I have the 20 year old OEM lines on my 98. They seem ok but I'm changing out my front pads and will be flushing the fluids and getting new braded lines at the same time.
I have blue dot R1 calipers with a xjr1300 master cylinder. As a side note I have been very Happy with the feel, performance and look of the setup. I've been running it for 10 plus years. I wanted to keep the stock reservoir look so went with the xjr setup. As I recall the original vmax lines were a bit shorter than ideal during the initial install and fitting angles were a bit of a PITA. I had shorter drag bars on during the time but have longer ones now and have a small riser (~1.5") I think. Longer bars gave me some extra space for bar end mirrors, larger grips, etc. I also used the xjr clutch master. It has worked great but no noticable difference than stock. Put it on because I got them as a pair and I liked the adjustable levers and suymmetrical look. I'll post some pics later. The reservoirs are at a bit of an odd angle where the fluid level windows are not really useful. The angle is necessary to create the right lever angle. It's also a bit challenging to correctly position the bike for changing the brake and clutch fluid because of the angle. I usually temporarily loosen the brackets to help with that.
I'm leaning towards the two line setup. Double connection at the master and a line direct to each caliper. Anyone else have this setup (meaning blue dots and xjr masters)? Looking for advice on line lengths and fitting types. Read somewhere on here something about a "lateral bend" for the fittings on the calipers. Dug out my old ones to compare but have not had a real close look yet to see the difference.
Cheers
Paul
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I have blue dot R1 calipers with a xjr1300 master cylinder. As a side note I have been very Happy with the feel, performance and look of the setup. I've been running it for 10 plus years. I wanted to keep the stock reservoir look so went with the xjr setup. As I recall the original vmax lines were a bit shorter than ideal during the initial install and fitting angles were a bit of a PITA. I had shorter drag bars on during the time but have longer ones now and have a small riser (~1.5") I think. Longer bars gave me some extra space for bar end mirrors, larger grips, etc. I also used the xjr clutch master. It has worked great but no noticable difference than stock. Put it on because I got them as a pair and I liked the adjustable levers and suymmetrical look. I'll post some pics later. The reservoirs are at a bit of an odd angle where the fluid level windows are not really useful. The angle is necessary to create the right lever angle. It's also a bit challenging to correctly position the bike for changing the brake and clutch fluid because of the angle. I usually temporarily loosen the brackets to help with that.
I'm leaning towards the two line setup. Double connection at the master and a line direct to each caliper. Anyone else have this setup (meaning blue dots and xjr masters)? Looking for advice on line lengths and fitting types. Read somewhere on here something about a "lateral bend" for the fittings on the calipers. Dug out my old ones to compare but have not had a real close look yet to see the difference.
Cheers
Paul
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