stainless rocker feed lines
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I suppose some could reason that its much better to chew into engine frame surfaces vs engine frame surfaces chewing into the hose, if mustt touch now and again. This is more Peels flavoring that is easy to slice dice and handle and route and when soiled just redo again inexpensively.
can even cover hoses to suit with show off brillance.
can even cover hoses to suit with show off brillance.
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Venhill lines will last a lone time if they are looked after.
I fit a brand new braided brake line to the front of my DR once to replace the long spongy OEM rubber line.
They have a clamp on the fork leg and it seemed to secure it well, on the first long ride with it (1700km return) with the bike in SM trim I ended up doing quite a bit of dirt road.
The line moved down enough to contact the edge of the 320mm brake rotor, going through the outer cover and sawing the braid a little.
When I got home I pulled the brake lever to the bar to test it, pop and a jet of fluid, one expensive junk brake line.
I thought it was OK but was wrong under those conditions (bumpy dirt roads) if I had used it on the road only it probably never would have happened, the replacement was made 100% secure at that fork hose clamp.
If if's and but's were candy we would all have a merry Christmas.
I fit a brand new braided brake line to the front of my DR once to replace the long spongy OEM rubber line.
They have a clamp on the fork leg and it seemed to secure it well, on the first long ride with it (1700km return) with the bike in SM trim I ended up doing quite a bit of dirt road.
The line moved down enough to contact the edge of the 320mm brake rotor, going through the outer cover and sawing the braid a little.
When I got home I pulled the brake lever to the bar to test it, pop and a jet of fluid, one expensive junk brake line.
I thought it was OK but was wrong under those conditions (bumpy dirt roads) if I had used it on the road only it probably never would have happened, the replacement was made 100% secure at that fork hose clamp.
If if's and but's were candy we would all have a merry Christmas.
L.A.B. said:As well as shortening the cross-over, I fit the feed side cross-over banjo on the inside, against the head, with the bends of the fittings angled inwards on both sides and this helps to prevent the hose rubbing against the underside of the tank.
I wonder if LAB's were these made components up or were they Venhill hoses supplied like that?
Mine look the same and I have applied plenty of torque to try to undo the nut but am not sure if they are meant to come apart or not
I prefer not to break them trying to find out
Jed
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Jed said:
It's a two-piece line rocker feed kit I bought from (I think) Mick Hemmings several years ago.
Jed said:
The nuts (sockets) on the reusable end fittings can be unscrewed, but if it's your intention to break the joint in order to shorten the cross-over line then ideally, a new -3 brass sleeve/olive needs to be used.
https://www.merlinmotorsport.co.uk/p/sp ... g-1205-03b
https://www.pegasusautoracing.com/docum ... =TECH00045
Although I'm getting off-topic, Douglas didn't use any flex lines on any airframe component even those that have to move like landing gear hydraulic cylinders. They used solid stainless steel lines and put a 360 loop so that when something moved it simply opened and closed the circle a bit. They tested them for 100's of thousand cycles with no fatigue cracks.
The Boeing and Lockheed planes we had back at EAL and even the Falcon planes I fly today all have some flexible lines. Nothing is jumping around as much as a Commando engine!
The Boeing and Lockheed planes we had back at EAL and even the Falcon planes I fly today all have some flexible lines. Nothing is jumping around as much as a Commando engine!
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