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A Very Close Shave....
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oily



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PostPosted: Sat May 26, 2012 11:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Evilchicken0 wrote:
FUCK - mine are like that ... except one fixing is only half there Neutral


well pull the brake lever at your peril

Evilchicken0 wrote:
I don't like Goodrich they are absolute b*stars to bleed in
Wink

they are all bastards to bleed in Wink

strange how your happy to use the word fuck but put an star in the lesser swear word bastard Laughing

she'll soon knock that out of you Wink
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stockcar



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PostPosted: Sat May 26, 2012 1:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

(BF) Goodrich make tyres, no wonder you have so much trouble........... Laughing


what you want is some high quality GOODRIDGE lines.............. Cool
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PostPosted: Mon May 28, 2012 1:23 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I was going to say you should buy a lotto ticket, but then i took that thought to the next step and wondered what you would do if you won..... To scary to contemplate.

My bike is stored at a mates place, so i'd better get over there and check that line, thanks for the heads up.
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oily



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PostPosted: Tue May 29, 2012 11:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

rpo83 wrote:
I was going to say you should buy a lotto ticket, but then i took that thought to the next step and wondered what you would do if you won..... To scary to contemplate.

My bike is stored at a mates place, so i'd better get over there and check that line, thanks for the heads up.


Steve, Steve, Steve................................


...you know me too well Laughing
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oily



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PostPosted: Tue May 29, 2012 11:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

stockcar wrote:
oily wrote:
stockcar wrote:
we have a major account with Goodridge (and Earls for that matter) mainly on the car side but will happily sort discounted costs for forum members


That's a very generous offer stocker...
Could you price up a SB6 kit please...
Braided ,coated, maybe black, possibly race set-up (2 full length lines)
Whichever set up comes out at a real good price because I might need a couple of kits Wink


will do but will be next week as they shut for w/ends - lucky beggars.............



...Any news stocky?.....or am I being too pushy Laughing
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PostPosted: Wed May 30, 2012 12:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

im going to check the 8's, but seeing as bb(orig&prev custodion) meddled like a goodun,there prob non standard,and gold coated or summit! Wink
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PostPosted: Thu May 31, 2012 7:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

far too pushy............. Laughing

sorry manic week getting stuff sorted for this BH with customers cars in scotland, etc..........will try and chase tomorrow
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PostPosted: Thu May 31, 2012 9:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

stockcar wrote:
far too pushy............. Laughing

sorry manic week getting stuff sorted for this BH with customers cars in scotland, etc..........will try and chase tomorrow


Thank you Wink
getting a tad paranoid about braking hard nowadays Laughing
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 1:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Just checked mine ,and are split the same! I'm in for a set please .
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 2:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Wonder if I have found a culprit

Inspected mine, and thought, these a under some tension.

If you use a FRONT WHEEL STAND that uses a PEG that goes into
the steering stem (bottom yolk), dependant upon where brake lines run
when using the stand ,your either placing quite a tension on one side, or both sides of lines running from joint piece to brake calipers.

My lines and joints look OK,but after the above, I am deffinatelly replacing
them with longer brake lines.
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Bimsb6



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PostPosted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 3:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I never use a front padock stand .never have done and i've had the bike from a month old .
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 3:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

My opinion is.....
The ferrules used to crimp the hose are crap quality and wear & tear plus age has not been kind to them. The failures on my bike(s) are not due to paddock stand usage Wink
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 1:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

oily wrote:
My opinion is.....
The ferrules used to crimp the hose are crap quality and wear & tear plus age has not been kind to them. The failures on my bike(s) are not due to paddock stand usage Wink

Agreed
I fitted a radial master so I did it with the wheel up (like in a power wheelie situation). The standard lines fitted easily and still had slack left over.

One of my lines has half the collet missing and I'm going to France for a double track day on the 22nd Surprised Surprised Surprised If that's to soon to get a set from Stockcar then tell me now because I'm on a deadline (see what I did Laughing )
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 5:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

MIne seem OK Wink
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 5:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

morebhp wrote:
MIne seem OK Wink


Strange that....out of five SB's the 6R is the only one without a problem Shocked

Oh yeah,....I fitted HEL hoses when I built it Laughing
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