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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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