HEL or Goodridge???

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your going to ask a japanese car??
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Ahh bugger.... KIT was American, wasn't he??? :(

I'm sure Skylines have a gadget on them to answer you, though!!! :D
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yeah theyve got gadgets for everything. hey even have a 'G' meter dont they? That shows you the G gorces created when cornering.
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I thought DOT 5 was for ABS braking systems or linked brakes like those dodgey BMW setups?
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don't forget http://www.earls.co.uk/ too for braided lines.
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i just picked up a complete set of hel brake lines in blue for 70 squid got the number if you wan it for the guy, he manufactures em. might be cheaper on the ZX4 but i think goodridge are cheaper but you dont get the choice of colour etc.
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got 3 lines for the TL for £20 second hand, cant argue with that! Think they'll be zink ends isted of SS tho
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got my banjo clips in blue they look quite nice if i dont say so myself. althoe the paint does chip quite easily which is not so good.
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yeah they do look good (some times tacky but deepends on the bike). I had red banjo bolts and blue ends on the lines on the CRM and they looked awsome.

Im not into shinny bits on bikes tho tbh i like everything stealthy
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i go for stainless all the time

imo anodised bits look good till they start to fade
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I had braided hoses on my old RS. They were mint, want to get some for the ZXR as the brakes on it are quite the opposite.
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hmm TBH the guy i brought them off said the stainless banjos were better because they didnt chip etc but im still glad i chose blue. plus the blue lines shouldnt fade or so im told but by the time anything like that starts happening ill be onto another bike :smt003
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Scott221 wrote:I had braided hoses on my old RS. They were mint, want to get some for the ZXR as the brakes on it are quite the opposite.
it will only improve the feel on the leaver, im replacing my lines because i've tried everything else and nout got the brakes working right.

So far i've had all 12 pistions out (boring as job!), change pads and bleed them 3 times. The only thing thats possibly making them spongy and w**k at the moment is the standard rubber lines. I'd check the condition of the pistions before just getting new lines, after all zxr's are known for how easy the pistions clog up.
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rene braided lines wont change em mate ask Gem, we've polished his pistons, and rebuilt the calipers twice now, changed the piston/seals in the master cylinder and still spongy.
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the standard lines are shot, well past there best. New lines should sort it out hoppfully. I've been told before though that the calipers that both me and gem have got will never give back a nice feel but im currently pulling the leaver to the bar on hard stops so need to try somthing!
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