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Has anyone made or had made a custom rear brake line (for touring) that incorporates the same style banjo fitting at the rear master cylinder which has a fitting/adapter for the brake switch built in? I found that Drag Specialties makes one, but with a screw on fitting to the line (prefer crimped). I'm replacing with SS lines. Drag Specialties has a clear that I like for the front brake and clutch. They also have a clear for the rear with the stock-type fitting - but I would prefer black along the bottom of the frame to better blend in (hence the custom route).
Googling around I cannot readily find much. In this video at about 5:21 and 7:45 note that he just screwed the switch directly into the front of the master cylinder (in place of the bolt).
If you have a local Parker hydraulic store some of them will make up lines to your specs in color matched hoses. The sport bike crown out here use them.
If you have a local Parker hydraulic store some of them will make up lines to your specs in color matched hoses. The sport bike crown out here use them.
One of my setups.
Very nice!
Would you have a recommendation as to how I should ask to have my rear built? What seems to be stumping me is dealing with that brake light switch.
The old way was to put a Tee in the lines like the one center in my picture and use a stock pressure switch. As others have mentioned there's banjo bolts with built in switches now that can be run directly off the MC. Haven't used them myself yet but heard mixed reviews on them about short life and sticking out there a bit.
Old way takes 2 lines made to length to accommodate wherever the Tee is mounted. My preferred method but I have a healthy stock of line and fittings to play with doing custom work like this.
Little trick for playing with this stuff? Get yourself 6 or 8 feet of bare solid 12 ga. copper grounding wire from the hardware store. Figure out where you want to mount the switch tee then take a length of the wire and bend it up to fit exactly how the line should run. Gives you and idea of what and how to get it all to work and look good and you'll have a correct length if you choose to order premade lines. Takes the guessing out things.
Used a solid bare electrical ground wire to bend in place for measurements. About 46 inches routed along frame, then up and over the swing arm to the rear caliper.
Any issues putting the brake light switch (and maybe a Jagg oil cooler fan switch in tandem) on the rear brake? Obviously would use heavy shrink wrap on wites run to the front around the rear master cylinder area. Though, would run along the bottomish of the frame.
Am I asking for trouble with the wiring? Doesn't seem to be enough room in front of the master cylinder for the switches - would bump into the bottom of the crash bar.
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Custom Rear Brake Line
