Stainless steel braided hoses for brake and clutch

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#31 Post by HisNibbs » Sun May 23, 2010 7:08 pm

The T is the splitter and is like the stock set up. The better option is two completely seperate lines that fit back to back at the master cylinder.
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#32 Post by Aladinsaneuk » Sun May 23, 2010 8:42 pm

agreed - worth while having the two lines


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#33 Post by D-Rider » Sun Apr 10, 2011 12:03 am

Hmm .... after a day spent fiddling about with the Falco and then putting it back together again, I've discovered that the braided lines I've got to go between the radial master cylinder and the 4-pad callipers are a tad too short .... well the LHS is just about OK but the RHS about 50mm short ....
Although they came off a mille, I seem to remember being told they'd been made a bit longer than standard and I hoped they would fit .... but nothing's ever that simple.
So .... having pulled off all the fairings, put all the components in place, removed them and stuck the standard brakes back in, I'm now after some new, longer brake hoses ..... and I remembered the Cobra ones.

So I searched for them on Ebay and also for Cobra's own website and I was in for a surprise ......
Samray wrote:They are an Ilkeston firm producing under licence to Hel.


Custom Biker T/A Cobra Performance Brake Lines

13 Mill Street

Ilkeston

Derbyshire

DE7 8GG

United Kingdom

Tel: 07962 368810

Hours of business: Monday-Friday 9am-5.30pm

Saturday 9am-12.30pm

Sundays and Bank Holidays CLOSED
...... if any of you are thinking of visiting Ilkeston, take your passports with you. It appears that it is now part of Bulgaria ..... well, either that or Cobra has moved.

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http://www.cobraperformancebrakelines.eu/

http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Cobra-Performa ... 4340.l2563
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