Which brake lines

[romeo one]

Looking to upgrade the brake lines on both bikes, I have looked at Goodridge and Hel web sites,but what would you get????

[jasonbc]

Looking to upgrade the brake lines on both bikes, I have looked at Goodridge and Hel web sites,but what would you get????

Goodridge, HEL and Earls lines are all made in the same factory in Exeter so get the cheapest one. Or go to a hydraulics shop tell them what you want and that it's for a lawn mower and get the same thing for a 1/4 of the price. You could take you hose off get them to match it, unfortunalty industrial hydraulics places are not licensed for brake lines thats why you would have to tell them its for a lawn mower or something the quality will be the same or better than what you would get from Hel Goodridge or Earl's. I was quoted around £7-10 a line from Hose and Hydraulics

[StumpyFingers]

Just watch out for the rear one, for some reason it nearly always comes too long.

[ade]

do not use pirtek....i was quoted £80 for a set for my mini.
if any one lives near a stauff dealer,the actually make the goodridge brand,a franchise thing i think.
they shut the redditch branch
being an ex-plant fitter,i know a bit about hydraulic things

[Mervinh]

Jason
HEL are at Tedburn St Mary
and Goodridge are at Exeter airport

HEL are better value i think they havestainless ends as standard
adding stainless ends too goodridge hoses makes them more expensive than hel ones
personaly i use Nick chambers of the Caliper resto fame
he makes em very simlar to HEL with stainless ends
also supplies new copper washers with the lines
all you need to do is measure the length you need
then work out the angle for the ends and ask Nick

http://www.rd-bitz.com/

[angelo]

Hel - front ones I had were perfect - stainless and are looking good over a year on. Improved brake feel as well. Got them from an ebay shop very cheap

[stageonesimmo]

I got my local bike shop (Ride-On in Glasgow) to make me up a rear one - took the old one in as a template - only thing was it didnt come with stainless ends and so is now looking a bit tatty - with that in mind my front ones when I get round to them, will be HEL, as for the same price as Goodrich you get stainless ends - I have goodrich on my landrover and they are fine but I really would pay extra if needed for stainless ends.............

[jasonbc]

I got my local bike shop (Ride-On in Glasgow) to make me up a rear one - took the old one in as a template - only thing was it didnt come with stainless ends and so is now looking a bit tatty - with that in mind my front ones when I get round to them, will be HEL, as for the same price as Goodrich you get stainless ends - I have goodrich on my landrover and they are fine but I really would pay extra if needed for stainless ends.............

When you order goodridge lines you have the option of which fittings you want eg stainless, cadnium or anodised or standard you just have to let them know when you order them there may be a small price difference depending on what you have

[Whealie]

Melvin from Wemoto. Front has two separate cables to the master cylinder instead of a split. Simple to fit.

[romeo one]

Thank`s for all your help folks.