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Offline Scott S

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Measuring brake lines
« on: April 12, 2017, 04:21:03 AM »
 I'm doing a front end swap (Yamaha R6) and I'll be getting creative on the brakes. How much slack or give should you have in the brake hoses for suspension travel? I'll be getting new lines made, but need to know how much "give" I should allow.

 Right now, I'm leaning towards a stock style master cylinder, Goldwing brake splitter (because that has the pressure switch that will plug right in to my harness and keep the bars clean) and two lower hoses. I need to know how much slack I should allow in the lower hoses.
 For the upper, I can just run a piece of wire or string and get a good idea.
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Re: Measuring brake lines
« Reply #1 on: April 12, 2017, 05:34:26 AM »
When I did mine on my Vintage Mashup project, I got the suspension at full droop then measured up to the fittings. From hole to hole I got a length and I use Goodridge lines which have about every length imaginable especially in shorter ones. That way you can tailor it for a super clean look. Obviously you don't want the lines to ever go taut when riding so I would add just a little (maybe 1") to your full droop distance.
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Re: Measuring brake lines
« Reply #2 on: April 12, 2017, 07:23:32 AM »
Got an old coil of RG-6 (cable tv cable)?
Hack it up into sections to mock up where you need the brake lines to go, then measure what you end up with.
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Re: Measuring brake lines
« Reply #3 on: April 12, 2017, 12:07:50 PM »
That's a really good idea.
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