stainless steel brake lines

[007brendan]

My brake pads will soon need replacing, and I'll be changing the fluid, too.  So, I figured, now would be the perfect time to switch to braided steel brake lines.  I found a set on the HEL website.  Has anyone used these before?

http://usahel.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=14975

http://usahel.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=16200

Also, what are your thoughts on color?  My bike is basically all black and silver, but I thought it'd be cool to go with a brighter color, like the translucent neon blue.

[romulux]

I have the neon blue.  I ordered from HEL.

I would NOT order from them ever again.  If I found another website with HEL products, I might consider it.

It took them 3 months to ship me my order.  Poor email communication.

Beyond all that, it is an excellent product.

But I bet it's not much better than something that's $60 cheaper.

[Homer]

They work great.  Makes the lever pressure more linear and firmer (more grip = more braking) instead of most of your braking force in the last centimeter of lever travel. 

Google for a local hydraulic shop.  Ask them if they'll make you a set, or if they know anyone who will.
A big-rig trucking place near me makes them for $20 a piece and can use the same colors. 
Took me two phone calls. 
Standard colors - usually black/smoke, regular stainless, red, maybe blue.  The green is hard to come by (doesn't sell really well). 
They're the same lines.  Teflon/polymer tubing with SS braid encasement and a colored plastic sleeve or insert.  They just cut them to fit and clamp on the banjos. 

Either take them the old lines, a really good measurement or ride the bike over.
Riding over is best - they can give you banjo fittings with the correct angles. 

But, hey, what do I know. 

[johnny ro]

That is a nice looking bike.

I vote silver or dark gray. Neon, no. Keep it subtle.

[Homer]

Black silicone fills those empty mirror holes pretty well. 

[gregvhen]

i vote stainless.  i think brake lines and cables are excellent items for accent colors.  and since you dont have any colors, the stainless will match, but still accent

[Homer]

Yep, stainless.  And get a nice pretty fork brace milled from aluminum if you want to draw the eye toward that area.  Would work better than colors. 

[007brendan]

Buddha makes the fork braces, right?

[The Buddha]

Buddha makes the fork braces, right?

Buddha has the last 6-7 ... 35 shipped. Round cover also 35 shipped, order both and get em 65 shipped.
Cool.
Buddha.

[Homer]

No offense to Buddha; his braces work perfectly well. 
But, if looks are a priority, you should get one milled.  You can get the nice swirly tooling marks and maybe an engraved design or something.  IIRC, the Buddha Brace is cut on a band saw (correct me if I'm wrong). 
Just depends on how much you want to spend. 

Trace the stock one onto a piece of paper and draw what you want onto it.  Or, take the design and the original part into a shop.  The more intricate, the higher the cost.
Pricier, but it'll get you the compliments you might be hoping for.