ABS and braided lines works

So... I have read that braided lines won't make any difference to an ABS blade, because of course it is a brake by wire system, so in theory the pressure applied from the lever is managed solely by the pump. Makes sense.

Well, I threw caution to the wind and got a set of HEL braided lines and coupled them with some Brembo M4's... and guess what. They feel a lot sharper than they did before. And before anyone says it could be because of the bleed - I've had the brake fluids changed twice since ownership and they remainded the same. But this time around the bike feels sharper on the brakes - noticeably sharper. And I don't think that the M4's are the reason.

Anyway, that is all I wanted to say . I just wanted to say that if anyone does want to add braided lines to their ABS equipped blade, they will notice a difference.

 

I fitted braided lines and a Brembo MCS to Danny's ABS Fireblade SP over the winter.. and he says a massive difference..

 

Hi I'm thinking of putting he'll lines on mine did you do a conventional bleed or the full abs bleed

 

Full ABS bleed. I would rather take the extra time and get it done right!

 

http://1000rr.co.uk/threads/braided-lines-fitted-to-c-abs.13373/#post-210781

I did mine a while back and added an RCS, - felt a good improvement too.

 

+1.. was a pain but easy once I had the correct manual for the 2014 model.