Upgrading Standard Brakes

[the_undecider_imp]

Standard brakes are phenomenal. I think if you are concerned with not having abs, installing steel braided lines is not going to make up for the perceived shortcoming of the standard brakes. In fact, I find the standard brakes so responsive, easy to modulate, and with lots of feedback that adding braided lines might take away from the ability to easily modulate the brakes which is less safe on a non-abs equipped bike. Modern brake lines are not that of yore. They are internally reinforced, so you see only the rubber layer on the outside. They will last a long while.

Try to test out a standard and see what you think of the brakes. Unless you are used to riding supersports with radial mounted Brembos, I can't imagine anyone wanting for more.