Braided brake lines - standard or not?

[DangerousD]

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]

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

They are not stainless however!

[DangerousD]

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]

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

[DangerousD]

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

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