Galfer brake lines and Givi wing rack turn signal lens

[Charles Scappaticci]

Are you sure the brake lines aren't intended to bypass the splitter and
bolt directly into the master cylinder using a longer banjo bolt?  They
make them both ways.

Charles S.


On Tue, May 6, 2014 at 12:30 PM, Timothy Linke <tcl1969 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I have a complete wing rack ill sell ya....LOL
>
>
> On Tue, May 6, 2014 at 12:28 PM, walkerjl at charter.net
> <walkerjl at charter.net>wrote:
>
> > So I recently bought all new Galfer lines for front and rear brakes and
> > the clutch. The lines I replaced were OEM originals from 1996 and were
> > starting to show cracks in the rubber. I rebuilt the rear master cylinder
> > and bolted up the rear brake line...its perhaps an inch or two too long,
> > but bolted up just fine. The clutch line was near perfect, but again
> maybe
> > an inch too long and doesn't have the steel tube that conforms to the
> > curves over the carbs and down the engine case, but its fine otherwise.
> But
> > the front brake lines are definitely too long. Like maybe 6 inches or
> more
> > too long! I had to snake them in an S bend in front of the frame head to
> > the left side and back to the right. I also had to get some metal sleeve
> > spacers of approximately the same width as the cylinder on the lines to
> > where the single line from the front brake master cylinder splits into
> the
> > two lines going down the forks to each brake. The Galfer kit has two
> lines
> > both bolting to the front brake mast
> >  er. I could have just bolted up the empty cylinder instead of using
> > spacers, but the spacers are cleaner. The spacers (or empty cylinder) are
> > also needed to keep the little plastic deflector the correct distance
> from
> > the horn.
> >
> > I may have to do a little more bleeding, but the brakes definitely feel
> > much more solid now! My break brake master was shot, so anything was an
> > improvement, but I can definitely feel a huge improvement in the front,
> and
> > the clutch is much easier to operate now too. (I also replaced my
> slightly
> > bent levers).
> >
> > I'm wondering if the front brake lines can be shortened by an industrial
> > shop specializing in hydraulic lines.
> >
> > So riding to work last week, after I got home on Thursday I noticed that
> > one of my Wingrack turn signal lenses was missing. It seems to have
> cracked
> > around the mounting screw and fell off. If I could have found the broken
> > lens I could have glued it back together...but no such luck. So I
> searched
> > around....Twisted Throttle, CA Sport Touring, eBay, nobody has a Givi
> Z231
> > lens in stock. I also called Givi directly. Nobody in the US has one,
> > backordered 2-3 weeks! I found some on eBay in the UK though...ordered
> > them. They estimated delivery by May 19th, but we'll see. I'm not holding
> > my breath. But at least they had it on hand.
> >
> > Anyway, the riding weather here in Eastern Washington is perfect now.
> > Chilly in the mornings, very pleasant in the evenings and not too hot to
> > wear my full leathers or one piece suit. The bike is running perfectly
> > after I synched the carbs too!
> >
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