Advice on new brake lines

[Gas Man]

DOT 5 has the same standards as 4, but can mix with all the others and is suppose to have a shelf life.

[marko138]

Thanks Gas.

[Smittie61984]

Coolio. After new tires and some leather pants SS brake lines is my next mod. Then paint the bike and I'll be doen with the Project Flying Turd.

[Mudpuppy]

yeah i want to do the ss brakeline mod for my front brakes as well.. let me know how it goes.. should be pretty easy eh? hardest part is bleeding / getting all the air out..

i switched to motul fluid a couple of years ago and it is great..

[marko138]

Did you have these on for the track this weekend?

[ceo012384]

I have these but haven't put them on yet.

A couple things... I'm going to get speedbleeders, I've only heard good things.

Another is that often the routing and branching of the lines changes with the aftermarket kit (for example, my stock setup runs one line from the MC down to the bracket that holds the horn, where it splits in two... in the galfer setup, it runs two separate lines from the MC down to the calipers). Anyways: Make sure the lines aren't rubbing anywhere weird. If it is, once the plastic jacket wears through, you'll have SS braid directly touching something, and it will mar the shit out of it.

[DLIT]

CEO, I just routed mine and used zip-ties to keep them from going all over the place. I think I used a total of 3-4 ties. Maybe even just two. The lines bow out, but they don't rub against anything.

BE SURE NOT TO GET BRAKE FLUID ON ANYTHING!! It'll fuck your paint/wheels up even if contact is only a few seconds.

It's usually a good idea to change your fluid when it starts getting dirty. It's amazing what dirty brake fluid does to your braking. Fucks it up BAD.

[marko138]

Are you guys cleaning your calipers every few months? You should be. I'm talking pulling the caliper off the bike (line still attached and one at a time)...and cleaning the pistons. You'd be amazed at what a clean piston does to your breaks. Trust me on this.

[ceo012384]

Originally Posted by DLIT

CEO, I just routed mine and used zip-ties to keep them from going all over the place. I think I used a total of 3-4 ties. Maybe even just two. The lines bow out, but they don't rub against anything.

BE SURE NOT TO GET BRAKE FLUID ON ANYTHING!! It'll fuck your paint/wheels up even if contact is only a few seconds.

That's not bad then. I guess just a zip tie on the fork tube and one down near the caliper would be enough.

And yeah, I know about brake fluid. I'm going to pull all the fairings and wheels and everything anyways and do lots of things together...

Originally Posted by marko138

Are you guys cleaning your calipers every few months? You should be. I'm talking pulling the caliper off the bike (line still attached and one at a time)...and cleaning the pistons. You'd be amazed at what a clean piston does to your breaks. Trust me on this.

I don't but I should... I'll do it when I do my big overhaul sometime before the track in 5 weeks...

You shouldn't do that with brake cleaner, right? I imagine it could damage the piston seals... maybe pull the pads and use some emory paper on those bad boys?

[marko138]

Originally Posted by ceo012384

That's not bad then. I guess just a zip tie on the fork tube and one down near the caliper would be enough.

And yeah, I know about brake fluid. I'm going to pull all the fairings and wheels and everything anyways and do lots of things together...

I don't but I should... I'll do it when I do my big overhaul sometime before the track in 5 weeks...

You shouldn't do that with brake cleaner, right? I imagine it could damage the piston seals... maybe pull the pads and use some emory paper on those bad boys?

You're right. It will eat the seals. Use some sort of biodegradable cleaner. I use Liquid Performance Total Cycle Cleaner and a toothbrush. It worked well.