Before you jump on the braided band wagon, may I suggest Kevlar lines ? I have braided lines on my VF11 and the routing was problematic. As they are very abrasive, anything they touch can be damaged. I had to make stand-offs to route them properly. I don't remember the brand (years ago) but I also had to redo the connections many times to cure leaking. The cure was to use a fresh set of Honda sealing washers instead of the supplied ones. When I wanted to replace the lines on my 700s, I bought Kevlar lines and the job went much easier and it never leaked. They were made by an Italian firm named Fren (the shipping box said Fren Tubo) The VF11 was a straight forward replacement of original lines, the 700s job took a different course. I eliminated the "manifold" that splits the single line from the master cylinder with two seperate lines on a double length banjo bolt. Both systems work good but the biggest improvement in braking came from replacing the pads. I use Ferrodo pads. The set-up of a front brake and it's clearance makes a huge difference too. If you have money to burn, there's some really neat brakes to be had (six piston !) If you could pick up a whole front end from a 700s parts bike, you might get a dual brake system. I think the front wheel of yours will mount two discs. As long as the forks are the same diameter and length as yours no problem with using your tree. Still be some big $$
--- On Mon, 2/2/09, Ingersoll <250bi...@gmail.com> wrote: From: Ingersoll <250bi...@gmail.com> Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Braking To: "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" <nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com> Date: Monday, February 2, 2009, 8:13 AM Ah, thanks. Any preferred brands for a steel brake line? On Jan 29, 6:44 pm, "Greg Holuban" <gman...@msn.com> wrote: > A steel brake line will make a huge difference. Dual disks were for Europe and Asia only. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Ingersoll<mailto:250bi...@gmail.com> > To: Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!<mailto:nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2009 10:59 AM > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Braking > > Hey its me again. I have a 1992 Nighthawk 750cc. I was wounding if > you guys know of any good ways to beef up the braking on this bike. I > pain on doing a steel brake line with ceramic brake pads this > weekend. I heard of a few guys putting duel disk brake on the front > wheel, but never seen a pic of them. Any info would help, thanks. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
