61 replies to this topic

[Dazzo]

Dunno, but my brakes felt very wooden when I ran it as two lines from the master cylinder, the feel of the brakes was much improved when I changed it over to a 1-2 system, don't have any idea why this should be , just works for me and one line from the bars looks cleaner

Whatever works for you is best Wickster my man, try it both ways and you decide

[JohnnyW]

Just finished fitting a set of Blue Spots and was amazed that it went pretty much to plan. Even managed to bleed the brakes without too much trouble. Looking forward to trying them out tomorrow but not sure what to expect as I never had any problems with the originals.

Johnny W

[Hartside Man]

Just finished fitting a set of Blue Spots and was amazed that it went pretty much to plan. Even managed to bleed the brakes without too much trouble. Looking forward to trying them out tomorrow but not sure what to expect as I never had any problems with the originals.

Johnny W

stoppies are on the cards then if you yank em on the same

[JohnnyW]

stoppies are on the cards then if you yank em on the same

Better practice with them before taking the wife out on the back. Dont think she would appreciate being launched over the bars

[wicklamulla]

Dunno, but my brakes felt very wooden when I ran it as two lines from the master cylinder, the feel of the brakes was much improved when I changed it over to a 1-2 system, don't have any idea why this should be , just works for me and one line from the bars looks cleaner

Whatever works for you is best Wickster my man, try it both ways and you decide

right tanks fer the replies people, the main reason im tinking of fitting s/s lines is because the rubber hoses are 6 y/old and severely kinked into an S shape to attach onto the blue spots and this looks dodgy imo !!! as it is the brakes are brilliant and im not after any improvement in feel/power etc, etc, i even considered having a set of bespoke rubber hoses made up but i dunno how much £££ this would set me back.

Daz was that wan of yer chat up lines when ya first met Mrs. Dazzo

Edited by wicklamulla, 21 July 2006 - 10:27 am.

[nitram]

right tanks fer the replies people, the main reason im tinking of fitting s/s lines is because the rubber hoses are 6 y/old and severely kinked into an S shape to attach onto the blue spots and this looks dodgy imo !!! as it is the brakes are brilliant and im not after any improvement in feel/power etc, etc, i even considered having a set of bespoke rubber hoses made up but i dunno how much £££ this would set me back.

Theres a bloke selling HEL lines on Ebay, £22:50 per custom made line. So for 2 long lines for a TDM with R1/R6 ends would be just £45, which is pretty good. Any colour too.

You don't want to be getting rubber lines mate

I'm gonna get a hydraulic brake switch for the rear, my 3rd one has broken, I'm getting fed up changing the fecking things

Brake switch

The same bloke does the custome HEL braided lines.

[Dazzo]

Daz was that wan of yer chat up lines when ya first met Mrs. Dazzo

You've met her mate, do you think that would have worked?

Edited by Dazzo, 21 July 2006 - 07:33 pm.

[wicklamulla]

You've met her mate, do you think that would have worked?

tink oil say no more Dazzo

[Jez]

I've been contemplating changing my current 1 - 2 braided setup to a 2 - 2 setup. Bleeding the current setup is a real biatch

I have recently learnt that the way to bleed the standard brake hose set up is to detach the left caliper and hold it up in the air. This allows the air to 'rise' into the caliper which can then be bled in the usual way.


Still prefer the 2-2 method for the reasons I have stated in a previous post in this thread.

[dapleb]

You don't want to be getting rubber lines mate

And why not? There is very little difference in performance between a NEW rubber hose and a NEW braided line. The only difference is that you can easily see when there is a fault with a rubber hose whereas a fault with a braid covered hose is impossible to see. The only reason I can see for getting braided is cos they are cheaper.

Jez, Hawmaw, Tony, did you boys get your blue spots fitted? Jez, did you need to "twist the hose" with your Thunderace calipers? If they allow you to fit the calipers without twisting the hose I may get a set.

Cheers
dapleb

[TonyDevil]

Jez, Hawmaw, Tony, did you boys get your blue spots fitted? Jez, did you need to "twist the hose" with your Thunderace calipers? If they allow you to fit the calipers without twisting the hose I may get a set.

yes, they fit straight on with no modifications, just a very slight twist of the hose.
i'm much happier with the feel, i like the lever being that much harder and the response is instant/sharp, much more to
my liking and much more confidence inspiring (unless your the kind of rider who panicks and grabs a handful), with the
blue spots that would cause a mess, either of your bike or of your underpants.

i have got braided lines, but not fitted them, as it is at the moment i dont think i they are needed, however i'll hang on to them just incase.

[dapleb]

yes, they fit straight on with no modifications, just a very slight twist of the hose.

Were yours Thunderace calipers Toneski?

[Jez]

Jez, Hawmaw, Tony, did you boys get your blue spots fitted? Jez, did you need to "twist the hose" with your Thunderace calipers? If they allow you to fit the calipers without twisting the hose I may get a set.

Cheers
dapleb

Got it done this weekend. Made up braided lines in a 'two straight lines' setup so no twisting required.

Very pleased with the calipers. They immediately felt more solid than the standard and worked better straight away, even with new pads. The discs are in fairly good nick so not much pad bedding in required. Lever feels good too.

Bled up easily too so do not be put off by the external link pipe on the older Thunderace calipers.

As it happens I fitted new chain and sprockets at the same time so the bike feels like a new 'un.

Let us know if you decide to go ahead Dap.

[TonyDevil]

Were yours Thunderace calipers Toneski?

R6 calipers afaik

[dapleb]

Thanks for the update guys.

Jez, I will probably only go ahead if its possible to fit the Thunderace calipers without any change to the hoses and without the hose twist I have seen on some setups. I thought the Thunderace differed from other blue spots as they didn't require the twist? If the Thunderace also require the standard hoses to be twisted I don't think I'll bother.

Cheers
dapleb

[Jez]

Gimme 10 mins I will provide a pic.

[TonyDevil]

Gimme 10 mins I will provide a pic.

pic of mine

[Jez]

Gimme 10 mins I will provide a pic.

Wow Tone that's some fast posting going on there.

Note no link pipe on Tone's R6s. My older Thunderace ones with no hose twist are here:

Edited by Jez, 17 August 2006 - 07:24 pm.

[dapleb]

Fantastic thanks for the pics guys, so with the Thunderace even with standard hoses, looks like you can eliminate the twist as the banjo is at a different angle.

Looks like I'm on the lookout for some Thunerace front calipers then, lettuce snow if ya see any!

Thanks
dapleb

[wicklamulla]

Fantastic thanks for the pics guys, so with the Thunderace even with standard hoses, looks like you can eliminate the twist as the banjo is at a different angle.

Looks like I'm on the lookout for some Thunerace front calipers then, lettuce snow if ya see any!

Thanks
dapleb

alot of difference between their's and my hose setup PK, mine are badly twisted/kinked, looks like it'll be time to fit braided hoses over the winter in a bid to eliminate the kinkiness.