SS Brake and Clutch Lines

[retcol]

Ijust installed a set of brand new, custom made stainless steel brake and clutch lines for my GSX1100. Very nice and great improvement.
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[Retro]

Details please:

-Total time from start to finish, including bleeding air from systems.
-Price, and where you bought them.
-Anything in particular to watch out for (routing, etc.)?
-And no project would be complete without pictures.

[retcol]

I bought them from Apex Brakes (www.apexbrakes.com) 416-900-2594. The owner, Raymond Chan, custom makes each brake line individually for your application, no cheap mass produced junk here. Top quality in every regard. He has lots of color selections and will make them any length over stock that you want. I already had the fairings off for other work, so the actual time to pull off the stock lines and install these was only about 2 hours. Bleeding went fast on the clutch line and rear brake, but I'm still trying to get the front lines finished, they just won't pump up. I must have a bubble someplace I can't force out, probably in the spliter. No problem with routing, just follow the same path as your stock lines. The kit includes new banjo bolts and washers too. Anybody need a good set of stock brake and clutch lines? BTW, I can really tell the difference between the stock rubber lines and these high quality stainless steel lines, big improvement. I'll post some picks later.

[92xjunker]

That's the reason I went two front lines, no splitter. Bleeding was a pain.

[retcol]

How did you do that? Did you have to get a different master cylinder with 2 outlets?

[92xjunker]

Nope just a different banjo bolt came with them so, you could stack them at the master. I have the Goodridge set.

[DarkFury]

Zip tie the brake handle and leave it over nite to get the air bubble out

[retcol]

Thats what I need, to stack them at the mc. Is just that longer banjo bolt available?

[shpielers]

Don't need one. Just re use the one at the splitter


Edit: wait a tic...1100 splitter is different than post Kats isn't it...

Yes there are longer banjos available:

http://www.ronayers.com/oemparts/a/suz/508b0fb4f870023530723926/front-brake-hose

Part #3 is the banjo that I used when taking my 600 from a 3 line set up to a 2 line set up. I'm not 100% certain as I havent measured it, but I'd be willing to bet that exact same bolt will work for the 1100 too. Local Moto or brakes places should have that in stock.

Ronayers lists the 600 bolt as 10x1.00 x 36mm. It doesn't list the 1100 MC banjo bolt size. Seriously though, I'm pretty damn sure it'd work.

[retcol]

Thanks all, I appreciate the help.

[shpielers]

Was working in my 1100 today and am able to confirm, 1100 also has a 10x1mm banjo. Part #3 in that link will work.