i figure you guys might have an answer. i was looking around online for some steel braided brake lines for my 99 f4. i came across one that asked for a size. it went from 6"-66". so whats size the size for an f4 or does it not really matter? also, any recommendations on a type?

 

Yeah, size matters. If you are ordering that way, get a piece of string. Use it to pace
off the length of the current setup. measure from the far-end of the fitting
around the hose, not to the banjo 'hole' is the correct way, I believe. If you
want to be safe, measure to the holes. That should make them longer not shorter.

Keep in mind, standard wisdom says, use a set of cables from the master-cylinder
going to the front calipers. Each one directly to a caliper. This requires a double
banjo-bolt and 3 crush-rings for the connection at the MC. That lets you mount both
cables thru the single hole.

The easiest route is spring for a kit, specific to your bike. SS braided lines are
state-of-the-art, i.e. nobody makes bad ones. There's a pletora of colors available,
but that's about the only choice you need to make, besides finding the least
expensive. If you stick to a 'name' you won't go wrong. Galfer, Heil spring to the to
of my head, but there are plenty of others, just as good.

Hope this helps, Ern

 

^^ I would add Russell to that list. There are some kits out there so you can make your own lines but you have to watch it. The ones where you cut the line to length, then put on a friction end tend to not be DOT, but you can get kits where you pick a line length, then the appropriate connectors for the ends and they just screw together. The later usually are DOT, and personally I would trust them a lot more. I would compare prices on both options since sometimes 'bike specific' stuff is a little more costly.