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Offline gowen

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« on: August 08, 2004, 02:32:51 PM »
Well, I've been trying a veriety of mods to try to improve the green beast. I've finished the jetting, still needs work, but that is another story.

Today, I decided to install a Russell Front Brake Line that I had ordered a few weeks back, just to see if it improves the FRONT piece of s**t brake. I've had issues in the past with not having enough brakes in the front. So, I install them, bleed them until I nearly lose a can of brake fluid. Still spungy. I rebuilt my master cylinder last crash a few months back without luck. After trying to bleed the brake (did better with air in the line  :roll: ), I decide I'm going out to the track to give it run. Works ok, nothing special or no improvement. I slam the table top and land fine, go to hit my brake and it just pulled in. So, I slam into the berm at 4th wfo, flip off the bike, which is fine thank God, get up and jump back on the bike and head to the truck. Look at my brake line and my friends, it slid in the holder (thingy that was holding it from moving while jumping), which I made sure was tight. Anyway, it slid out a little, destroyed the plastic outer layer and the braded wire, which punctured a hole in the line. The russell line is CR routing. Which I thought was cool, but in the long run, caused the line to grab the tire and brake disc.

That's all, I'm down $75 and bruised.  Trying to keep my composure. I can't believe I could not get the line bled, it sucks. Not cause the russell brake line is a joke, but that I have to bleed the d**n old line now.  :sad:

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« Reply #1 on: August 09, 2004, 02:34:42 AM »
I rode last weekend with "new" brakes.All I did was switch to an old 92 cr lever I had lying in my toolbox.Brake lever pressure became much firmer.Before the switch I could easily make the lever touch the grip,but not anymore.Now it's usually a one finger affair.I did have to switch the adjustment screws because the cr's comes up a little short,but I can't believe I didn't do this sooner.

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« Reply #2 on: August 09, 2004, 05:15:52 AM »
Not to rub salt in your wound,but I did my own "cr" brake conversion with a Russel line.Feels more responsive and brake lines been routed that way for over a year.Sure you got all the air out?Not sure what clamp you had,but it sounds like it was a loose fit on the line.I always worry about a root or tree branch pulling the brake line loose,but it has never happened,sorry about yours.

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« Reply #3 on: August 09, 2004, 08:06:28 AM »
Quote from: mikesmith
Not to rub salt in your wound,but I did my own "cr" brake conversion with a Russel line.Feels more responsive and brake lines been routed that way for over a year.Sure you got all the air out?Not sure what clamp you had,but it sounds like it was a loose fit on the line.I always worry about a root or tree branch pulling the brake line loose,but it has never happened,sorry about yours.


Mike, do you have pictures of your routing?

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« Reply #4 on: August 09, 2004, 07:54:16 PM »
No,but I described them in a "how to" else where here.If I can Ill try to,but it may be awhile.

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« Reply #5 on: August 15, 2004, 09:53:39 AM »
Not the best pictures,but here you go.