Stainless Rocker Oil Lines

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I just put a venhill set on tonight, I actually like the stacked look. What was the price on the one piece? I didn't see a price online
 
Torontonian said:
That's the one. Make sure when fitting the lines don't touch or rub up on anything.
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Why not? I'm young and dumb but it's better to admit it and learn something. :oops:
 
I understand the stainless lines will eat anything they rub against for lunch. But I wouldn't know.

Dave
69S
 
The stacked style doubles you sealing surfaces and doubles your chances of leaking. Not a great design, in my opinion.

Stephen Hill
 
DogT said:
I understand the stainless lines will eat anything they rub against for lunch. But I wouldn't know.

Dave
69S
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Lines from Old Britts have a clear vinyl cover...
 
rpatton said:
kevbo82 said:
I just put a venhill set on tonight, I actually like the stacked look. What was the price on the one piece? I didn't see a price online
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They have a price list that they email to you, a little cumbersome.

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q= ... 7g&cad=rja
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i've definitely noticed the world of british motorcycle parts on the web is pretty low tech. I know I for one have ditched the idea of buying from one company for another just because the other was easier to order from
 
This is a high vibration machine and any rubbing of pricey braided lines on other parts will result in wearing/fraying/chafing etc. Same goes for braided oil tank/oil fiter and brake lines. Carefull routing is the rule here.
 
kevbo82 said:
Torontonian said:
That's the one. Make sure when fitting the lines don't touch or rub up on anything.
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Why not? I'm young and dumb but it's better to admit it and learn something. :oops:
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Yes. They are just like a mini hacksaw. They can cause serious damage. I would only use covered lines.
 
I was looking for a single bolt fitting a while back, S.Hill you are correct about the double fitting doubling your chance for leaking & I don't like the look eigther but in my opinion the worst part is the bolts break. Even when carefully torqued to spec I broke one when refitting it. I think it was embrittlement from the chroming process so I used a stainless one after that but mainly I just don't like the look. Thanks for posting about where to get one, I will be getting one soon.
 
johnm said:
kevbo82 said:
Torontonian said:
That's the one. Make sure when fitting the lines don't touch or rub up on anything.
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Why not? I'm young and dumb but it's better to admit it and learn something. :oops:
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Yes. They are just like a mini hacksaw. They can cause serious damage. I would only use covered lines.
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Yes, hacksaw is the right term.

One solution is to go to your local auto parts store and purchase appropriate diameter protective wrap usually sold in the wiring supply section. This is a spiral wound ribbon of usually clear hard polyethlene. It is best to wrap the whole length of the line and forget about it but sections of it can secure with electrical tape, safety wire or tie wraps but you will then need to periodically check on it. This also works well on Stainless Steel brake lines where you don't even want it to touch the fork tubes.
 
I can only imagine the wonder showing on some folks faces right now.

Buying the expensive "flashy" braided stainless and then covering it up so
no one can admire the bling?

"What's the point of that ?????????"
 
Well the assumption is .........bling being the point.

I for one was never satisfied with the crack prone plastic lines Norton installed from the factory. One broke on me on my street bike decades ago and fortunately I caught it before a rear wheel oiling and sliding beneath an on coming car.........one should get the picture pretty quick.

It's an enhancement though steel braid is a bit of overkill for rocker oil lines.

As for SS braid brake lines I have been told it is an enhancement and tend to think it probably is.

With the SS on the rocker lines there's just a few places where you need to protect from chaffing and most are out of sight; the only challenge is getting the wrap to stay in place.

There are SS brake lines that come preassembled with a solid plastic jacket which allows one to "admire" the SS braid. I usually cover all the rocker feed line on the race bikes for practicality sake. SS braided brake lines I usually get the braid convered down past the hard chrome plated fork legs.

I've seen others use clear plastic tubing for the problem chaffing spots. Slit the plastic tube, place at the chaffinf spot and secure with safety wire or small tie wraps.

I guess it all depends upon one's expectations or what they want but with a little creative thinking one can get pretty much all yone wants.
 
I had the originals on my bike. They leaked like a sieve. I replaced with a like set and they also leaked but not as bad. I went with the braided for strength and figured that I would not have to ever replace them. There were also reports of the stock type coming from manufacturers being pretty subpar. The new ones work great and have a clear protective cover on them. They are the stacked variety. No leak problems. Of course they are off right now and I may get an oil bath when I put them back together. :mrgreen:
 
Mark said:
I can only imagine the wonder showing on some folks faces right now.

Buying the expensive "flashy" braided stainless and then covering it up so
no one can admire the bling?

"What's the point of that ?????????"
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:-) Exact same thought went through my head !


Show or go ?? Show or go ?? Ummm?

A friend cut a 3 mm deep hole in a fork slider in just a few days with a braided front brake line.
 
while on this subject, the venhill set has a piece of black protective rubber over one end of the long line, i was looking at some nortons yesterday at a show and some people installed them with that rubber part at the timing cover end, some at the head (which i think makes more sense since it's more likely to rub up there) venhill set came with no instructions, and they don't give any online either. So which end gets the protection? they do mention on their site the norton kit doesn't get a full cover because of heat issues
 
it HAS to be covered ANYWHERE it touches or you have a hacksaw. spiral wrap works OK for this. I also don't see where heat is an issue as it is NOT return oil and a norton does not have oil heat issues anyway except where it drains from the exhaust rockers

kevbo82 said:
while on this subject, the venhill set has a piece of black protective rubber over one end of the long line, i was looking at some nortons yesterday at a show and some people installed them with that rubber part at the timing cover end, some at the head (which i think makes more sense since it's more likely to rub up there) venhill set came with no instructions, and they don't give any online either. So which end gets the protection? they do mention on their site the norton kit doesn't get a full cover because of heat issues
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bill said:
it HAS to be covered ANYWHERE it touches or you have a hacksaw. spiral wrap works OK for this. I also don't see where heat is an issue as it is NOT return oil and a norton does not have oil heat issues anyway except where it drains from the exhaust rockers

kevbo82 said:
while on this subject, the venhill set has a piece of black protective rubber over one end of the long line, i was looking at some nortons yesterday at a show and some people installed them with that rubber part at the timing cover end, some at the head (which i think makes more sense since it's more likely to rub up there) venhill set came with no instructions, and they don't give any online either. So which end gets the protection? they do mention on their site the norton kit doesn't get a full cover because of heat issues
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i think they mean heat from the motor melting the rubber coating
 
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