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  1. You have to remove the entire rear tail assembly.. It's not that bad of a job. You'll also need to remove the radiator overflow tank. This will get you all the access to replace the rear brake lines. Also removing the rear wheel will give you good access to the rear wheel line too. Of course, you'll need to remove the rear master cylinder too.
    4 points
  2. You guys should see brake lines that are really worn out and feel them expand in your hand...it makes it much more obvious what's going on 😄 All materials in nature respond to force, pressure or otherwise. Even when you're pressing your hand against a wall. It may be imperceptible or trivial, but they do. In the case of brake lines, expansion of the brake lines under pressure reduces the overall pressure. This will reduce the overall pressure going to the piston and we'll feel it as "sponginess" or similar words. The ideal brake system has zero movement at the fluid boundaries except at the master cylinder and the piston. But that's impossible in the physical universe. So higher end brake systems will have higher degrees of stiffness at the boundaries, whether it's stiffer fluid lines, single piece vs. two piece calipers, etc. Anyway, yes...SS braided lines do increase overall force to the brake system and reduce sponginess. Whether it's a trivial or significant amount is both a math answer and a subjective one. I'm pretty happy with the stock 6th gen lines at 18 years old, although admittedly I'm not pushing them very hard. But I've changed lines on bikes that desperately needed it. My truck could really use some SS lines, along with a couple other things.
    3 points
  3. I was under the impression that ss brake lines did not expand with use while 'normal' lines did. So that, when you squeezed the brake on normal lines, some of your force went into that expansion, like squeezing on a balloon. With steel lines, all your levered force went through to the pistons. So it not only would feel tighter, but would actually be tighter. But as usual, I'm talking through my hat. I've never had the circumstance to know any real difference. Granted the piston and pads are predetermined, but maybe lesser force would be required with ss lines to achieve the same braking performance?
    2 points
  4. Ah yes - the joy of working on Hondas. I've wrenched on some Suzuki's and a few other brands, but IMHO Honda seems to have mastered the intricacies of either 1. Attaching each and every part of the bike to every other part or 2. Hiding pieces behind a byzantine array of brackets or major pieces that can make it an exercise in frustration to get just the smallest bit removed. On a 6th gen ABS, just to remove the rear shock is an all day project - non ABS? maybe 20 mins. Honda must hire design engineers who formerly worked on those wooden puzzles that start out as a cube and you have to figure out how all the intertwined pieces come apart. Don't get me wrong - I my Honda's. However . . . when working on them (like right now), I'm often reminded of the Joan Jett song "I hate myself for loving you" . . . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpNw7jYkbVc Stick with it - you'll get it. The benefit of it you can't see at this moment is that once done, you'll know the bike way better and will be the subject matter expert for others that follow.
    2 points
  5. When I did mine, it was daunting because I didn't know what to take off? But now that I've done it once, I can tell you... dissemble the entire rear section... take lots of pics and videos. You'll find out that Honda did a lot of smart things.. I think the biggest pain was making sure YOU NEVER drop a bolt!!! AND VERY IMPORTANT.. .inside the rear swing arm you'll see a square hole about 2" x 2" YOU HAVE TO TAPE that hole up so anything you do drop doesn't go inside. Ask me how I know?LOL!! Fortunately, I had a flexible magnet with a light and the bolt was magnetic... But the bolt ricocheted and went right into that hole and was inside the hollow swing arm LOL!! I was delayed by about 15 mins, but it could have been a lot worse.
    2 points
  6. Grum, unfortunately the Galfer braided line kit seems to come with all of the Viffer hydraulic lines. Maybe a marketing ploy. We all know that braided lines are an improvement, but like you I doubt I would get much benefit out of a rear line or clutch line. Fronts are a little different and make the bike feel tight.
    1 point
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