justabill
Member
Hey folks,
I am making progress on my rebuild and conversion of an 85 R80 RT to an S style and thinking a bit about the appearances regarding the brake plumbing. I've never been wild about the standard cross-over pipe from one caliper to the other and am considering running a second hose from the distribution block to the other caliper directly. The hoses will be custom stainless either way and I currently have a 14mm master cylinder.
I am curious what downside there might be in this setup, other than needing some custom brackets, some added cost for more brake line and possibly the bleeding. Basically, will the concept work? I've seen a few builds out there with similar setups, but not much commentary on performance.
For reference, this old BAT auction bike has a similar setup...
I am making progress on my rebuild and conversion of an 85 R80 RT to an S style and thinking a bit about the appearances regarding the brake plumbing. I've never been wild about the standard cross-over pipe from one caliper to the other and am considering running a second hose from the distribution block to the other caliper directly. The hoses will be custom stainless either way and I currently have a 14mm master cylinder.
I am curious what downside there might be in this setup, other than needing some custom brackets, some added cost for more brake line and possibly the bleeding. Basically, will the concept work? I've seen a few builds out there with similar setups, but not much commentary on performance.
For reference, this old BAT auction bike has a similar setup...