Topic: Stainless Steel brake line?

[GammaFlat]

I think you mean sans the pipe right? I used the hard line but here's how the braided steel turned out, very happy.

WrightStuff and ev0lution7... did you folks notice a firmer feel or better braking? 

Thanks,

John

[ev0lution7]

well yes and NO

i rebuilt my M/C and put a new SS piston in my caliper along with a new piston O-ring and EBC Kevlar pads...

it feels actually VERY NICE feel to the brakes... it along with the progressive springs are AWESOME i feel totally confident stopping over and over in the city and floggin in the mountians!!!

[GammaFlat]

well yes and NO
i rebuilt my M/C and put a new SS piston in my caliper along with a new piston O-ring and EBC Kevlar pads...
it feels actually VERY NICE feel to the brakes... it along with the progressive springs are AWESOME i feel totally confident stopping over and over in the city and floggin in the mountians!!!

What's the "no" part?  I'm considering stainless lines on my K6 (and maybe then my K7 and K8 to get better stopping..

[ev0lution7]

ok here is the deal:

your making a race horse out of a JACKASS... bottom line...

SS lines wont fix your bad worn out parts....

you need to make sure you M/C is good!
make sure you Caliper is in good shape!
make your caliper pivot is greased well!!
DE-Glaze your ROTOR!!! OR better yet EBC Rotor's (floating and drilled)
Drill your stock rotor!!!
get EBC Kevlar pads!!!

see there is more to good front end braking also replacing your M/C with the correct RATIO to caliper size...

there are lots of improvements to be made also front tire condition make a HUGE difference... like i said springs made a VERY VERY VERY large difference in front end "feel"

[MCRider]

Can't help with specifics, but running the SS braid straight into the caliper is the cleanest thing to do, IMO, its done all the time.

[OldSchool_IsCool]

Ypu might find this thread helpful.

http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=29615.0