15-12-14, 12:19 PM
One of the reasons manufacturers go with rubber hoses even on thier high end kit is that their bikes are sometimes bought by fools with no skill, experience or training. These are the sort of people who are more likely to grab at the brakes and so have a fractionally better chance of survivng if the breaks are soggy and slow to grip. The extreme of this was Honda's linked braking system where the bike decided how to slow down instead of the rider. Some high end cars will even decide when to slow down, with their 'brake assist' type features on the basis that some drivers are too timid to use their brakes fully.
There is a market for this and there are people for whom it is the better system. Fortunatly Yamaha gives us the choice of staying with rubber hoses or changing to braided giving a higher degree of control but being more sensitive to mistakes.
If you are not sure which would suit you better, I would suggest you don't change them yet but put some serious practice into your braking and see if you cant improve your control and technique. Then you will be able to better decide for yourself from a position of knowledge.
There is a market for this and there are people for whom it is the better system. Fortunatly Yamaha gives us the choice of staying with rubber hoses or changing to braided giving a higher degree of control but being more sensitive to mistakes.
If you are not sure which would suit you better, I would suggest you don't change them yet but put some serious practice into your braking and see if you cant improve your control and technique. Then you will be able to better decide for yourself from a position of knowledge.