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What I did was send him a set of stock rubber lines for every model of XS1100. He then made copies of the rubber lines and sent them back to me. They worked very well. Then he made some stainless lines and only crimped one end, so I could clock the other end and mark them. I returned them to him and he crimped them, made his measurements, and sent them back to me.
The first sets of final crimped lines did not all fit well. Some simply dropped in place while others would not work at all. Stainless lines have much less forgiveness than rubber for fit. There was also some confusion due to the fact we were working with so many lines as opposed to lines for one bike. Some of the lines were 90 degrees out of clocking. I had to cut those lines in half and remark them. They were sent back to Chacal, who then remade the lines and sent them back to me for another test fit. Once every line simply dropped in place and everything fit perfectly he made me a set of each in rubber and in stainless steel as payment for my help. We also sent each hard (metal) line and each rubber grommet and mount for the lines back and forth in order to have a complete package available.
That is the simplified version of what happened. There were many emails, pictures, mailings and a load of frustration in getting it done. I even had to borrow a set of stock bars for one of the bikes just so I could fit up the stock lines. It was a long and sometimes painful process, with up to 2 months between seeing the lines again at my end. This is why I say I would avoid custom lines as everything is so fussy at the final fitting.
It is unfortunate that I did not keep any info on the angles and lengths, clocking degrees etc and for the most part that was all done at his end anyways. I highly doubt he would give out that info if asked because he sells them so it would not make sense to give out his work so someone else could profit from it.
The first sets of final crimped lines did not all fit well. Some simply dropped in place while others would not work at all. Stainless lines have much less forgiveness than rubber for fit. There was also some confusion due to the fact we were working with so many lines as opposed to lines for one bike. Some of the lines were 90 degrees out of clocking. I had to cut those lines in half and remark them. They were sent back to Chacal, who then remade the lines and sent them back to me for another test fit. Once every line simply dropped in place and everything fit perfectly he made me a set of each in rubber and in stainless steel as payment for my help. We also sent each hard (metal) line and each rubber grommet and mount for the lines back and forth in order to have a complete package available.
That is the simplified version of what happened. There were many emails, pictures, mailings and a load of frustration in getting it done. I even had to borrow a set of stock bars for one of the bikes just so I could fit up the stock lines. It was a long and sometimes painful process, with up to 2 months between seeing the lines again at my end. This is why I say I would avoid custom lines as everything is so fussy at the final fitting.
It is unfortunate that I did not keep any info on the angles and lengths, clocking degrees etc and for the most part that was all done at his end anyways. I highly doubt he would give out that info if asked because he sells them so it would not make sense to give out his work so someone else could profit from it.
) to whatever brand you choose. It makes no difference to me as long as you can stop safely!
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