Braided lines

tattie · Post by **tattie** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 9:58 pm

Am planning to change the front and rear braided lines in the not too distant future, existing ones have alloy ends.
Any advice on hassle free makes.

cheers

A.M.

Post by **kevg** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 10:27 pm

hoses i've had that were no probs at all to fit were

Hel - http://www.h-e-l.co.uk/
BSR - http://www.bsr-aerotek.com/

both have ends that can swivel that makes fitting far easier, the BSR ones the ends were in the box loose and had hydraulic taper ends to the hoses to mate them together.

Badger · Post by **Badger** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 10:44 pm

I fitted Hel to mine, front & rear, good fit no problems, bought them http://www.edgeperformance.co.uk Â£55.00 inc delivery

Stormin Ben · Post by **Stormin Ben** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 2:25 pm

I got some Goodridge ones from Hein Gericke with clear plastic coating
Good fit and very good price

But my top-tip for hassle free is

Remove the calipers and pump the pistons quite a long way out
Then, when you fit the new hoses you simply push the pistons back in and fluid is forced UP the lines. (ie the same direction as the air bubbles want to go)
This works loads better than trying to bleed fluid down the empty lines when the air wants to go up

Ben

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 6:05 pm

has to be goodridge every time had a hel clutch pipe come away at the joint

gr pipes come with a choice of ends and pipe colours

tattie · Post by **tattie** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 10:46 pm

Are the ends on the Hel/ Goodrich hoses stainless steel or alloy?

Reason being, is that guy at bike shop at weekend said he had seen quite a few of the popular coloured alloy ends spilt and cracked recently.

Cheers for the info so far.

A.M.

Ben, the last time I had the fluid done the mechanic used one of those fluid bleeders?? worked of a compressor, no mess, no fuss. I had never seen one before then. I get where you are coming from though.

Cheers again

Post by **kevg** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 9:23 am

i went for stainless both times alan, never had a problem, fitted the BSR hoses to the storm a couple of weeks ago, used the same method as ben describes, far less hassle than trying to bleed the whole system.

there are usually Hel hoses on ebay with the option of stainless at not a bad price.

Post by **sirch345** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 10:00 am

tattie wrote:Are the ends on the Hel/ Goodrich hoses stainless steel or alloy?

Reason being, is that guy at bike shop at weekend said he had seen quite a few of the popular coloured alloy ends spilt and cracked recently.

Cheers for the info so far.

I'm almost 100% sure that alloy brake hose ends are only meant for bikes that are used for racing, not road bikes

I remember one member on here having a near escape from what could have been a fatal accident resulting from alloy ends being used on his road bike

Chris.

Zer0Zer0 · Post by **Zer0Zer0** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 10:14 am

agreed stainless or ti are the only ways to go

Post by **sirch345** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 10:53 am

I found it

This was the link I was referring too, in this case it was the actual banjo bolt that had cracked and not the banjo itself (both alloy) take a look at the link

Also better still if you bought your bike 2nd hand check the brake fittings on your bike

it could save your life

http://www.vtr1000.org/phpBB2/viewtopic ... ends+split

iggy1966 · Post by **iggy1966** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 11:47 am

Stainless every time, no corrosion worries.

Stormin Ben · Post by **Stormin Ben** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 10:43 am

I've got zinc fittings on mine
Not had any bother with them so far <touches wood>

Not as pricey as stainless but seem up to the job

Ben