Are there galfer hoses for a gs700e

[JES_vfr]

I'm trying to add hoses for my son's gs700e to a batch of brake hoses as part of a "buy the front get the rear hose free" group purchase, but the Galfer catalog doesn't list the old GS.
The group will honor the BFGR deal for the GS, but I have to pick the hoses.

Does anyone know what other bikes used the same length lines?

Also, is this going to be a major issue when we do the USD fork swap??

[Billy Ricks]

If you're going to do the swap later then don't do a five line set if you are still running the anti-dive set up. Go with a four hose set up. Do away with the junction block under the headlight and use that banjo bolt at the master cylinder. Figure the length from each caliper to the master cylinder. Then get short hoses for the anti-dive. The long hoses will be plenty long when you do the conversion.

[AJ]

Check BassCliff's site for instructions on making your own hoses by Nessism.

http://members.dslextreme.com/users/bikecliff/images/brakes_odds-n-ends.html

There, I stole the thunder from two backbones of TGR. Will they ever forgive me?

BTW, my GS700e was one of my all time favorite bikes.

[JES_vfr]

If you're going to do the swap later then don't do a five line set if you are still running the anti-dive set up. Go with a four hose set up. Do away with the junction block under the headlight and use that banjo bolt at the master cylinder. Figure the length from each caliper to the master cylinder. Then get short hoses for the anti-dive. The long hoses will be plenty long when you do the conversion.

Okay but what model 4 hose setup should I order??
Wait, 4 hoses?
I thought if I was deleting the anti-dive, I'd be going from a 5 hose setup to a 3 hose arrangement, where does the 4th hose run??

[mriddle]

Okay but what model 4 hose setup should I order??
Wait, 4 hoses?
I thought if I was deleting the anti-dive, I'd be going from a 5 hose setup to a 3 hose arrangement, where does the 4th hose run??

Stock you have --

1 hose from the master to the junction block (1)

1 hose from the junction to each caliper (2)

1 hose from each caliper to the anti-dive (2)

That is the 5

Eliminate the junction block like Billy suggests and you have --

1 hose from the master (off a double banjo) to each caliper (2)

1 hose from each caliper to the anti-dive (2)

That is the 4

[JES_vfr]

Stock you have --
1 hose from the master to the junction block (1)
1 hose from the junction to each caliper (2)
1 hose from each caliper to the anti-dive (2)
That is the 5

Eliminate the junction block like Billy suggests and you have --
1 hose from the master (off a double banjo) to each caliper (2)
1 hose from each caliper to the anti-dive (2)
That is the 4

okay I got it now, my bad. I was thinking just two from front mc to the front calipers and one to rear. In my mind I had already eliminated the anti-dive.

Does anybody know if galfer has an application that will fit the 700e??
I keep trying to find time to call galfer directly and get some help, but I keep getting side tracked with other stuff.

[Griffin]

I'm going with a two line setup in front on my 700ES (two long lines fromt eh master cylinder to each caliper). I'm going to eliminate the splitter, and block off the anti-dives.

I'm not going to bother with replacing the rear line with stainless, it locks up too easily as is.

[Nessism]

If you block off the anti-dive it's advised to connect the two ports in the forks with a channel in your plate. Failing to do with will increase the forks compression damping, simulating the anti-dive being actuated.

[Griffin]

I was just planning on doing what I did with my 1100E - leave the anti-dive units on, but use a solid bolt where the banjo goes.

[JES_vfr]

I was just planning on doing what I did with my 1100E - leave the anti-dive units on, but use a solid bolt where the banjo goes.

That's pretty much what I was planning on doing, just using s bolt to plug the hole.

[koolaid_kid]

I was just planning on doing what I did with my 1100E - leave the anti-dive units on, but use a solid bolt where the banjo goes.

This is what I did. Works fine.
Galfer should be able to make the lines. I bought my GS lines at the Chicago Bike show a few years back, where the person at the booth told me Galfer does not sell directly to the consumer. They supplied the lines plus the banjo bolts and crush washers. You need to use theirs because the fittings are not as thick as the OEM fittings, so the OEM banjo bolts are too long.
I used a 3 line system on the front, retaining the splitter block. I personally think the 2 line system looks a bit silly. I did not get the rear line because I seldom use the rear brake, but that's just me. I got them in the black colour so they look very close to stock.
You might be better served to go through the vendor rather than Galfer directly.