Thu, 07 May 1998 16:12:22 +0200 - Message No. 2911
From: Martin Franz

Subject: Re: Metal Break Lines


Hi Andy,
> I wouldn't advocate braided hoses on an @. Most people don't ride them
> like sports bikes because they don't want that kind of bike in the first
> place. On the wrong kind of bike braided hoses can be pretty lethal. 
Fortunatly not :-)  The difference when you go "normal" is close to
nothing, just a bit of a better feedback.
When the "rubber hoses" start to come to their limits, you will feel a
difference.
But to come to this limits, you must
a) go for "street" race course, where you brake very often and very
hard. Example: super motard dessert bomber class.
b) go with two people on twisty roads. Additional 60 to 70 kilos make
quite a difference...
c) hunt some decent CBR's. They brake like maniacs before they turn
:-)))

IMHO: if you never experienced any problems with the brakes, save the
money for something else. The other advantage, a "better defined brake
point", is not so remarkable...the genuine is quit good, so hard to
improve anyway.

>, when you hit the front brake hard on the @ the front locks
> up quite easily in the DRY, I would hate to see what happens in the wet
> or early cold mornings.
Of course that will happen, regardless of which brake lines you have.
when you suddenly hit the front brake hard, the wheel will block,
because there is not enough weight on the wheel (suspension diving in).
Before you can apply "full brake power" you have to wait, until the
weight has shifted...

regards, Martin
P.S: if I would get a brand new AT tomorrow, there are two things I
would built in immediatly: steel brake lines and givi windscreen...


dipper@normans.isd.uni-stuttgart.de