stainless steel braded brake lines

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Old 05-08-2007 | 10:53 PM
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Default RE: stainless steel braded brake lines

I've installed the front and will do the rear this evening.
Mythoughts on the hoses and the performance;
The front line weighs about half the OEM assy. Very clean look also. My bike had the adjustable plunger screw at the master cyclinder adjusted so that it didn't make intial contact until the screw had moved over .150" I readjusted it to move about .05" before making contact.... That said, the front brake is now very controllable, you can feather in as much or as little power as needed. The spongy feel is eliminated. Itried hard stopping on the street from 50 mph, and I can bring the 50/50 Kenda front tire to stop so hard it's "growling" against the pavement. I've got it just less of skidding, but the effort is very light, and very controllable.Stopping power, lever effort reduction, and controlability have all been improved.

I think the rear line will do the same..but I think the pedal will need to be adjusted downward some...the same overlength lead in seems to exist as with the front brake.
 
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Old 05-09-2007 | 01:59 AM
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IMHO the rear isnt worth it. The rear will just lock anywaybut most impotantly on the streetif you are braking as hard as you can in front the rear tire has no useable traction left for braking, but I'm sure some here will disagree but its true displite what the little booklet at the DMV says.
 
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Old 05-09-2007 | 03:26 AM
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+1...
Was just riding home from work and had to do a quick stop from 90kph.
First ever panic stop on my D606's front and rear. They have about 200 kms on them, so the factory coating is surely gone.

Anyway, the rear locked up on me really easily, luckily the front was controllable and didn't lock up - I stopped just in time. I must have left a 50 foot streak of rubber from the rear. [&:] Just what I wanted to do on my new mudders.

Guess it's probably wise to go and practice my panic stops on my new tires.
 
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