen Brakes of some description are fitted to most [[wheel]]ed [[vehicle]]s, including
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• Air brake (aircraft)
  In [[aeronautics]] '''air brakes''' are a type of [[flight controls|flight control]] used on [[aircraft]] to Air brakes differ from [[Spoiler (aeronautics)|spoilers]] in that air brakes are designed to increase [[Drag (physics)|drag]] while making little change
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• Brake lining
  ...d the lining would be the rubbery portion which contacts the rims when the brakes are applied. In most modern vehicular applications the system is conceptual ...erywhere there are braking systems, from elevator safety brakes to spindle brakes inside a VCR. The form and materials are frequently different, but the prin
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• Ducati 851
  ...the signature steel tube trellis frame, adorned with Marvic wheels, Brembo brakes and Marzocchi suspension. That first release was criticised for its handlin *Front brakes: Dual disc
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• Engine braking
  ...etain heat without producing temperatures that would deform and damage the brakes. ...regardless of transmission type. Engine braking passively reduces wear on brakes and helps a driver maintain control of the car. It is always active when th
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• Brake fade
  ...duction in stopping power that can occur after repeated application of the brakes, especially in high load or high speed conditions. Brake fade can be a fact ...tem components and can be experienced with both [[drum brakes]] and [[disk brakes]]. Loss of stopping power, or fade, can be caused by friction fade, mechani
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• Motrone GL Flash 4
  ...the canons of classic [[tuboni]] 80s ie wheels [[aluminum alloys]] [[drum brakes]] on 2 [[wheel|wheels]], [[engine]] 4-speed transmission of 50 [[cubic cent
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• Regenerative braking
  Regenerative brakes in electric [[railway]] vehicles feed the generated electricity back into t ...onfused with ''[[Regenerative brake#Comparison of dynamic and regenerative brakes|dynamic braking]]'', which dissipates the electrical energy as heat.
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• Ducati 750 SS
  *Front brakes -- Twin 320mm discs
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• Ducati 620 SPORT
  *Front brakes -- Twin 320mm discs
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• Benelli 250 2C
  |Front brakes || Expanding brake |Rear brakes || Expanding brake
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• Maserati 420
  |Brakes || Hydraulic [[disc brakes]]
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• Ducati 900 SS
  *Front brakes -- Twin 320mm discs
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• Ducati 748S
  *Front brakes -- Twin 320mm discs
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• Brake bleeding
  ...and doesn't require much technical expertise besides a basic knowledge of brakes and car hydraulics. One wheel at a time, the brake bleeding valve for that The term "bleeding the brakes" refers to the process in which a small valve is opened at the caliper (or
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• Basso
  ...fers carbon and steel-framed bikes. Their best features include dual pivot brakes and a strengthened frame (around the drop outs and bottom bracket).
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• Quota 1100 ES
  |Front Brakes || Dual 296 mm discs, Brembo ORO twin parallel piston floating calipers... |Rear Brakes || 260 mm Disc with Brembo twin parallel piston Instruments
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• Vehicle brake
  ...servo)]], the [[master cylinder]], the apportioning valves and finally the brakes themselves. ...which creates resistance, and in turn either heat or electricity. Friction brakes apply pressure on two separate objects to slow the vehicle.
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• Magliano
  ...ront fork and rear shock absorbers with cylinders. The rear wheel had disc brakes. The bike had only a front fairing and a partial shield over the [[exhaust
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• Rolling friction
  ...]]. Rolling friction can be compared to [[sliding friction]], as when the brakes "lock up", they slide upon the driving surface and do not sufficiently slow
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• Ercoli-Cavallone
  ...], the [[transmission]] is made up of a primary and secondary chain. The [[brakes]] are an expanding front fork and a [[parallelogram]]. This model was produ
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• Foglietti
  ...retors double Weber body. Change of Fiat derivation, to 4 marce + RM. Drum brakes on all four wheels. ...retors double Weber body. Change of Fiat derivation, to 5 marce + RM. Disc brakes on the four wheels. Front 4,50x13, posterior tires 5,20x14
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• Aguzzi
  ...by [[Franco Motore]] [[Morini]]. It has a three-speed hand-change and the brakes are stamped Ducati.
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• Air brake (road vehicle)
  [[George Westinghouse]] first developed air brakes for use in railway service. A safer air brake was patented by George Westin ...for providing that in the case of a breakaway of the trailer, the service brakes on the towing vehicle will be capable of stopping the towing vehicle."
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• Mototecnica
  ...cc for on the road and the ''Ghibli Mix'' moped, all three had front disc brakes. Production ceased in 1986.
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• Brembo
  ...calipers, drums and rotors, and brake lines. Other cars that have Brembo brakes include the [[Infiniti]] [[G35]], [[Acura]] [[TL]], [[Nissan]] [[Nissan 350 Brembo brakes are also used by a variety of [[Formula One]] teams, including [[Scuderia F
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• 1937 Czechoslovakian Grand Prix
  ...nion driver. In the end though it was unnecessary to pass him, Rosemeyer's brakes gave out and his race was over...or maybe not. | Brakes
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• Iso Grifo 90
  ...was fitted to a tubular steel chassis frame. Double [[wishbones]] and disc brakes were fitted all round.
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• Della Ferrera (car)
  ...gine. The planed vehicle included a four-speed transmission and four-wheel brakes. The series of small cars was planed but production never took place.
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• ARS
  *Brakes: Disk brakes on all 4 wheels
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• Hand brake
  ...h a lever between the seats. While either configuration serves for parking brakes, the lever operated brake is preferred for use as an emergency brake, for a ...king|parked]], thus the alternative name, ''parking brake''. Car emergency brakes have a [[ratchet]] [[lock (device)|lock]]ing mechanism that will keep them
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• Maserati 8C
  |Brakes || [[Hydraulic]] ...n other races. The car featured some of the world's earliest [[hydraulic]] brakes.
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• Daino
  ...uminum]] [[pistons]] and [[overhead valves]]. This fast 75 km/h car used [[brakes]] that were mounted on the rear wheels.
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• Fiat 507
  from 505 with modified suspension and brakes.
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• Fiat 512
  ...1926 and 1928. The car was developed from 510 with modified suspension and brakes.
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• Franz Xaver Reimspiess
  ...the NSU prototype. For the Auto Union P racing car Reimspieß designed new brakes and altered the rear axel to shaft suspension.
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• CAP
  ...quirrel') used [[Fiat 500]] mechanicals, a beam front axle with front disc brakes. The bodywork was very rudimentary and was composed of entirely flat surfac
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• Air brake (rail)
  ...o operate in mountainous regions, it became necessary to fit each car with brakes, as the [[locomotive]] was no longer capable of bringing the train to a hal ...kemen]], whose job it was to move from car to car and apply or release the brakes when signaled to do so by the engineer with a series of whistle blasts. Occ
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• Salve
  ...ction, three-speed gearbox in the block, double cradle frame and expansion brakes on both wheels. They were developed by [[Giuseppe Remondini]], who also mad
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• Threshold braking
  *[[Anti-lock brakes]]
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• Ducati 125 S
  |Brakes || front and rear drum ...ing a singular down-tube frame full cradle steel frame and full-width drum brakes.
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• Bandini 1300
  ...front provide for the cooling of the disc brakes front and rear tyres and brakes receive grids prepared the same purpose.
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• Disc brake
  [[image:suspension.jpg|thumb|On [[automobiles]], disc brakes are often located within the wheel]] ...brakes appeared on the [[Jaguar C-Type]] racing car in 1951. In 1950, disc brakes appeared on the first production car, the [[Crosley Hotshot]], followed by
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• Unsprung weight
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• Vacuum brake
  ...se anywhere in the world, supplanted in the main by [[air brake (rail)|air brakes]]. ...motive]] and in brake vehicles through the train, and later by steam power brakes on locomotives. This was clearly unsatisfactory, but the technology of the
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• Lancia Dialfa-18HP
  ...[Brake]]'': Brakes brake pedal (mechanical) acting on the transmission and brakes handmade (mechanical) agent on the rear wheels
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• Fial
  ...acted only on rear wheels with a dual system, the hand-operate the [[drum brakes]] on the wheels while the drum pedal to the edge of change. The distinctive
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• Cagiva Raptor
  ...iquid cooling]] and [[brake|brakes]] was composed of two [[brake disc|disc brakes]] all'anteriore (only version available from 125cc Disc all'avantreno singl
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• Anti-lock braking system
  [[Image:Absbrakes.jpg|thumb|250px|ABS brakes on a BMW motorcycle]] ...th the wheels on the limit of friction, whereas ABS works by releasing the brakes as the wheels break traction, so a skilled driver should be able to exceed
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• Hydraulic brake
  ...(drum brakes) and a single piston which is forced out of its housing (disc brakes.) ...applies pressure to the front brakes, and the rearmost segment to the rear brakes. This arrangement is made partly to balance the braking effect between the
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• Autotecnica
  ...th coil spring [[shock absorbers]], together with front disc and rear drum brakes and [[Borrani]] wire wheels. The engine is Alfa Romeo’s classic two liter ...nd front and rear suspension are from the [[OSCA 1500]] S, whilst the disc brakes come from ''Girling''. Fed by twin [[Weber]] [[carburetors]], the [[OSCA]]
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• Aprilia RS125
  |Brakes || ===Brakes===
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• Bundy tube
  ...rne- coated for corrosion protection. It is used in automotive [[hydraulic brakes|hydraulic brake lines]] in cars manufactured in the USA since the 1930s.
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• Romeo Autotutto
  |Brakes || Hydraulic system with drum brakes at all wheels. Mechanical handbrake on rear wheels.
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• Conti
  ...All models were kept in production until 1932 with improvements, expansion brakes on both wheels on all models. In the same year the Conti closed its doors.
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• Ferves
  Built on a [[Fiat]], it had the suspensions and brakes off a [[Fiat 600]]D, earlier off the [[Autobianchi Primula]], while the en The brakes were drums, with independent handbrake on the rear wheels that operated mec
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• Bugatti Type 10
  ...he left hand side of the engine and the exhaust on the right. Front wheel brakes were added in [[1926]].
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• Bicycle brake systems
  Early bicycles such as the high wheeled [[penny-farthing]] bikes had no brakes as we would recognize them today. As the machines were [[fixed gear bicycle ...dalling was an option. This was undoubtedly a big improvement on having no brakes at all, but it was not very powerful and almost useless in wet weather.
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• Bandini 1100 (1946)
  ...y in a wheel independent suspension with front bar. At the rear, hydraulic brakes [[brake drum | drum]] are placed next to [[differential (mechanical) | diff
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• Ferrari 575 GTC
  ..., and the car boasts a sequential shift. The track has been widened, the [[brakes]] increased in size and, thanks to the use of composite materials, the body
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• Alfa Romeo 2000
  |Brakes || Four-wheel drum brakes
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• Cagiva W
  ...ving the characteristics of all respect such as brackets [[Marzocchi]] and brakes [[Brembo]].
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• Ducati 999
  *'''Front Brakes:''' 2x 320 mm discs 4 piston calipers *'''Rear Brakes:''' Single 240 mm disc 2 piston caliper
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• Ferrari GG50
  *Brakes [[Brembo]] Rims ATP Tecnoforming 20”
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• Gilera Runner
  ...y available with 50cc, 125cc or 200cc engines and comes with powerful disk brakes front and rear.
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• Tasso
  |Front brakes || Discs |Rear brakes || Drums
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• Electronic brakeforce distribution
  ...utomatically varies the amount of [[force]] applied to each of a vehicle's brakes, based on road conditions, speed, loading, etc. Often coupled with [[anti-l
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• OSI
  ...table when driving, whilst the rear one was fixed and included aerodynamic brakes. ...e inboard. The front suspension used a similar independent system and disc brakes, though outboard. Steering was rack and pinion whilst the fuel was stored i
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• Ducati Supermono
  | Brakes || Dual 11-inch, 4-piston Brembo [[disc brakes|disc]] ...3 spoke Marchesini [[Magnesium alloy wheel|magnesium wheels]]. The front brakes were Brembo 280 mm fully floating iron front discs and Brembo P4. 30-3
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• Fiat 850
  ...g wheel and improved trim. With a 25 percent increase in power, plus disc brakes nestled behind 13" wheels, it was a "sport sedan" in the vein of the BMW 20 ...ed instrument panel. The previous drum brakes were replaced by better disc brakes.
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• Ducati Mach 1
  | Brakes || Front: 180mm drum type, rear: 160mm drum type
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• Vintage car
  ...common foot pedal was introduced, as was the use of hydraulically actuated brakes. [[Power steering]] was also an innovation of this era. Towards the end of
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• Cagiva Aletta Oro
  ...lighthouse is rectangular and the fairing very great, as far as the front brakes are type of double disc and single piston calipers.
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• Dynamic brake
  ...ng, the resulting braking force is designed to be the same as what the air brakes on their own provide. This is achieved by maximizing the dynamic brake port [[Category:Brakes]]
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• De Sanctis
  ...le Weber body invert. Change of derivation Fiat 600, to 4 marce + RM. Drum brakes on the four wheels. Front tires 5,20x12. Rear 5,20x14. ...rs double Weber body. Change of derivation Fiat 600, to 4 marce + RM. Drum brakes on the four wheels. Front tires 5,20x12. Rear 5,20x14.
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• Cagiva N 1
  The Cagiva Planet mount the same chassis (or frame, [[brake|brakes]] and [[shock]] front and rear) and [[engine]] sister [[Cagiva Mito]] ev, d
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• Aermoto
  ...of 6%, two speed with manual lever in the center of the vehicle, rear drum brakes operated with a foot pedal and a rigid front and rear suspension. The vehic
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• Bugatti Type 49
  ...7|Type 37A]] was later fitted, making the '''Type 38A'''. Its gearbox and brakes were later used in the [[#Type 40|Type 40]], while its radiator and axles w
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• Ducati Monster
  ...ble. Other technical changes that year included semi-floating front [[disc brakes]] with [[Brembo]] four-piston calipers, lighter Brembo wheels as well as 43 ...ble. Other technical changes that year included semi-floating front [[disc brakes]] with [[Brembo]] four-piston calipers, lighter Brembo wheels as well as 43
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• Autobianchi Stellina
  ...[[straight-4]] engine, delivering 29 hp, the Stellina featured [[drum brakes]] on all four wheels.
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• Covini T40 Turboboost
  |Brakes || front and rear discs with brake booster.
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• Cornering Brake Control
  ...corners, keeping the vehicle heading in the intended direction even if the brakes are applied suddenly.
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• Ducati Hypermotard
  |Brakes || Front: 2 x 305mm discs, 4-piston radial Brembo pistons <br>Rear: 245 ...n the Hypermotard as well as voting on configurations such as engine size, brakes and their favourite features. The bike was still in a concept form and prod
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• Bugatti Type 30
  ...7|Type 37A]] was later fitted, making the '''Type 38A'''. Its gearbox and brakes were later used in the [[#Type 40|Type 40]], while its radiator and axles w
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• Iso Rivolta
  ...Detroit, the transmission, too, axles (de Dion) and braking system (4 disc brakes!) came from the large [[Jaguar|Jaguars]] of the time. Tjis concept was main
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• Greppi
  ...fiberglass body with folding windshield and removable doors, used two hand brakes and the differential unit and gearbox from a VW van allowed it to be good f
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• LMX
  |Brakes F/R || Disk/Disk- Servo-assisted ...sed a forked biased backbone chassis, Ford Zodiac MkIV suspension and disk brakes, and a Ford Taunus 2.3 liter [[V6]] engine in various states of tune, up to
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• Electro-pneumatic brake system on British railway trains
  ...uipment, and had an electric control system, activating the compressed air brakes on each coach. In normal operation, the driver used the EP system exclusive ...ipe, so operating the triple valves. When the driver wishes to release the brakes, his operation of the driver’s brake valve returns compressed air (stored
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