Brake Line Question
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Road Master
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Brake Line Question
Does anyone know if there is a difference in ABS lines and non-ABS lines? I am swapping the bars off my bike back to a stock set and will ultimately sell the bars I have. I bought a set of stock bars/line/etc and the ones I bought came off of an ABS bike. Just want to make sure there is not any difference before I put the ABS lines on my bike to trade it in.
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The lines themselves are the same. ABS bikes have more lines as there is a line that goes from the master cylinder to the ABS box, and then a line from the abs box up to the front calipers. They all hold DOT 4 brake fluid on 2008 and newer touring bikes.
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Road Master
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I will have to look at the lines and see if they lengths will work for my non ABS bike. I did not even pay attention to what was exactly there.
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They are way different!
Non ABS:
http://www.granitestateharleystore.c...~NON-ABS%5CFBM
ABS:
http://www.granitestateharleystore.c...S%7C~ABS%5CFBM
Non ABS:
http://www.granitestateharleystore.c...~NON-ABS%5CFBM
ABS:
http://www.granitestateharleystore.c...S%7C~ABS%5CFBM
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The brake line for abs goes from the master to the ABS module.
The line for Non-ABS goes from the master cylinder directly to the calipers.
http://www.granitestateharleystore.c...ES%7C~ABS%5CKB
http://www.granitestateharleystore.c...C~NON-ABS%5CKB
The line for Non-ABS goes from the master cylinder directly to the calipers.
http://www.granitestateharleystore.c...ES%7C~ABS%5CKB
http://www.granitestateharleystore.c...C~NON-ABS%5CKB
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They are way different!
Non ABS:
http://www.granitestateharleystore.c...~NON-ABS%5CFBM
ABS:
http://www.granitestateharleystore.c...S%7C~ABS%5CFBM
Non ABS:
http://www.granitestateharleystore.c...~NON-ABS%5CFBM
ABS:
http://www.granitestateharleystore.c...S%7C~ABS%5CFBM
Guess I should read every post before I reply. Sorry Joe, I never scrolled down far enough to read your post.
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If the length is ok for what your trying to accomplish, use it. There is no difference in the line itself. But unless your tying into a distribution block above the fender I doubt you'll make it work.
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