You're assumption, that the brake force is much greater with the cam at 60°, is correct, but at that point you run the risk of completely locking the brake shoes with the cam at 90°, when you apply to much force.
Chinese supporters at the trial are in luck, and it is soon going to have in their local market of the first trial bike manufactured and designed completely in China, which will mean access to this beautiful sport, European imported motorcycles have a much higher cost for the majority of Asian citizens.
Is the Tenaci Wong TW200S, a model which though it tries to incorporate many of the features of the consolidated brands trial bike, cannot be considered competition, since their characteristics and motorization are much more discreet and less competitive, and is that its function is to serve as introduction to the trial in the Asian market for which it is intended.
Incorporates a motor 4-stroke 200cc water-cooled with electric starter, tubular steel, tilting chassis aluminium fuel tank made in plastic of greater capacity than usual in the bikes manufactured in Europe and Japan, disc brakes, 184 mm diameter front with double piston and 148mm diameter rear caliper. The wheels are of the measures standard, 2, 75 by 21 the front and 4, 00 by 18 the rear of the brand Legion, and with RIM tubeless. The declared weight is 79.4 kg.
This bike can mean big opportunities of expansion for the sport of the trial, taking in has the huge extension and population of the country Asian, as well as the future opening of new markets for all them manufacturers. Certainly a good news.
A four stroke is heavier normally, the works Hondas are the same the 2 strokes though, and yes that's hondas prerogative, however that's their downfall, as their Trial sales are a fraction of other manufacturers,
"Honda (UK) has doubled the size of its specialist Montesa dealer network and appointed a new Off-Road Sales Manager to further support continued growth in the UK’s trial bike market."
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Indeed, his videos were very helpful when I had my GasGas.