78 GS550 brake line connector

[Guest]

I have a 78 GS550. The brake line goes from the master cylinder to a connector on the bottom of the triple tree. Then another line goes from that connector to the caliper. Is this connector really necessary? I'm looking to get a new braided brake line made. Can I just get 1 line made and run it straight from the master cylinder to the caliper? Or do actually need to get 2 lines made and use this connector? Ive really only seen this sort of connector on bikes with dual discs. So it seems sort of redundant to me.

[Nessism]

One line is fine if not prefered.

[Jmcb]

I had a hutch. But why then did they make this model with 2 lines and a connector? Seems super odd to me.

[steveb922]

Because a lot of the 550s (not necessarily US market) were fitted with twin discs. The single disc models are quite rare over here.

[Big T]

Actually, the connector eliminates the brake line sawing on the lower triple as the suspension goes up and down, particularly under braking