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Brake and clutch lines

#1 Post by Gio » Mon Oct 24, 2016 5:21 pm

I know braided are expensive but HEL seem to think that £329.98 is the proper price for braided hoses for my BB. my last lot (2004) cost me under £100 and they were HEL as well.

Any suggestions folks or have I got to dig that deep.
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Re: Brake and clutch lines

#2 Post by spiderwheels » Mon Oct 24, 2016 5:58 pm

Gio wrote:I know braided are expensive but HEL seem to think that £329.98 is the proper price for braided hoses for my BB. my last lot (2004) cost me under £100 and they were HEL as well.

Any suggestions folks or have I got to dig that deep.
Isn't that just because the BB has about 4 billion hoses for all the linked-brake gubbins?
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#3 Post by flatlander » Mon Oct 24, 2016 7:37 pm

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#4 Post by Falcopops » Mon Oct 24, 2016 11:56 pm

IIRC Ven Hill are just down the road from you Gio, might be worth giving them a go, pretty sure they've got a web site too

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#5 Post by fatboy » Tue Oct 25, 2016 5:48 pm

Ven Hill make some really nice stuff but you may have to pay....
Wezmoto make all the UK based Hel lines and are a fair bit cheaper
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#6 Post by Gio » Wed Oct 26, 2016 3:59 pm

Falcopops wrote:IIRC Ven Hill are just down the road from you Gio, might be worth giving them a go, pretty sure they've got a web site too
Yeah and I really fancy stripping out the existing brake lines to measure them up. the price is very similar to HEL anyway.
fatboy wrote:Ven Hill make some really nice stuff but you may have to pay....
Wezmoto make all the UK based Hel lines and are a fair bit cheaper
They don't do a kit for the bird, obviously like the extra dosh the HEL lines generate.

I'm thinking i might go down the de linking kit route, that's a lot cheaper.

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#7 Post by Gio » Wed Oct 26, 2016 4:02 pm

Thanks Flatlander I'm going to ring them about the de linking kit.

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Re: Brake and clutch lines

#8 Post by Gio » Wed Oct 26, 2016 4:05 pm

spiderwheels wrote:
Gio wrote:I know braided are expensive but HEL seem to think that £329.98 is the proper price for braided hoses for my BB. my last lot (2004) cost me under £100 and they were HEL as well.

Any suggestions folks or have I got to dig that deep.
Isn't that just because the BB has about 4 billion hoses for all the linked-brake gubbins?
Yes and yes, they're bastards to bleed as well if you get any bubbles in. On my old bird when i had it I used a special gun that forced the fluid in from the front callipers, will have to hunt about for it again :smt012

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