New brake lines - who can make?

See post above re fitting Gilles bars to BBird, now all I need are
some new brake /clutch lines - any recommendations or should I just
pop down to AN Other bike place and get some made up?

Kraggash

 

See, if you'd fitted HeliBars, this wouldn't have been necessary.

Nor would there have been any drilling.

Will you be changing *all*[1] the hydraulic lines at once?

Have you an independent income?

Good luck.

[1] 14, iirc.

 

According to the IXXRA website, the Gilles are better than Helibars,
so I went for the Gilles.
Strictly speaking I *could* adjust them to the point where I don't
need the extra cables, but that would rather defeat the object, which
is to decrease the reach for slower journeys (The BBird is great at
any speed but below 50, it can be hard work on the arms)

No, I did look and I could get a full set of hoses for about £250 quid
(stainless steel, coloured sheaths etc). For the moment, I think I
will just swap the front brake, which at about £25 quid still seems
pricey for one cable.

Why yes, I have, well, I will have when daddy's trust fund pays up*
Until then I'll just have to keep bloody working I suppose.


* There is no spoon.
- there's no trust fund either.

 

http://www.bsr-aerotek.com/ make lovely lines that are
as cheap as anyone else, but have rotating ends on them
so they don't snag or curl like fixed lines.

 

You could always move the levers further in.

Ha! You can't be riding it enough then.

 

Well, according to me, Helibars are brilliant, so ner.

I did have to Dremel off the little lug by the brake/clutch banjos,
though, and rotate he fitting by 45deg.

True.

 

How much were the helibars? I have to admit, until I read about the
Gilles, I was about to buy them, I was swayed by some comment about
how they go rusty inside (probably someone leaving the bike outside
all the time). Although I have to admit the Gilles in gold effect do
look pretty good to be honest.

 

Ta, they look good.

 

You've got that right. There aren't enough hours in the day for me
unfortunately.

 

A King's ransom. Around the 150 quid mark, iirc. It was either
Helibars, or out the B'bird. I figured Helibars would work out cheaper
in the long run.

No idea. They've been on 4 years, and I haven't been tempted to look
inside, much the same as any other handlebars on any other bike I've
owned.

 

I think they are more expensive nowadays as I compared them to the
Gilles and they worked out at £250 or thereabouts.

Did they work though? Has the wrist ache all gone?
First impressions of the raised bars are that they may do the trick
for me.

 

Transformed the bike. Much easier around town, much less pressure on
the wrists.

They may well do.

 

If it's something you have considered there is a company that does a full
de-linking kit for ~£250. Have a google for delinking or I can dig teh
URL out for you

 

Never had a problem with the linked brakes, don't really ride it hard
enough tbh.

 

I don't think it makes any difference if you ride them hard or not [1].
I think most people's problem with linked brakes is that they're
different and not what they're used to.

I can ride the Guzzi [2] full tilt and not have the linked brakes 'get in
the way'. I'd actually say I prefer them to non-linked for B road
hustling.


[1] Racing is a different discipline in the context of linked brakes.
[2] Slightly different system but similar principle.