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[Devon Jarvis]

David, It depends on how rotten the brake fluid is. I have installed SS lines on most of my bikes, on several the fluid was only a couple of months old. The lines themselves really make a considerable difference. The brake hoses used by a lot of motorcycle manufacturer swell under pressure, this takes away from the feel at the lever. If you need all the travel to get decent stopping power, like on the KLR, having SS hoses will actually improve stopping performance because all of the squeezing at the lever gets transferred to the caliper. I also depends on what your definition of "decent" is. I have a friend who's first bike is a KLR, and he thinks the stock brakes are perfectly fine. I have had bikes with MUCH more powerful brakes, and I think the KLR brakes are sh*t. Galfer pads, fresh fluid, and SS lines upgrade them to "crappy". Fine for dirt, minimum acceptable for street. I can't lock a warmed-up Kenda K270 on dry pavement. Devon A15 David Kelly wrote:

> On Fri, Mar 29, 2002 at 06:29:31PM -0000, bsetliff wrote: > > > > Not sure if its the same on bikes, but I installed SS lines on my old > > 300zx and 240sx, and it made the brake pedal firmer, but it did NOT > > improve 60-0 distances or anything. They dont advertise them as > > improving braking performance, just better feel and longevity than > > the standard rubber lines. > > IMHO anytime one changes the brake fluid the result is the brakes feel > different to the person who knows that exact vehicle very well. I think > most of the praise of SS brake lines is mostly due to changing the brake > fluid. > > -- > David Kelly N4HHE, dkelly@... > ===================================================================== > The human mind ordinarily operates at only ten percent of its > capacity -- the rest is overhead for the operating system.

[dooden]

Might as well yell at me also, cause I find the front brake acceptable stock also. To me the stock hose provides me with enuff feedback. I think stiffer springs in the tubes would be more needed if anything. Just my $.02 Duden

--- In DSN_klr650@y..., David Kelly wrote: > On Fri, Mar 29, 2002 at 09:44:05AM -0800, Sonny Bulla wrote: > > > > Yes, the stainless braided lines provide a firmer feel but if mine remains > > this good stock, it'll stay stock. > > Blasphemy! How dare you suggest in public that anything stock is good! > > -- > David Kelly N4HHE, dkelly@h... > ===================================================================== > The human mind ordinarily operates at only ten percent of its > capacity -- the rest is overhead for the operating system.

[Lujo Bauer]

Thank you! The spam had already started arriving and I couldn't figure out why. -Lujo

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