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Here's what I'd like to do, but I'm having some difficulties with a very well known shop understanding this. I won't get into who it is, but you guys would really be surprised to know what builder's shop is... well, clueless. I'll add, that they are NOT a vendor on this forum.
Anyways, I have an '08 FLHX (non ABS) that I bought an HHI 6-piston caliper for. I deleted the right side caliper when I installed the 18" PM wheel. I also installed 10" monkey bars, and HD chrome hand controls. Instead of running a single ss brake line from the master cylinder all the way to the HHI caliper, I want to rune one ss line down to a chrome t-fitting (mounted in the stock location), then run another ss brake line from there, down to the HHI caliper, which will be mounted on the left lower. Most T-fiiting/manifolds have three holes, so I'll just plug the third hole that normally goes to the right side caliper.
I'm currently running the stock brake line and t-fitting/manifold, with the line to the right-side caliper, blocked off. I did this by cutting the soldered tube off, drilling and tapping the t-fitting/manifold, and plugging it with a 1/8" NPT plug. The stock lines seem to have plenty of slack to accomodate the taller bars.
Has anyone else done this, or does everyone typically just run one line all the way to the left caliper? I want to do this like this, in case I ever want to add the right caliper, or sell the bike, etc.
Question for those that just run the single line all the way to the caliper - How did you secure/route the line between the fairing and the caliper?
If anyone has some pics to share that specifically show this, I'd greatly appreciate it.
Thanks in advance, guys!
Anyways, I have an '08 FLHX (non ABS) that I bought an HHI 6-piston caliper for. I deleted the right side caliper when I installed the 18" PM wheel. I also installed 10" monkey bars, and HD chrome hand controls. Instead of running a single ss brake line from the master cylinder all the way to the HHI caliper, I want to rune one ss line down to a chrome t-fitting (mounted in the stock location), then run another ss brake line from there, down to the HHI caliper, which will be mounted on the left lower. Most T-fiiting/manifolds have three holes, so I'll just plug the third hole that normally goes to the right side caliper.
I'm currently running the stock brake line and t-fitting/manifold, with the line to the right-side caliper, blocked off. I did this by cutting the soldered tube off, drilling and tapping the t-fitting/manifold, and plugging it with a 1/8" NPT plug. The stock lines seem to have plenty of slack to accomodate the taller bars.
Has anyone else done this, or does everyone typically just run one line all the way to the left caliper? I want to do this like this, in case I ever want to add the right caliper, or sell the bike, etc.
Question for those that just run the single line all the way to the caliper - How did you secure/route the line between the fairing and the caliper?
If anyone has some pics to share that specifically show this, I'd greatly appreciate it.
Thanks in advance, guys!