Braided hoses.. anything I should look out for ??

Originally Posted by tomjones2

having fitted one to the rear i cant say that i made any real diffrence to the brakeing peformance, i have always found my rear brake rather 'remote', it does work propely just dont get much feel through it.

front ones did a world of good though

That'll be those lead boots you wear.....

Cheers for the advice lads...


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These ones will do OK then ??

Actualy, there seems to be a price war on with these brake lines!

Originally Posted by valleyboy

Cheers for the advice lads...


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These ones will do OK then ??

Perfect mate.

I found the SV ones to be a tiny bit too long at the front. Extra cable ties.

Originally Posted by Cloggsy

Took the words right out of my mouth...

Nah, don't bother with stainless, not worth it, so long as you don't let the zinc ones get covered in salt, they'll do the job jsut as well.

Also, I own a zx6r and the rear brake is CACK with the rear braided hose. Its very ON/OFF, just do the front mate, honestly. Buy a two line set.

[northwind]

Originally Posted by instigator

Nah, don't bother with stainless, not worth it, so long as you don't let the zinc ones get covered in salt, they'll do the job jsut as well.

So don't ride in winter then? The problem with zinc coatings, or in fact any coatings, is that they're only any use until they get scratched or dinged. So they can be fine for years, or they can rust 10 minutes after you buy them, entirely dependant on the quality of the coating, how well packaged they were, if you banged them off anything hard when fitting them, etc. Plus, if they do get makny you need to be careful how you clean them- if stainless get filthy you can just polish 'em up. Do that with corated ones and all you do is take the coating off.

There's a case for both, really.