Solid brake line?

[cowboysculptor]

Hey guys,

I'm working on the rear brakes on my cb750 project, and I just had a thought: could I run a very, very short length of flexible brake line from the master cylinder to the swingarm, then run solid brake line back to the calipers? Of course braided stainless is the standard, but I like the idea of a solid brake line, with absolutely no flex or expansion at all. Also, I can get the solid line to the exact length I need without much fuss. Does this make sense, or is it pointless, in the end?

 

[Tim]

Well it's just more fittings to deal with and possibly fail. Should be OK considering most bikes are set up like that on the front end, but if it were mine I'd run a single braided line (I have Speiglers on my BMW - NICE lines) from the MC right to the caliper.