Just to add an opposing view to that ^^^^^
Those that know what they are looking for will instantly realise that this "major" cracking is purely of the outer sheath which is a decorative element which is not "structural" to the hose at all.
In fact its apparent that its doing its job which is to stop muck/crap/heat getting to the braided part of the line which up until goodridge/Hel started doing PVC coated lines about 3 years ago is all you could buy.
The PVC cover is available in 12 different colours from Barry Boy Corsa Pink through to Honda CTR Neon Green to the more sedate Carbon Effect finish chosen by my good self - Its simply there to keep the braid from corroding and getting mucky.
Bit like having your car vinyl wrapped and then panicking when a bird craps on your roof thinking the paint is going to get damaged......
In terms of length - Beddies HEL Lines mimic OEM exactly apart from an additional 85mm of length which replaces the zigzag hard line that enters the caliper, the lines have not one but two mid line fittings - one for the upright and the other to secure the line in the L shaped bracket that is bolted to the caliper - its secured in exactly the same way the OEM lines are.
Beddies lines from a hydraulic point of view are perfectly serviceable - I'll be having this checked through pressure testing - if you saw the machine that swaged these lines then you wouldn't be worried.
My own oversight has been not supplying the fitting spring that secures the line to the inner wing, causing Beddies tuner to "improvise"
Luckily Mr Bedford in all his wisdom remembered to send off his warranty card supplied with all HEL hoses back to the factory - this means that he's getting some new ones through HEL's LIFETIME warranty which is quibble free.....
Did everybody else remember to send their warranty card off?
Just to confirm if there is cracking in the PVC sheath then DONT PANIC and CARRY ON its just doing its job, OEM hoses would just be soaking up that heat and going all brittle - I know which ones I'd rather have fitted prior to a ring trip - I'd just be having them fitted properly without tie wraps but with the butterfly springs which weren't flagged as missing on install....
ps they're 30p each
Stevey boy give me a ring today we'll get BI all revved up
