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No amateur Brake hose for homebrew
This is a fitting part for the brake system, but unlike the general banjo adapter, it is a part that is directly attached to the stainless mesh brake hose (#3).
In addition to cutting the hose, shaping the end faces, and forming the wires, it is necessary to accurately insert the internal parts called Olive to prevent the socket from falling out.
The level of work difficulty is quite high.
Failure to do so will result in the Brake slipping out and dying, so it is painful unless you understand the structure and are quite confident in your detailed work, or you have experience in making Brake hoses many times.
If the hose is assembled in a way that is easy to assemble, the effect of the hose reinforced with stainless mesh wire will be lost, and you will end up with a disappointing hose that is better than a rubber hose...but only a touch better than a rubber hose.
The angle cannot be adjusted after assembly as is the case with the Banjo adapter type, so it is necessary to consider the direction and angle from the time of assembly.
It takes a lot of hang to put it together well, and there are very few amateurs who can do it well.
Fortunately, I have experience in the past in producing 200 hose kits a day for a certain company, so I am very familiar with this fitting process and can freely assemble them in 5mm increments.
The Banjo adapter type would have eliminated such difficulties, but why bother using the troublesome Olive type?
It's a Type that I think lighter and Simpler is Cooler.
It's a world of complete self-congratulation, where the loud, anodized, lumpy, hardened Hose hates Large.
The part number indicates that it is an authorized Goodridge product.
Banjo made by Goodridge is thinner than those made by other companies, which is good for a stylish finish.
However, Banjo style fittings are destined to have the oil flow path bend many times inside and pass through narrow gaps.
Since the brake system does not have a vanishing flow of fluid (the brake only propagates pressure, and the fluid flows inside only when the pad is reduced and absorbs volume), there is no problem with the Banjo method, but this is not the case with the Hydraulic Clutch.
Since a tremendous amount of Fluid comes and goes each time the Lever is held, having a BottleNeck in the middle of the flow path is a Large problem.
But this Large problem is hardly recognized, and Hydraulic Clutch is mostly Banjo type, including OEMs.
It is true that Clutch operation is no problem even with the Banjo system...but I was inevitably concerned about the poor lever touch, so I decided to configure the system to eliminate Banjo from the Clutch system in order to ensure the highest Large flow rate.
We wanted a fee ring like a wire-style clutch with a heavy lever that cuts and connects in a snap.
Ideally, a commercial RacerTZ250 Clutch.
This is why we adopted the Fitting method, which was extremely effective!
From the air release stage, the lever moves in a passive manner and moves quickly in both the grip and release directions!
The feel is excellent because the fluid flows without resistance, and once you know this, you will never want to use a Banjo type Hydraulic Clutch again.
Although there are cheaper 90° bent Pipe fittings (with no performance problems), we chose this type (called "Forge") because of its parenthesis priority.
Brake Caliper is also employed with Parenthesis priority (Brake uses Banjo on the Master Cylinder side, so it does not make sense).
It is a waste of money to buy a 90°fitting when the handling is the same as when using a straight banjo or a 20°banjo!
Parts have been around for decades, and the performance is unquestionable.
Also, whatever, it's super Cool.
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