stainless steel brake hoses

[steptoe]

had a chat to my local enzed shop the other day about these,, bring the bike down and we can cut and fit to exacting lengths of whats required at the shop,,

 did ask him about the legality of it and there are no probs,

done and dusted in the car park take them home and fit for very close to the same money

[Eveready1100]

Here's the latest listing from this seller - CLICKY (note: does not include the double banjo bolt in the kit but he does carry them and are worth $8.67 ea) Still good value though.

[Fred]

"the only thing i didnt get with the kit was the double banjo bolt
used for the splitter, i wrote ton the guy but he said they sold that 1
seperately, there was no problem using the old one tho."


Mate,

I ran into the same problem with the double banjo bolt.
The original one doesn't fit, (The holes are partially obstructed from the internal runnels in the Banjos) because the new line end Banjos are thicker, as are the supplied copper washers.
I sent for the new one, (I don't remember the price) and got one with the wrong thread pitch.

It took so long to sort out that I actually dressed a couple of thou off the external ends of the Banjos and used three thinner copper washers. Problem solved, perfect fit and what a difference.

[Stout]

I've been wanting to follow up on this since the original post, but have some concerns about my brake hose lengths. Basically, because my front end isn't standard, I'm not sure the lines are the originals (though they certainly look to be).

Can anyone tell me what the standard brake hose lengths for an '81 XS1100RH are?

[Eveready1100]

That's why I waited till I had some dry roads to test it on (seemed like forever) I was concerned they might work too well, but I was rapt with the feel I got through the lever.

Just out of curiousity, Pete. Does the rear brake line you were supplied have the banjos straight, or have they got a 90 degree twist?

[petejw1966]

lol

i wasnt going to buy the rear one, but he was only going to knock
off $5 for it so i ended up getting it,

the only thing i didnt get with the kit was the double banjo bolt
used for the splitter, i wrote ton the guy but he said they sold that 1
seperately, there was no problem using the old one tho.

i nearly fell off  sliding  the front wheel a bit  riding it out the yard this evening on the grass,
grabbed the lever a bit to hard.  lol

[Eveready1100]

I thought I'd better add that I haven't as yet fiitted my modded rear line, much on the same grounds as you Pete. The back has always worked well enough as it was. It was the front that really needed the line change, and it certainly fixed that issue.

[petejw1966]

i havent tried fitting the rear yet,
not sure at this stage if i will,
i kinda  like the feel of the rear brake as it is at the moment.

ive been out on the bike all arvo, the lever feels really good
and brakes are pulling the bike up nicely, especially at speed.

[Eveready1100]

He's the guy I got mine from. They completely transformed the brakes. I had an issue with the rear line not having the banjo's at the right angle, but an quick trip to the hose doctor sorted that. Wasn't worth a trans Pacific hassle for the for the price I paid. I did notify him of the problem and he offered a swap, so I'd still thoroughly recommend his kits. - excellent value for money

[petejw1966]

id thought id add how to bleed the brakes,
ive read on other sites how they have difficulties in bleeding the front,
from disconeecting the callipers, to strapping in the lever and letting gravity
to bleed the brakes over night.

the whole process took me less than 10 min.

as u can see in the pic i attached clear tubing to the bleeder into a clean container
holding a little bit of fresh brake fluid in the bottom, the hose needs to stay in the
fluid for it to work properly, then crack the bleeder and pump the lever, with the clear hose
u can see when the fluid starts to come out, do this till u see no more bubbles in the fluid in the container, tighten the bleeder and disconnect and do this to the other side, once all the air is out from that side, return it back to the calliper u started with to make sure all air is out of the system,

u wont need to do this if ur only bleeding the system without replacing the hoses.

always make sure that the reservoir has fluid in it, if the master cylinder does runs out of fluid, you will need to bleed it, do this by cracking the banjo bolt at the m/c and squeezing the lever in then tightening the bolt back up.

hope this helps.

[petejw1966]

ive just received and fitted a set of stainless steel brake hoses
from coastguard on ebay
heres a link

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110649890412

i paid $90 all up including shipping and i gota say i couldnt be happier, these fitted well
enuff and work incredibly well, the lever is much firmer and only requires light
pressure to stop the bike. i was also able to state and change the length of the main hose as
ive got bigger bars on the bike without any problem.

id highly recommend these if u dont have stainless lines fitted especially for the price,
the next closest i saw was $150.

heres a cpl of pics