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25-04-2003, 10:59am
Volvi, let me know with what lines you go with! Been wanting for ages to get a Stainless set myself - don't like the coloured coat over the lines, BUT it is a legal requirement for a sleeve to be over lines - clear or not??.
I don't know what the standards are with bikes, but on aircraft, it is mandatory to have a fire retardant sleeve over hydraulic and oil lines (especially in engine bays or around hot components) because if you have a line burst [those teflon ones do occasionly], the sleeve is meant to stop the fluid from spraying over engine or undercarriage - will only gurgle or dribble out if sleeve splits, or will run down inside sleeve and safely drip out near fitting - less fire hazard and less mess!!!! Imagine on your bike if frony split with no sleeve - brake fluid spraying onto hot engine, or up into visor or vision, or onto road for your rear tyre to slip on!!!! YOW!! If line splits and dribbles out near fitting, you would have noticed low brake pressure and had time to pull over, with only drops going onto road - not spraying all resivoir fluid over engine and road!
Just my 2c worth, Peter
I don't know what the standards are with bikes, but on aircraft, it is mandatory to have a fire retardant sleeve over hydraulic and oil lines (especially in engine bays or around hot components) because if you have a line burst [those teflon ones do occasionly], the sleeve is meant to stop the fluid from spraying over engine or undercarriage - will only gurgle or dribble out if sleeve splits, or will run down inside sleeve and safely drip out near fitting - less fire hazard and less mess!!!! Imagine on your bike if frony split with no sleeve - brake fluid spraying onto hot engine, or up into visor or vision, or onto road for your rear tyre to slip on!!!! YOW!! If line splits and dribbles out near fitting, you would have noticed low brake pressure and had time to pull over, with only drops going onto road - not spraying all resivoir fluid over engine and road!
Just my 2c worth, Peter