Goodridge brake line length, faired/naked?
 

Hi all,

I bought myself a set of Goodridge braided hoses (2 piece, 'race' style) for my K6 SV650N as a christmas present and was really excited when they arrived on saturday. However, upon inspecting the package it said they were lines for a K3-K5 SV650S. I contacted the seller, who pointed out that these are the lines that Goodridge specifies for my bike in their catalogue: http://www.goodridge.net/documents/d...012_suzuki.pdf

I was always under the impression that the S brake lines are a bit shorter due to the clip ons and Goodridge has made a mistake? The K3 has different lines for the N and the S, which strengthens my belief.
Could anyone confirm this or does anyone have experience fitting the S lines onto their naked?

Re: Goodridge brake line length
 

yes they are to short if they are for an S.

Re: Goodridge brake line length
 

Yes . Looks like a Goodrich Typo but could be that they are made overly long.

Measure the length of the shortest of the two Goodrich lines ( center of banjo to center of banjo ). S Bike right caliper line will likely be between 73 and 76cm. N Bike line should be noticably longer.
Use the 'piece of string' method to measure , on the bike, the length of your current brake line from the center of banjo on your master cylinder down to center of banjo on you right ( as you sit on the bike) caliper.

This will tell you if they are going to be OK or not.

Re: Goodridge brake line length
 

The shortest of the two Goodridge lines is 75mm. I measured my line on the bike with a tape measure and it's more around 80mm. Thanks for the help!

I'll contact Goodridge when they start working again after new year, as I don't feel like the seller should fix their faults.

Re: Goodridge brake line length
 

no. seller sent wrong lines and nothing to do with goodridge so contact seller and either get refund or get them to send correct lines.

Re: Goodridge brake line length
 

No problem.
Do contact Goodridge, at same time as the seller, as thier datasheet does look wrong and putting short lines on a bike has possible serious consequences.

Re: Goodridge brake line length
 

Seller sent the lines Goodridge told him to send for my bike. As Shawting said, it can only help future buyers as well.