05-05-12, 12:40 PM
Best to leave the braided hoses till the OE ones are on their way out.
If you have to replace em, best to fit something that will last forever ie braided ones.
But in the meantime for road riding you get slightly better feel with rubber hoses, so no don't rush to replace em.
Are your brakes lacking? Best thing you can do is clean the callipers, protect the pistons with red rubber grease, and bleed the brakes once or twice a year.
Huggers come down to personal taste. I considered getting one when I got the K-Tech rear shock upgrade. I asked the technician at K-Tech if he recommended the fitment of a hugger to protect the shock. He said they offer no real protection for the shock and just make getting the wheel out and in harder. So as I think they look pretty crap anyway, I didn't bother.
Mines a gen1 by the way. Gel seat good, got one, heated grips, got those too. I replaced the end can with something more fruity so it doesn't sound like a 1000cc sewing machine any more. I love my hard luggage, great for carting stuff about.
It all depends what you want to do with your bike.
If you have to replace em, best to fit something that will last forever ie braided ones.
But in the meantime for road riding you get slightly better feel with rubber hoses, so no don't rush to replace em.
Are your brakes lacking? Best thing you can do is clean the callipers, protect the pistons with red rubber grease, and bleed the brakes once or twice a year.
Huggers come down to personal taste. I considered getting one when I got the K-Tech rear shock upgrade. I asked the technician at K-Tech if he recommended the fitment of a hugger to protect the shock. He said they offer no real protection for the shock and just make getting the wheel out and in harder. So as I think they look pretty crap anyway, I didn't bother.
Mines a gen1 by the way. Gel seat good, got one, heated grips, got those too. I replaced the end can with something more fruity so it doesn't sound like a 1000cc sewing machine any more. I love my hard luggage, great for carting stuff about.
It all depends what you want to do with your bike.