I'm thinking very seriously about changing from oem brake lines to steel braided lines on my 1997 600f3. The standard configuration has a single line that goes down to a cross-over steel tube. Then there are individual lines that go to each caliper. Most of the kits that I have seen for my bike have two lines from the master cylinder attached with a double width banjo bolt. Then each line goes directly to the left and right calipers. Is there an advantage to this type of setup?

Then next questions I have concerns the pads themselves. I am going to be using the bike on the street, but also plan to do several (at least 5) track days this year. What is the difference between "sintered", "semi-metalic" and "organic" pads keeping in mind that I want the most performance I can get since I plan to do track days. Thanks

 

By not splitting the brake lines, the same or more brake pressure is achieved using smaller diameter lines. Combined with the braided case not allowing the line to expand, makes for an advantage during braking.

As far as pads go, oe works great for street and track. If you want an "upgrade", the ebc sintered work great too. Either pad will have a nice balance for street and track.

 

Thank you for your reply. That is exactly the kind of information I needed. I've heard good things about EBC. I think I will go with them. Sintered seems to be the way to go. Great information.

 

My F2 has the steel braided kit with the double banjo bolt. It works great. I'm on another board for my yamaha and from what I gather the reason most manufactures use the cross over tune or block mounted on the forks is simply to help with assembly as the bikes are shipped in crates not fully put together.