Quote Originally Posted by deermagnet View Post
Yeah, my brakes have been what I would call soft ever since my VX was brand new. I've gone thru pads and rotors on both ends and a fluid flush 'n bleed and they've always been consistently soft. I think the steel braided brake lines are the only thing that'll make a big difference for me. I may get around to that one of these years.

We do have a brake proportioning valve, but it's non-adjustable, I think. Maybe that's part of the problem for me. My original rear pads wore to a replacement level twenty thousand miles quicker than my fronts. It shoulda been the other way around. Fronts should always get more power than the rears.

Marlin, if ya do get the adjustable valve, get the steel braided lines also to see the max benefit.

Mark
From what I have looked at, the steel braided brake lines make no performance difference. They are just rubber hoses, wrapped in SS. It is more of a protection thing?