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Re: Mushy ST Brakes
> >I know all of you have experienced this same problem, Mushy ST front brakes.
>
> I replaced the rubber hose from the reservoir to the Master Cylinder
> with some braided stainless hose I had left over from a previous bike.
> I cut the hose to the correct length to avoid any kinking and have had
> no problems with mushy brakes since. It looks pretty good too.
that line isn't pressurized, so i don't think the stainless aspect
of your fix could have been what did the trick. did you make the
hose shorter or longer as well?
paul
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paul fox, pgf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (arlington, ma, where it's 13.1 degrees)
'oh-oh Sprint RS, '91 VX800, DoD #1462, AMA #545601
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