Weegie Posted February 22 Report Share Posted February 22 Nothing connected with the question but I replaced the OEM braided lines on my Hi Cam with new HEL lines and the difference in lever travel was a lot larger than I expected. The old lines, though braided, were obviously expanding a little so fluid being moved was expanding the lines and not moving the pads. That resulted in the lever at "full panic" was just touching the bars, now I recokon it's at least an inch clear. The feel is also much better, prior to installing the new lines the brakes felt a bit wooden and it was hard to judge how much braking force was being applied. Just thought I'd mention it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gstallons Posted February 22 Report Share Posted February 22 Where do you get these HEL brake lines ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weegie Posted February 22 Report Share Posted February 22 I'm in the UK so I don't know about their availability in the US. Here's the web site https://www.helperformance.com/ It looks from the site like they do have US distribution and a lot of other countries. I'm not making out they're the ultimate in brake lines, Goodridge, Earls and all the others will be just as good, perhaps better. They do have kits for some Guzzis but I couldn't see the V11 listed. When I replaced the lines on my Australia, I removed the existing lines, measured them, noted the the banjo type (diameter and angle) and ordered identical custom lines. One thing I do like about the HEL lines is the banjo can be rotated on the line with a wrench which results in a neater install and prevents the line from being twisted to make the M/C and caliper banjos fit onto their respective bolts. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuzziMoto Posted February 22 Report Share Posted February 22 I believe Spiegler also allows you to rotate the fitting with a tool they include. There are a number of quality brake lines available. The stock lines appear to be of high quality. Not sure how much of the difference noted was line expansion and how much of it was new clean fluid with no air. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weegie Posted February 22 Report Share Posted February 22 1 hour ago, GuzziMoto said: I believe Spiegler also allows you to rotate the fitting with a tool they include. There are a number of quality brake lines available. The stock lines appear to be of high quality. Not sure how much of the difference noted was line expansion and how much of it was new clean fluid with no air. The lines had been bled out completely before and I still had the lever coming further back than I would've liked, but I take the point. It could also be something to do with replacing 25 year old lines, or the newer lines having a smaller internal diameter, I don't know. But both back and front brake action improved dramtically Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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