HEL Brake Lines

[leevtr]

Just ordered the above 3 line kit. Hope to get them for fitting next weekend. Had to anchor up a bit sharp once or twice yesterday, and my 13 year old pipes felt a bit lacking under heavy pressure, so time to learn how to bleed brakes.

There could be lots of swearing in Romford next week !!!

[tattoo]

i did mine by removing the m/c,lines and calipers intact then mounting on a brush shaft and tipping sideways so the fluid doesn't run out of the m/c when the lines are removed...just remember when you bleed them up NOT to pull the lever right to the bar or you could turn the seals inside out,short strokes only....safer to bleed up too as your nowhere near the fairing and tank with the dot4...

[seb421]

Might seem like a ball ache but do take your fairing off and front fender mate, spill brake fluid and it will end in tears

got some on a brand new fender once and it was ruined caused it to crack at the mounts in a matter of mins

[leevtr]

Cheers fella's.

[agentpineapple]

great minds think alike lee, i ordered a new rear line directly from hel yesterday, there shipping isn't cheap
did you go for a colour combo or bog standard?

[seb421]

great minds think alike lee, i ordered a new rear line directly from hel yesterday, there shipping isn't cheap
did you go for a colour combo or bog standard?

Ive got HELL front and back too, you don't so much notice the rear as the front, nice tho mind!

Black lines with red ends

[leevtr]

What did you pay BSM ?? Got mine through the bay, £86 but post was free. Dont know if thats good or not, but seems ok.

Ordered transparent red lines with silver stainless banjos. not a lover of anodised metal, it always seems to end up wearing and looking tatty. I had to brake quite hard at one point yesterday as I came up behind a van, and could feel the lever was a bit spongy. Plus the bikes 13 years old, and rubber does deteriorate over time, so bit the bullet.

[seb421]

What did you pay BSM ?? Got mine through the bay, £86 but post was free. Dont know if thats good or not, but seems ok.

Ordered transparent red lines with silver stainless banjos. not a lover of anodised metal, it always seems to end up wearing and looking tatty. I had to brake quite hard at one point yesterday as I came up behind a van, and could feel the lever was a bit spongy. Plus the bikes 13 years old, and rubber does deteriorate over time, so bit the bullet.

Ive had anodised stuff wear in the past and half expected the HELL ones to as well especially at the front brake callipers but they haven't they have stood up to two winters no issues and still look like new

[agentpineapple]

i only went for the rear line at the mo, i'll get the fronts later this year when i put the new calipers on.
i went for the carbon look line with red metal bits....i paid £32 for it, but thats because hel charge almost a fiver postage
i also paid another £2.50 for a new s/s bleed nipple.......you know me i love a nipple
that just leaves 2 indiviual front brake lines and a clutch line.....

[thumperslaw]

I got "race lines" for front,clutch,rear brake
And so far they been spot on

I get HEL lines at trade price

[BigVeeGrin]

I got Wezmoto ones, but wonder if they're Hel parts. Do the Hel lines have an H on the end of the banjo? The Wez's do and the rubber bits have Hel on them!

[lumpyv]

Just ordered the above 3 line kit. Hope to get them for fitting next weekend. Had to anchor up a bit sharp once or twice yesterday, and my 13 year old pipes felt a bit lacking under heavy pressure, so time to learn how to bleed brakes.

There could be lots of swearing in Romford next week !!!

have you done em yet mate?

i bought a 3 line line venhill kit which i am hoping to fit at the grainstorm event( if it isnt raining).

[agentpineapple]

i fitted the rear one today, but i don't use the rear that much, so i couldn't say if it made a difference, my bikes running tatty old goodridge braided lines already. so i doubt i'll notice much of a change, lee told me jonsey fitted his lines for him. it'll be interesting to hear his results...

[BigVeeGrin]

apologies about the Wezmoto hijack of a Hel topic, but hey, we're all brake line buddies together. Testing mine up the road as soon as I gave it a handful, the front locked, tyre squealed, and then so did I. Awesome by comparison, and I reckon there's still some air to come out

[seb421]

Bit pissed off me, I ordered a HEL clutch line thought I might as well replace the whole lot while I'm doing the clutch i ordered it direct from them Sunday night / Monday morning and still not got it

how long did some of your lots stuff take to arrive, I'm sure when I got my brake kit few year back it came very quick