SS brake lines

tirdun

tirdun

staring into the abyss
aps45819 said:
a rigid stainless pipe (tube) wouldn't work very well on a moving suspension.
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There are a few places online that talk about true SS piping for bikes, apparently it's big in car racing applications and they wanted the look or performance or whatever. I don't know why you'd want it, but I'm just a noob wrencher.

And yeah, they have to account for the motion. Rear lines are flexible at the front of the swingarm w/ braided tubing up to the reservoir. I've no idea what they do for front stuff. It's just one more thing to have custom and expensive and chromed.

As for braided, I'd have to think just about any shop could do braided brake lines, but I can't make a recommendation for that specifically. Try Motovation in Charlotte Hall, they seem like good guys.
 
Dukesdad

Dukesdad

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tirdun said:
There are a few places online that talk about true SS piping for bikes, apparently it's big in car racing applications and they wanted the look or performance or whatever. I don't know why you'd want it, but I'm just a noob wrencher.

And yeah, they have to account for the motion. Rear lines are flexible at the front of the swingarm w/ braided tubing up to the reservoir. I've no idea what they do for front stuff. It's just one more thing to have custom and expensive and chromed.

As for braided, I'd have to think just about any shop could do braided brake lines, but I can't make a recommendation for that specifically. Try Motovation in Charlotte Hall, they seem like good guys.
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As rubber brake lines age, they start to balloon out when you apply the brakes instead of directing the hydraulic force to the caliper piston making braking distance go up. Braided stainless lines allow a quicker more reliable stop.
 
tirdun

tirdun

staring into the abyss
Dukesdad said:
As rubber brake lines age, they start to balloon out when you apply the brakes instead of directing the hydraulic force to the caliper piston making braking distance go up. Braided stainless lines allow a quicker more reliable stop.
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No no, I understand braided lines. The lines I was describing are stainless steel tubes. As in solid pipes of chrome over steel. They run from the brake calipers to the swingarm's pivot, then switch to braided lines up to the brake reservoir. Nobody makes them for direct sale as far as I know, they're custom lines built for race applications in drag cars and now they're showing up on bikes.
 
glhs837

glhs837

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On a related note to how they improve braking performance, if you do this, do be careful those first few stops. You wont be used to the change in feel, so the feedback will be different, with no give, or build-up in pressure like you are used to, easy to overbrake.
 
glhs837

glhs837

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Oh, I dont know, my 25 year old bike has twin discs up front:) If he's got original lines, the probably ballon more than they did new, so the change will be more pronounced.

I'm not sayng he'll be doing stoppies all of a sudden, but what used to be a gentle slowing :) will now be a hard grab:yikes
 
Dukesdad

Dukesdad

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aps45819 said:
:lol: don't think I'd worry about that on a 20 year old bike
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:smack: 27 years old.

I have them on he other one and bought them at SM city. They are available online: gaffer, goodrich and a few others but I thought I'd look around here for some. Wayne in Mechanicsville and JAG in Hollyrock have some different sizes and the ends for them. I'll look at what they have tomorrow and see what's up. I can send them out to California and have a set made with one day turn around if nothing here works.
 
onebdzee

onebdzee

off the shelf
Dukesdad said:
:smack: 27 years old.

I have them on he other one and bought them at SM city. They are available online: gaffer, goodrich and a few others but I thought I'd look around here for some. Wayne in Mechanicsville and JAG in Hollyrock have some different sizes and the ends for them. I'll look at what they have tomorrow and see what's up. I can send them out to California and have a set made with one day turn around if nothing here works.
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They might have them at Napa auto parts in Clements....if not, I will find out where the guy I contract for and his brother gets theirs....I know it's somewhere local....I'll give you a call tomorrow and let you know
 
glhs837

glhs837

Power with Control
Dukesdad said:
:smack: 27 years old.

I have them on he other one and bought them at SM city. They are available online: gaffer, goodrich and a few others but I thought I'd look around here for some. Wayne in Mechanicsville and JAG in Hollyrock have some different sizes and the ends for them. I'll look at what they have tomorrow and see what's up. I can send them out to California and have a set made with one day turn around if nothing here works.
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Well, heck, if you had them other bikes, you dont need my warning, never mind:)
 
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motomandan

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SS Brakelines

We use Henry's Engineering over in the Calvert Industrial park. He is an Aeroquip dealer and can make any lines any size.
 
Dougstermd

Dougstermd

ORGASM DONOR
Dukesdad said:
As rubber brake lines age, they start to balloon out when you apply the brakes instead of directing the hydraulic force to the caliper piston making braking distance go up. Braided stainless lines allow a quicker more reliable stop.
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Rubber and teflon different.JMHO
 
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