Looking for steel braided brake lines

[gmdboston]

I sell Goodridge lines and can help you install them correctly. I have several choices of pads as well.

[The Snowman]

Originally posted by gmdboston
I sell Goodridge lines and can help you install them correctly. I have several choices of pads as well.

This actually sounds like a better idea, since I'm coming to you some time in the spring for other work anyway and will be needing front pads to go with the rears you installed in June.

[richw]

OOOYYY!!!


The purpose of SS lines is that all hoses expand and contract when pressure is supplied and released.

Fabric and rubber (stock) hoses expand more than good after market SS hoses. More piston travel of the master cylinder is required to displace the fluid necessary to create the same pressure. Additionally the stiffness off the SS lines means that the pressure rise is much faster per master cylinder travel as the hoses are not expanding. This translates to feel as the hydraulic connection approaches a mechanical one. Also for the pressure to fall and the pads retract there is not reservoir of fluid in the hoses allowing the pressure to drop that much more quickly. This permits more precise control and modulation of the braking pressure.

Because of this it is good on the primary front brakes and though it does perform on the rears it is basically bling.

Motorcycles will stop faster and more safely if both sets of brakes are used to there maximum.

Class over

[Billy]

What RichW said!

[The Snowman]

I get it, I get it. My lines are the factory originals. Being 10 years old, I assume they're expanding quite a bit. That's why I'm going to replace them.

[Honclfibr]

Originally posted by Degsy
Randy's right. Force is force. The difference in steel brake lines is feel, which is VERY important in performance riding. I'm not with Randy on the rear brake thing, though. I believe there is never a need for rear brake on a modern bike unless you are backing it in or trying to settle the rear suspension. In both of those cases, you need very very little rear brake. I run with a bubble in my rear brakes for that reason (to get more play so the brakes engage slower).

What about when your brake pads fly out of your single front caliper driving out of turn three?

Oh wait, you said modern bike, nevermind then

[Degsy]

Originally posted by richw
Motorcycles will stop faster and more safely if both sets of brakes are used to there maximum.

Class over

Class begins again. The above statement is not neccessarily true. (as well as having a grammatical error, lol).


MOST OF THE TIME motorcycles will stop faster and safer if both sets of brakes are used IN THE CORRECT RATIO.

agreed?

derek

[richw]

there their they're now

Maximum... whats wrong with maximum ?

ratio Horatio I knew his swelled ....

Just adding the point that even though the front brakes are doing the lion's share of the stopping. That the application of the rear brake in conjunction with the front brake will result in the MC stopping faster then a maximum effort of the front brake alone.

I would further say that I both recommend that panic stops be practiced, as once again the operator is the key element not the hardware. I not only do this but also try to slow to a small speed like 10 mph so I can also maneuver rather then just straight line stopping.

[gmdboston]

Originally posted by richw
there their they're now

Now that was funny.....

[OreoGaborio]

Originally posted by gmdboston
Now that was funny.....

I certainly laughed.