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New rubber brake lines, or new braided steel lines?
Is their a diff.? And if so wheres the best place to find cheap steel lines?
thanks

are your old lines dry rotted?i personally use rubber lines all except one bike.there are lots of other things you can do that will make more of an improvement than braided lines,just my experiance. goodluck,happy wrenching!

I just received delivery today of a New set of 3 Russell steel braided brake lines for the front brakes on my KZ900LTD from a fellow off of Ebay. It was a good transaction and I'm pleased with what I got. Paid $55 plus an extra $5 shipping. I haven't taken them out of the carton yet. Dennis Kirk was pretty reasonable, but more expensive with their options. Another Ebayer wanted $60 per line, but they were exceptional quality, and customized and probably well worth it - but too pricey for me. I opted for reasonable quality and a low price. Shoot me a PM and I'll give you the details. As for difference between rubber and steel. I've always heard steel braid is better for a number of reasons, but have no personal experience. I got these because they look cool.

I dont have the braided steel lines yet.. but I read they give your a more firmer feel with the brakes and they dont expand like rubber lines would. I have seen kits on ebay for less than $100 for dual brakes. Try searching earls brake lines or russels brake lines and get part numbers of what you need and head on over to summitracing.com and enter the part number.. I find that summitracing has good prices !

my god skip youre turning into a hotrodder,braided brake lines!whats next chrome screws on your carb clamps,blocksanding fins on your motor? :whistle:hehe goodluck,happy wrenching!

Looks like the source I used on Ebay has the lines for your bike. You might contact them directly. Here's the product link: cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/77-80-Kawasaki-K...4613679798QQtcZphoto
$80 plus shipping for three lines. Might be the cheapest you find. Correcto mundo again wireman. And don't forget by machined rotors, hand polished Morris Mags- blah, blah, blah! Now if I can only figure out how to patch those fingernail size holes on my LTD seat...

if the foam is good how about if i just swap you for this cherry one i have sitting here?i want to get another one redone in leather so all i need is a good base and foam.wanna swap?

Uh............sounds great to me. Check your PM.

You can spend whatever money you want on braided lines for the good looks if you like them. Expect zero difference in function though.

RonKZ650 wrote:

You can spend whatever money you want on braided lines for the good looks if you like them. Expect zero difference in function though.

how about durability ?

thanks, everybody.
Ill check out that site skippr.
My lines are old, and orginal, but I might be able to reuse them, but If the new lines with the old brake techology dosen't make a difference then I might go with new oem lines.

I disagree entirely witih the guys who say their is no difference in function with braided steel lines. I replaced the lines in both of my daily riders, and the result is a much MUCH firmer brake handle and pedal. One of the very early KZRider members, and the most knowledgeable guy I have found yet on these old KZs ("murphyau") clued me into this early on. He said that you should view the risks of your old rubber brake lines the same way you view the risks of using a condom you have had sitting in your wallet for 25 years. Your life depends on it not failing.

I got mine from various ebay sellers. One set is ziegler [?], and the other set is something else. Either brand works great, and is easy to fit.