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Title: Brake Hoses - A Question
Post by: N A Chess on 29 May 2014, 08:41:18 pm
Hi Al

Can anyone tell me the difference between the standard OEM front brake hoses and 'Full Length Race' ones? I have ordered the latter - they are £30 quid cheaper - but have no idea how they differ from standard.

Perhaps I should have found out before buying  :rolleyes
Title: Re: Brake Hoses - A Question
Post by: John Silva on 29 May 2014, 09:19:56 pm
OEM are one hose from master cylinder to splitter then two hoses to callipers. 3 hoses in total.
Race setup is two hoses from master cylinder straight to the callipers. 2 Hoses in total thus cheaper than OEM

Simples  :D
Title: Re: Brake Hoses - A Question
Post by: SteveCardiff on 29 May 2014, 09:36:43 pm
Race hoses use seperate lines from the master cylinder so if one gets damaged and leaks fluid you still have one working caliper.

Title: Re: Brake Hoses - A Question
Post by: fazersharp on 29 May 2014, 11:35:01 pm
Race hoses use seperate lines from the master cylinder so if one gets damaged and leaks fluid you still have one working caliper.

Think that might be wrong

I have the two line system which has done away with the cross bar section under the fairing, its quite simple rearlly as all it is - is a double banjo bolt at the master cylinder, so although it is two lines they are connected at the cylinder so wont help if one is damaged
Title: Re: Brake Hoses - A Question
Post by: richfzs on 29 May 2014, 11:53:28 pm
Agree with fazersharp. You would only get the one-working-caliper, if the lines were fitted with non-return valves, which obviously they can't be! So if one line is damaged, all the pressure will be released through the damaged point. No brakes is no brakes.
Title: Re: Brake Hoses - A Question
Post by: His Dudeness on 30 May 2014, 09:44:42 am
you could loosen a bleed nipple and test the theory
Title: Re: Brake Hoses - A Question
Post by: SteveCardiff on 30 May 2014, 10:54:23 am
I stand corrected, of course one wouldn't work,that's the Stella talking :)

Title: Re: Brake Hoses - A Question
Post by: SteveCardiff on 30 May 2014, 10:56:55 am
......a very very early stella  :rollin
Title: Re: Brake Hoses - A Question
Post by: N A Chess on 30 May 2014, 06:31:55 pm
Thanks for all your responses - Stella ones included.  :lol

Hopefully should be a doddle to fit.
Title: Re: Brake Hoses - A Question
Post by: fazersharp on 30 May 2014, 08:43:02 pm
Does stella work in the brake lines also then
Cause ive been drinking brake fluid and its dosent work like stella
Title: Re: Brake Hoses - A Question
Post by: His Dudeness on 30 May 2014, 09:30:46 pm
Does stella work in the brake lines also then
Cause ive been drinking brake fluid and its dosent work like stella

It's a liquid so it's not compressible so it would work!
Title: Re: Brake Hoses - A Question
Post by: fazersharp on 30 May 2014, 09:59:16 pm
Does stella work in the brake lines also then
Cause ive been drinking brake fluid and its dosent work like stella

It's a liquid so it's not compressible so it would work!
I seem to be able to compress quite a lot of it down my neck
Title: Re: Brake Hoses - A Question
Post by: His Dudeness on 30 May 2014, 11:41:14 pm
Does stella work in the brake lines also then
Cause ive been drinking brake fluid and its dosent work like stella

It's a liquid so it's not compressible so it would work!
I seem to be able to compress quite a lot of it down my neck

 :lol 
I like the odd beverage myself :lol
Title: Re: Brake Hoses - A Question
Post by: richfzs on 31 May 2014, 12:18:46 am
Does stella work in the brake lines also then
Cause ive been drinking brake fluid and its dosent work like stella

It's a liquid so it's not compressible so it would work!

It's more gas than liquid. It also looks like piss, tastes like piss... Mind you I've stopped pretty fucking quickly when I've needed a piss, so maybe it would work...
Title: Re: Brake Hoses - A Question
Post by: His Dudeness on 31 May 2014, 12:29:55 am
he could drink the stella and then piss in the master cylinder to remove the gas :lol
Title: Re: Brake Hoses - A Question
Post by: fazersharp on 31 May 2014, 09:00:32 pm
he could drink the stella and then piss in the master cylinder to remove the gas :lol
That would just change great brakes into pissy ones !
Title: Re: Brake Hoses - A Question
Post by: SteveCardiff on 01 June 2014, 11:01:52 am
Bring your bike to me, i'll fuck up your brakes but i'll make your horn louder  :lol