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I'm looking to improve my new 2007 ZX6 with braided brake lines and a nice little fender eliminator.

Can you make any recommendations as to where I am best to get these from?

Also, when installing the brake lines, how hard are they to install and really, are they worth the effort?

Appreciate all views!

Cheers.

If you are racing, then I would highly recommend Braided lines. For the street, rubber lines are way better. The amount of guys and girls I have seen who panic lock up the brakes with braided lines on the road and go down is astonishing!! Race track = Braided lines, road=rubber lines!! IMHO.

But, all the wanker will come in here telling me how wrong I am. But FFS, if you think you need braided lines on the road on a modern bike, then you really are dillusional!!!!

StuMiller wrote:I'm looking to improve my new 2007 ZX6 with braided brake lines and a nice little fender eliminator.

Can you make any recommendations as to where I am best to get these from?

Also, when installing the brake lines, how hard are they to install and really, are they worth the effort?

Appreciate all views!

Cheers.

Braided lines are a piece of piss to install..

Step 1: Ride to Wattie's
Step 2: Drink beer while he does it for you

Strika wrote:If you are racing, then I would highly recommend Braided lines. For the street, rubber lines are way better. The amount of guys and girls I have seen who panic lock up the brakes with braided lines on the road and go down is astonishing!! Race track = Braided lines, road=rubber lines!! IMHO.

But, all the wanker will come in here telling me how wrong I am. But FFS, if you think you need braided lines on the road on a modern bike, then you really are dillusional!!!!

So what are you trying to say....?

red_dave wrote:

StuMiller wrote:I'm looking to improve my new 2007 ZX6 with braided brake lines and a nice little fender eliminator.

Can you make any recommendations as to where I am best to get these from?

Also, when installing the brake lines, how hard are they to install and really, are they worth the effort?

Appreciate all views!

Cheers.

Braided lines are a piece of piss to install..

Step 1: Ride to Wattie's
Step 2: Drink beer while he does it for you

Where does Wattie live, I'm on the way!

Agree with Strika particularly on the zx6's... The calipers are plenty strong and the rubber lines are fine. My trackbike has braided lines and they are great but I wouldnt want that much bite on the road bike

fireyrob wrote:Agree with Strika particularly on the zx6's... The calipers are plenty strong and the rubber lines are fine. My trackbike has braided lines and they are great but I wouldnt want that much bite on the road bike

Big caliper difference from 06 sixes but

Fair enough...

It's an 07 ZX6 with the Nissin Calipers?

If so like Firey said the brakes are awesome. We've got the standard lines on Chriss's tracky and they've never done anything other then stop perfectly.

On the road I reckon braided lines are a bit of a waste unless you want the look.

StuMiller wrote:

Strika wrote:If you are racing, then I would highly recommend Braided lines. For the street, rubber lines are way better. The amount of guys and girls I have seen who panic lock up the brakes with braided lines on the road and go down is astonishing!! Race track = Braided lines, road=rubber lines!! IMHO.

But, all the wanker will come in here telling me how wrong I am. But FFS, if you think you need braided lines on the road on a modern bike, then you really are dillusional!!!!

So what are you trying to say....?

If your buying them it would only be for bling on those Nissin calipers. They work great standard.

However if you want them, then sure get them and I will give you Wattie's address. They are easy to install but hey, why would you pass up on getting it done for you whilst you drink Watties beer??????????

(When I installed Disco's he didnt drink any beer , instead brought some around for me to drink )

Blurr wrote: (When I installed Disco's he didnt drink any beer , instead brought some around for me to drink )

That's cause it was your birthday and i felt bad

Glen wrote:It's an 07 ZX6 with the Nissin Calipers?

If so like Firey said the brakes are awesome. We've got the standard lines on Chriss's tracky and they've never done anything other then stop perfectly.

On the road I reckon braided lines are a bit of a waste unless you want the look.

Yes, they are Nissin calipers. If I really don't need to add extra bite given it will be ridden on the road the majority of the time, I'll save the money and do something else with it....

Hooker

robracer wrote:Hooker

That wasn't on top of the list.......but I like where you're going!

StuMiller wrote:

Glen wrote:It's an 07 ZX6 with the Nissin Calipers?

If so like Firey said the brakes are awesome. We've got the standard lines on Chriss's tracky and they've never done anything other then stop perfectly.

On the road I reckon braided lines are a bit of a waste unless you want the look.

Yes, they are Nissin calipers. If I really don't need to add extra bite given it will be ridden on the road the majority of the time, I'll save the money and do something else with it....

The best road bike mod available IMHO, is suspension!!!! Worth it's weight in gold!!!!!