Following up on the rear line I did the front yesterday. To start with I loosened the throttle grip so it was out of the way



Removed the white fork guard and the bolt holding the junction of the brake line



Wicked out the old brake fluid from the reservoir with a rag



put a rag on the tank to prevent spills



Removed the old line (top)



bottom





Connected new line (top)



bottom



had to adjust the line slightly these flange spanners help



filled the reservoir and bled the line same as back one (btw the bleed tube I bought is useless for bike brakes). Oh yeah I put the fork guard back on, and here is the result all ready to go.



Cheers

 

Hey that looks great GOOD JOB

 

your bike looks good man... do you see any improvement with the SS line or no? im assuming is pretty much the same as fitting them onto a car eh? same difference in feel in the brake?

 

Thanks guys, to be honest I haven't ridden the bike much in the last few months so I can't really say hell yes it's like I have new brakes. They work just fine and maybe they are a little better but I'm not all that sure. I guess swapping to road tyres at the same time as putting the lines on makes it harder to tell. [&:]
Cheers

 

Thanks for the SS info. What a awesome Supermoto look! Feed the addiction or what. So what was the costtotal out for you on the SM set-up, wheels, hubs, spokes ... If you don't mind me asking? Must be close to a grand?

 

I'm in Australia, I got the wheels off ebay Australia, they are off a D-Tracker which was imported. I got the rims, tyres, rear disk and sprocket for $1100 Aus. Thanks for your comments [8D]

 

I'm in the process of add a braided line and want to remove the stock hard line like you did. Can you post a couple of close-ups of how you routed the line behind the fork guard? Also, what length line did you use (I can see the 20-degree fitting on the caliper)?

Thanks so much, Tom

 

Looks great and nice write up... Also interested in how you routed the line and removed that stock hard-line stupitity!

 

I'll take some pix tomorrow for you. Removal is easy I'm sure if you look at it you will see how to do that.

 

Those asking about the routing are probably curious about the rear to front orientation of the hose to avoid rubbing the fork stanchion and avoiding entanglement with the wheel, since the hose has to get to the front for proper routing now...maybe for an issue for an off road application.

I can see a SS line being beneficial for the street, especially in a case like Maverick's bike pictured. Do most of you guys find you're needing more braking power in the dirt? I don't think I want more power for dirt riding on mine. My KLR benefited from a SS line, but that pig is heavy, and the single piston caliper is pretty wimpy.