Braided brake lines - standard or not?

DangerousD · 18-Jan-2015, 21:24

Hi all,

Having bought the Hyper late last year, I'm in the process of taking spanner to bike, and while servicing the brakes (Jesus they were in a very sorry (read dangerous) state) I got to thinking about lines.

I'm convinced that the standard lines are still fitted - thin black, fairly stiff - but my question is, are they braided as standard like on my old 749r?

DD

antonye · 19-Jan-2015, 14:49

Yes, Ducati have been supplying braided brake lines as standard since before the 999 model.

They are not stainless however!

DangerousD · 19-Jan-2015, 19:22

Thanks, that'll be a few £££ saved then.

The pads were shocking, fronts were almost at the backing plate (less than 1mm) and the rears fell apart once I cracked off the mounting bolts. As for the black treacle, I mean fluid....

antonye · 19-Jan-2015, 19:54

My Hyper has just ticked over 40,000 miles and is still on the original front and rear pads...

DangerousD · 19-Jan-2015, 21:27

Here you go, 5,600 miles of all weather riding and no rinsing

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19-Jan-2015, 19:22	#3
DangerousD Registered Forum User Bikes: Hypermotard 1100s Posts: 37 Join Date: Apr 2012 Thanks, that'll be a few £££ saved then. The pads were shocking, fronts were almost at the backing plate (less than 1mm) and the rears fell apart once I cracked off the mounting bolts. As for the black treacle, I mean fluid.... Reply

19-Jan-2015, 21:27	#5
DangerousD Registered Forum User Bikes: Hypermotard 1100s Posts: 37 Join Date: Apr 2012 Here you go, 5,600 miles of all weather riding and no rinsing Reply