Braided line Setup
 

Im going to upgrade to Braided lines over the winter, as i need to bleed them anyway. Do i go with the 2 or 3 line setup? Ive heard of HEL but are they the best lines to go for?

yeah hell are good for the money.

You can pick new sets up cheap on eBay.

I went for the 3 line set-up as it was for the same price as the 2 line set-up.

I have been told the 2 line is easier to bleed, plus why over complicate things?

you overcomplicate things with a 2 lines.

As standard SV is a 3 line set up - straight swap.

Hel lines are good. Goodridge hoses tent to be on the pricey side.

I fitted Earls braided lines to my CB. Great to deal with. As my CB is a Jap import, they wanted to see the lines first, so took them up to their workshop at Silverstone and they made them up there and then in about 30mins. And they didnt charge extra for the coloured plastic coating

How on earth do you overcomplicate things with less lines? I don't see how that works. There is nothing more complicated about less lines, from reservoir to each caliper, no silly little connection on the bottom yoke. Go for the 2 line connection I say.

Positioning's just slightly easier with 3 lines, because it's all direct swaps, but not much. 2 lines is definately easier once fitted though, and you can get rid of the wee splitter- saves grams, that does :) I'd always do 2 lines. What sort of 2 lines you choose is another choice, I've found 1 down-1 across can be temperamental to bleed but I gather that's uncommon. 2 down is dead easy, but maybe just a little ugly, more stuff hanging off the bars.

yer.. its just another place for air bubble to get trapped.

2 line (straight down) is the way to go. You simply get better braking with that setup compared to a ‘split’ setup.

Apart from looks, it makes very little difference. It is a closed system, so pressure applied at one end should (if bled correctly) be the same regardless of the length. The only advantage that I can see is, since the system is shorter, then there is literally less space for things to breakdown/error - bulges etc, but then with braided lines, this isn't so much of a problem.

EDIT - One other thing with HEL lines (and I'm not alone here) Is they seem to come up long on the SV. HEL are very nice and willing to shorten them for you, but may be worth keeping in mind before you fit them :wink: