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Bikes, Hints'n'Tips => Fazer 1000/FZ1 corner => Topic started by: fazerblue on 07 December 2014, 08:10:35 pm

Title: braided hose brake lines
Post by: fazerblue on 07 December 2014, 08:10:35 pm
Does anybody know if braided hoses are better than the original ones on the fazer or like some bikes make it worst input is great-full thanks
Title: Re: braided hose brake lines
Post by: acid drop on 07 December 2014, 08:11:40 pm
braided lines are far superior to factory fitted rubber ones.  Why did you post this 8 times
Title: Re: braided hose brake lines
Post by: fazerblue on 07 December 2014, 08:17:32 pm
when i tried to put a new topic up the site kept saying unable to load so i kept trying then it loaded them all on
Title: Re: braided hose brake lines
Post by: Hedgetrimmer on 07 December 2014, 08:36:48 pm
when i tried to put a new topic up the site kept saying unable to load so i kept trying then it loaded them all on

Happening a lot lately. I just click "back", then I get "cannot display web page", then just click back into the site, and the reply has been posted. Probably an easier way to do it?

It may have just been my perception, but I have used braided lines before and found them to leave the brakes with less feel, a bit wooden. On others, they have been good though. They sometimes take a LOT of bleeding before you get them working well.

You know, it occurs to me, are the bike manufacturers fitting them as standard yet? I don't recall seeing any. If not, why not?
Title: Re: braided hose brake lines
Post by: solorider on 07 December 2014, 11:11:19 pm
when i tried to put a new topic up the site kept saying unable to load so i kept trying then it loaded them all on

It may have just been my perception, but I have used braided lines before and found them to leave the brakes with less feel, a bit wooden. On others, they have been good though. They sometimes take a LOT of bleeding before you get them working well.

You know, it occurs to me, are the bike manufacturers fitting them as standard yet? I don't recall seeing any. If not, why not?
the reason why very few manufactures don't use braided hoses is to give the brakes feel, the slight bulging in the rubber hoses give this, a braided hose tends to lose the feel and can as mentioned a wooden feel and in some cases make the brake slightly more fierce, there are some scooter manufactures that do use braided hoses, which isn't a bad thing as the rear brake hose is a bit long for a rubber hose.
Title: Re: braided hose brake lines
Post by: JoeRock on 08 December 2014, 09:15:31 am
when i tried to put a new topic up the site kept saying unable to load so i kept trying then it loaded them all on

Happening a lot lately. I just click "back", then I get "cannot display web page", then just click back into the site, and the reply has been posted. Probably an easier way to do it?

It may have just been my perception, but I have used braided lines before and found them to leave the brakes with less feel, a bit wooden. On others, they have been good though. They sometimes take a LOT of bleeding before you get them working well.

You know, it occurs to me, are the bike manufacturers fitting them as standard yet? I don't recall seeing any. If not, why not?


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