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Agreed. I made a small fortune when I worked with a custom shop for several years. I did the "arcane" things like wiring, wheel building, and fabricating brake, oil, and fuel lines...in return the shop gave me a corner to tinker on my old Brit stuff.
Check the Earls Performance site and decide what look you like.....red and blue anod. alloy, black anod. alloy, plated steel (booo.....but cheap), or Stainless Steel. The stainless, when buffed is beautiful and nearly immortal. (I branched out to doing custom Stainless hydraulic installations on racing sailboats, making hoses for the vangs, outhauls, downhauls....even some for powerboats for the control surfaces and outboard motor lift and tilts.)
You can make them custom to fit your bike, and the ends are reusable, should you decide to change something. Just remember to make the hose to fit with the bike jacked up and the fork extended all the way. You do not want to get a little light on the front (or rear) end and have the wheel drop all the way down and pull the hose out of the fitting.
If you REALLY like do it right, buy a Stainless hydraulic unit for the master and replace the piece of junk Triumph installed. Check MAP for this also. They look great and last a long, long time. If you can get one with a 14mm bore, you will like the increase in line pressure and increased feel. Get rid of the chrome on the discs (if normal wear has not already done it for you) and drill them. EBC pads. It will take you a little while to get used to the new brakes....they actually work!
[ This message was edited by: Mecchanica on 2006-09-25 11:45 ]
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