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brake lines .... are braided steel worth it here?

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SumpMagnet:
I have had various bikes over the years with stock hoses and with braided steel...another back in the day 'fast lad' upgrade.

I have found some bikes responded well with braided hoses, and others felt wooden as hell and rather horrid. The things usually improved braking ..but a lot of that was down to the fact that they were replacing 15 year old hoses that were past their best.

So, what would be best for a 750F2 ?

My hoses are well shot, and the bike came with US spec high bars, so the front top hose was too long anyway. Rear hose was full of crystalised fluid and corrosion.....and was bin fodder too.
For the sake of safety, I want a full set of new hoses. No point in replacing seals and pistons etc. and NOT doing the hoses.

hairygit:
Braided hoses work well enough, and there are companies out there that make them with colored plastic sleeping over them, such as clear, lime green, barbie pink, and many others, also black, which looks standard when not too close up. Standard hoses are very expensive for what they are.

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ST1100:

--- Quote from: hairygit on August 21, 2021, 04:18:19 PM ---... also black, which looks standard when not too close up...
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Any legal issues arising with those aftermarket lines installed?
My GF's Kawa ER-5 failed the annual MOT over a braided line installed over here...

hairygit:
Perfectly okay here in U.K. actually they are considered superior to OEM rubber ones. I remember reading a few years back about new rules being introduced in some places in Europe which would prevent the fitting if any non standard parts, or even different sized tyres. That said, over here they are only just starting to accept l.e.d. headlight bulbs!

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ST1100:

--- Quote from: hairygit on August 22, 2021, 12:28:13 PM ---I remember reading a few years back about new rules being introduced in some places in Europe which would prevent the fitting if any non standard parts, or even different sized tyres.
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At first they only objected on braided lines with the screw-on banjos and tolerated the crimped ones... by now neither get a pass...
Probably a lobbying stunt in order to manipulate people into buying new vehicles instead...
The "benefits" (if there are some, as I see a proper bleeding job more effective) of durability and less fluid volume to be moved are debated widely...

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