Clutch line

[TonyW650]

Evening all,

while fitting my belly pan this evening, was thinking about changing my clutch line to braided, can this be done?

[Wicky]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/S-S-Brake-Clu ... 803wt_1134

http://www.vtr1000.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=24373

[lloydie]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Honda-VTR-100 ... 3a784cbe02

[TonyW650]

so thats a yes I can change it then lol

okie dokie, does it make any improvements in the clutch action?

[Wicky]

okie dokie, does it make any improvements in the clutch action?

Not really as the OEM set-up is part hose / fine-bore tube.

http://www.vtr1000.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=24373

[tony.mon]

No change in the action at all, purely cosmetic.

The advantage with changing brake lines is that the original lines swell slightly under the pressure of the brakes being applied.

However the clutch doesn't have a solid "stop" like the brakes do; the pads trying to push through the disc is pretty much what you'd call an "immovable object".

The clutch doesn't have a positive stop, it just opens the clutch pressure plate away form the clutch basket so as to to release the pressure against the springs. and so the line pressure is a fraction of what is experienced in brake lines. So fitting a line which won't expand as much as a standard line is a bit of a waste of money, as it's never going to be under enough pressure to stretch or swell, and so you'll notice no difference.

Hasn't stopped me fitting a lovely braided line to match the brake lines, though.
Bling!

[thumperslaw]

I can do Hel lines alittle cheaper for people on here

Pm me for more details

[Xenocide]

It does mean your fluid won't go black so quickly though. That's about it though.