We fit a full set of red HEL braided brake lines to our long term Daytona 675R, here's the verdict:
Hel Performance brake lines are a great option for upgrading stock rubber lines and are all produced in-house in Britain on their Star Micronics CNC machines.
This includes the stainless steel banjo fittings, banjo bolts, ferrules and braided fluoropolymer lines. The stainless steel fittings are full swaged to the lines, enabling them to be lighter than reusable fittings while providing a high quality seal, enabling the Hel performance lifetime warranty.
Buying in Australia from Hel Performance Australia you get the same high quality product, however it is assembled here, with the option to have custom lines made to suit any application, whether that’s due to a longer swingarm, taller or repositioned bars, or any number of other modifications.
For most applications fitting the Hel Performance lines is a simple job of draining the brake fluid, then replacing the lines, before refilling the brake fluid and bleeding your lines to ensure no air is caught in the process.
In this case the Hel Performance brake lines were added to a 2013 Triumph Daytona 675R, which comes with braided lines as standard, but which received a set of red Hel Performance lines to match the bike’s detailing and to ensure the lines used where the absolute best quality available.
It also meant the lines needed to be connected to the ABS system, which makes is a more complicated job than on bikes without ABS.
The Daytona 675R with rear HEL brake line fitted.
HEL Performance Braided Lines Verdict
The result is eye-catching brake lines, with optimal performance in all conditions. Braking performance did improve over the previous standard lines, however this is keeping in mind the brake lines received all new fluid, and the difference between moving from standard rubber to braided Hel Performance will be far greater and more noticeable.
If you’re noticing braking performance dropping off, becoming or just generally being spongy, or feel isn’t great at the lever then consider doing a full upgrade to Hel Performance stainless steel braided lines, with the Hel Performance brake pads now also available.
You won’t be disappointed!
Special Thanks:
Hel Performance Australia
helperformance.com.au
February 17, 2018
I purchased a mx clutch line from Hel Performance in the USA and spoke directly with the guy making the line, but he did not keep his word to me, twice. Will buy somewhere else next time.
February 17, 2018
Hey Todd,
That’s no good to hear, we’ve only had great experiences with Hel Performance here in Australia.
May 30, 2020
Todd knows EXACTLY the truth! Hel Performance USA has ZERO dealers that deliver.
They will lie to you and then not deliver.
I sent my OEM lines to the East coast dealer in the USA and its been TWO months now, and I still don’t have my brake lines. Two Months!
Initially, the dealer said, yeah, no problem, black fittings and I can whip them out quick. Two months later, they don’t have black fittings, I’m stuck with silver and I still don’t have the lines?
I wish I would have ran the other way when the delay was two weeks, three weeks, more lies, four weeks, five weeks, more lies and still no lines. I feel like a dummy for being so nice and patient, no more Mr. Nice guy! I’m telling the world about HELL Performance! Avoid them! There are lots of other companies out there that make just as good of a product.
I contacted the UK HQ and basically got, yeah, we know the USA dealers suck… seriously, that was their response.