78' E standard,Rear Brake Hose

[excess11]

The rear brake hose on my 78' E needs to be replaced. This item is discontinued by Yamaha. What are the options for replacing this hose? I have found some mastercylinders and calipers on ebay that come with the hose but is a 30 year old hose any better that what I already have? Let me know what the options are!! Thanks!!

[79XS11F]

A 30 year old hose is not likely to be any better then what you already have. Factory manual says to replace the brake hoses every 4 years. Other then going SS I'm not sure what your other options are. Myself I would go SS if itr's in the budget.
I'm sure others will pipe up with some additional options
Rob

[nate]

I have not gotten to brake hose yet.Is there another hose that can be adapted?

[Ken Talbot]

It really is worthwhile to spend the buck$ and buy new braided stainless steel hoses. You wouldn't believe the difference this makes. Yes, they are expensive, but stopping is probably more important than going.

[papanovember]

I just replaced my rear brake hose with an 18 inch(I think) Goodridge SS braided from Dennis Kirk. I think it was under 30 bucks for the hose. I had the fittings, so I did not need to buy those. Not too bad...

[mason79]

exact conversation i want to be involved in, so 18 inch is the correct lenght huh? r u sure? and what bends on the fittings do you need? thanks

[papanovember]

I think they were 15 degree bends on the fittings. It was pretty easy. Make sure you order some copper crush washers. You need 2 washers per fitting. They have everything on the Dennis Kirk site. Fittings, hose and crush washers all from Goodridge. For the angle of your fittings, just examine the factory ones and best match to the descriptions that Goodridge offers. As for the length, I am 99.9% sure it was an 18 inch hose and I routed it through the same two hose clamps on the frame.

[mason79]

stock banjo bolts okay or replace?

[papanovember]

I used the stock banjo bolts. No need to replace unless yours are damaged or corroded.

[excess11]

ss hose

SS hose is nice but it is to expensive for this project. I only want to fix this hose to sell the bike. I would like it to be safe though for the next owner. If I was keeping this bike SS would be fine but can't the the cost of SS just to sell. Need more options!! Will any hoses from late model bikes fit?

[randy]

For the rear hose, 19" center-to-center of the banjo's and banjo's are 180 degrees offset from each other.