John Haas wrote:
>
> I had heard once that all braided stainless steel brake hose would not
> meet DOT approval, even tho it performed better than the stock rubber
> line. Something to do with it not being able to bend sharp enough -
> for example if you loop it, you wouldnt' be able to bring it to a
> small enough radius for DOT approval. I don't know the technical term
> for this property, but that's the jist of it. Any truth to this?
>
You are correct in that many of the braided brake line kits are not DOT
compliant,
but HD now has compliant braided lines as they come standard on the later FXR
and FLTRSEI.
HogDr
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