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(Mods: this is not a technical query. It's about human behaviour. Hence in Chatter)
My car is 27 years old and has the same brake lines it had when it came out of the factory in South Africa. I have never thought to replace them and have never done so in any car I have owned.
Turning to bikes and from time to time I read the wondrous effects of braided brake hoses and/or the desirability of renewing the brake lines, on nearly new bikes.
Why the difference?
Is it just the joy of farkling...?
1997 Jag 3.2 Exec (jangly jangly!); two bicycles; 2001 XL 650 V-1 which is ready for anything, cuts through traffic like a hot knife through butter and just gets better and better
The Dark One
Braided brake lines do have a technical effect on the braking of the bike, they expand less than modern brake lines so more of the braking force is guided towards the calliper..
It's nothing to do with riding style apart from the fact that it improves the brakes and most of the time it's just the simple fact that OEM hoses tend to be crap
Moved to Bike tech as that's the only place it belongs
Last edited by Lumiya; 17-08-10 at 10:43 AM.
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My T5 Volvo has braided brake lines so it's not just bikes.
XL650VY - TKC80's, Mivv Suono "silencer", Arrow Headers, PAIR system removed, 125 mains, Renthal 677 bars, MRA Vario Screen, Scottoiler, Honda Main Stand, Daytona Heated Grips, Sparkbright Charge Monitor
The Dark One
You can buy them for anything which uses brake/clutch fluid.. My GPz even has it on the clutch
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The ones on my MTB are plastic
XL650VY - TKC80's, Mivv Suono "silencer", Arrow Headers, PAIR system removed, 125 mains, Renthal 677 bars, MRA Vario Screen, Scottoiler, Honda Main Stand, Daytona Heated Grips, Sparkbright Charge Monitor
...and carry the two.....
I suspect that if you were to change the brake lines on your car you would find a difference in braking performance.
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The effects of a bikes brake lines being in direct sun light may have some bearing on the performance.
UV light destroys most synthetic materials over a period of time.
Cars have mostly metal brake lines with just small pieces of flexible connections to allow for the suspension, all of which are hidden under the bodywork / wheel arches.
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geriatric
I used to run braided lines on my Escorts and Capri's. The brakes were never up to the job as standard (especially if you more then double the engines BHP) when used it used to make the pedal a lot firmer,the fade was less and the braking was more instant due to less pedal travel.
SOTGATT
Moved to Bike tech as that's the only place it belongs
Yeah ?.....Well,if you read it properly you'd see what he meant.
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