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Brake hose

Posted: 26 May 2020 10:08
by AndyB57
Yet another question - sorry, will try to keep them to a minimum as I piece the bike back together.....

Please note this is about a Strada with 'normal' bars as opposed to clipons which I think have a less cluttered setup. The routing of the brake hose is not straightforward. The length of the master cylinder at the union means the hose has to dive between the clocks pretty sharply a few cms from the lever, and I'm not sure which banjo fitting makes most sense. There's no obvious alternative route. The hose I've taken off had a slight bend to the union which helped to a certain extent but the lever was crammed hard up against the throttle housing so not great.

Any suggestions which hose and banjo works best?

Re: Brake hose

Posted: 27 May 2020 08:11
by George 350
Hi Andy,
On the pre K disc stradas, the hose has an end on connection, i.e. as if the 'banjo bolt'was fixed directly onto the end of the hose. This gives a nice sweep down between the clocks.
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Hope this helps.
George

Re: Brake hose

Posted: 04 Jun 2020 19:55
by AndyB57
Thanks George, that makes a lot of sense.