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

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Skoti:
Bought a length of Goodrich braided stainless steel brake hose and fittings off fleabay.
Cut the hose to size and slipped a piece of black rubber sleeve over before the fittings went on.

Looks similar to original and acceptable for an old bike, much cheaper than buying made to measure stuff.

Good luck

Skoti
 
 
Edit.
Can't find it on fleabay anymore but here's a link to Goodrich:-

https://www.goodridge.co.uk/collections/600-700-series-hose-fittings

Bryanj:
Search an3 3mm brake line, you can get black now

Yoshi823:
In the very early '80s I fitted Goodrich braided hoses to my CB750F2 and together with Ferodo SS pads they really made a difference.


At the same time I also fitted Goodrich hoses to my commuter CB550F1 that i'd fitted double discs to. I had Vesrah (useless in the wet) in one caliper & Ferodo SS pads in the other....so double disc in the dry, single disc in the wet


Nowadays I have braided hoses on all of my bikes, especially on my FJ1200, which is ridden around the continent


On all bikes the fitting of the hoses has made a worthwhile difference & is recommended

SumpMagnet:
Looks like a full set of hoses for my F2, front and rear come to £132 with VAT.

Thats in plain black with plain stainless fixings

Hel and Goodridge are pretty much the same pricewise, to within a couple of £££.

Sesman:
Hi, oddjob. I was interested to read your note on the twin disk set up (retaining the hardlines). I intend to do the same. I’ll give Shaun a call.

One question: what’s your solution for holding the rubber brake pipe grommet. EG replicating the left side wire arrangement?

Cheers

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