FYI: That Italian brand can't be "FREN TUBO" because that simply means "BRAKE TUBING".
On Feb 2, 10:00 pm, Dennis Hammerl <blues...@yahoo.com> wrote: > 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.- Hide > > quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
