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Post by mikestrong on Oct 9, 2008 19:03:01 GMT
Hi Folks,
What are the benefits of having steel brake hoses?
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Post by Flymo on Oct 9, 2008 19:06:56 GMT
rubber hoses can give a little (bulge under pressure) giving rise to a sort of spongy feeling, especially when old, steel braided hoses are supposed to stop this. other tha that they look nicer IMHO.
Really i haven't a clue
i'm sure the boffins will be along soon to tell me i've got it all wrong !
Flymo
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Post by teejayexc on Oct 9, 2008 19:08:21 GMT
Hi Folks, What are the benefits of having steel brake hoses? If you mean the braided brake hoses they are supposed to give you better braking by the means of allowing more of the hyd pressure to reach the pistons as opposed to flexing the brake lines of the original ones. Hth Trev |
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Post by teejayexc on Oct 9, 2008 19:09:17 GMT
Hi Folks, What are the benefits of having steel brake hoses? If you mean the braided brake hoses they are supposed to give you better braking by the means of allowing more of the hyd pressure to reach the pistons as opposed to flexing the brake lines of the original ones. Hth Trev Edit; yup what Flymo says more or less  |
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Post by mikestrong on Oct 9, 2008 20:39:49 GMT
Are they easy to fit?
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Post by bobh on Oct 9, 2008 20:42:03 GMT
Very easy to fit, getting the air out of the bleeders is a different matter.
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Post by teejayexc on Oct 9, 2008 20:48:26 GMT
Very easy to fit, getting the air out of the bleeders is a different matter.  Surely thats the whole point of bleeders? trev |
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Post by beeblemaster on Oct 9, 2008 21:30:08 GMT
Just watch out for the HEL brake lines. They are ridiculously long and have to be re-routed. Scuffed the paint off my refurbished swingarm right to the bare metal, so had to re-re-route  |
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Surely thats the whole point of bleeders? 