Stainless steel brake lines upgrade: Difference between revisions

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"Just the front?!?" you ask? Yes, although if you like matching sparkly bits, go whole hog and do the rear as well. Any tricked-out larger street bike has 'em, why shouldn't you? Most line manufacturers these days also have colored line covers to match your bike's color. Most of your braking power comes from the front anyway.... And, think about how the extra stopping power out back will affect your riding. ~~Most people don~~'~~t need or want~~ it on a ~~250~~.

"Just the front?!?" you ask? Yes, although if you like matching sparkly bits, go whole hog and do the rear as well. Any tricked-out larger street bike has 'em, why shouldn't you? Most line manufacturers these days also have colored line covers to match your bike's color. Most of your braking power comes from the front anyway.... And, think about how the extra stopping power out back will affect your riding.

We thank Jim Race for the previous opinion. Here is an opposing viewpoint from Wes: When you have rear SS lines, you have a direct connection between your foot and the brake pads. It's like a rod.

When you have rubber lines, they flex outward as you apply pressure, on a slight time delay. So, it's like a rod on a spring. The older the rubber lines, the springier they are.

SS lines give you ''control''. [/Wes]

A generally ignored part of the service schedule is that OEM brake lines should be replaced every four years. So, if your bike is more than three years old, this may be part of your scheduled maintenance. The price is nearly the same, and with stainless you get a much better product. Board recommendation for life expectancy on stainless is five years.

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Why not? Be the first on your block!

====Installation of stainless steel lines~~, by IanJ~~====

====Installation of stainless steel lines====

by IanJ

On MIK's recent advice to another poster, I purchased a set of Galfer stainless steel brake lines from Cycle Brakes. Total cost was $103 and change, with the front line costing $55, and the rear $40 (although it was a higher cost to order the rear line by itself), and $8. something for shipping. The order was placed on a Friday, and I had the new lines sitting on my doorstep in Seattle in four days, over Memorial Day weekend.

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 :4) New brake pads (Well, while you're there...)
-"Just the front?!?" you ask? Yes, although if you like matching sparkly bits, go whole hog and do the rear as well. Any tricked-out larger street bike has 'em, why shouldn't you?  Most line manufacturers these days also have colored line covers to match your bike's color. Most of your braking power comes from the front anyway.... And, think about how the extra stopping power out back will affect your riding. Most people don't need or want it on a 250.
+"Just the front?!?" you ask? Yes, although if you like matching sparkly bits, go whole hog and do the rear as well. Any tricked-out larger street bike has 'em, why shouldn't you?  Most line manufacturers these days also have colored line covers to match your bike's color. Most of your braking power comes from the front anyway.... And, think about how the extra stopping power out back will affect your riding.
+We thank Jim Race for the previous opinion. Here is an opposing viewpoint from Wes: When you have rear SS lines, you have a direct connection between your foot and the brake pads. It's like a rod.
+When you have rubber lines, they flex outward as you apply pressure, on a slight time delay. So, it's like a rod on a spring. The older the rubber lines, the springier they are.
+SS lines give you ''control''. [/Wes]
 A generally ignored part of the service schedule is that OEM brake lines should be replaced every four years. So, if your bike is more than three years old, this may be part of your scheduled maintenance. The price is nearly the same, and with stainless you get a much better product. Board recommendation for life expectancy on stainless is five years.
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 Why not? Be the first on your block!
-====Installation of stainless steel lines, by IanJ====
+====Installation of stainless steel lines====
+by IanJ
 On MIK's recent advice to another poster, I purchased a set of Galfer stainless steel brake lines from Cycle Brakes. Total cost was $103 and change, with the front line costing $55, and the rear $40 (although it was a higher cost to order the rear line by itself), and $8. something for shipping. The order was placed on a Friday, and I had the new lines sitting on my doorstep in Seattle in four days, over Memorial Day weekend.