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Offline roninvt

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Braided ss brake lines
« on: June 01, 2013, 06:16:44 PM »
What is the advantage/reason to upgrade to s/s brake lines?  I have no experience with them.
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Offline WayneDW

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Re: Braided ss brake lines
« Reply #1 on: June 01, 2013, 09:45:38 PM »
They bulge less under pressure and last longer.
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Offline Scott_

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Re: Braided ss brake lines
« Reply #2 on: June 01, 2013, 11:01:28 PM »
OEM or SS, I think either one would be an improvement over 20+ year old originals.  :2thumbup:
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Offline billday

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Re: Braided ss brake lines
« Reply #3 on: June 02, 2013, 07:47:56 AM »
They look nice.
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Offline rocket23

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Re: Braided ss brake lines
« Reply #4 on: June 02, 2013, 03:39:31 PM »
OEM or SS, I think either one would be an improvement over 20+ year old originals.  :2thumbup:
My next upgrade......that and fresh discs........
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Offline mathias

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Re: Braided ss brake lines
« Reply #5 on: June 06, 2013, 04:49:43 PM »
On my ABS K75S there is very little of the brake lines that could be replaced by SS lines, at least on the front. Coming from the brake lever, only about a foot is flexible hose, then it switches to solid pipes, like on a car, all the way under the tank back to the ABS modulator, and all the way forward again to the radiator, where you get another foot or so of flexible hose to replace.
I've never done a before/after comparison, but my expectation is that with stainless the brakes would get a less mushy feel, since a regular brake line can balloon out a tad under braking pressure. But with the massive distance the oil has to travel on our ABS bikes, we're probably always stuck with some mush.

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