HUGE Brake Upgrade - XR650R Supermoto Build #8

[@MCruzerProductions]

boom first Just got my long sleeve big red pig shirt in the mail on thursday!

[@TheGardenSnake]

Hell yeah bro. Thanks for the support

[@davidcunningham00]

Nicely done. I wonder if they have a kit for my bike

[@austinbalkcum7305]

Jake was the first Motovlogger I ever started watching. Here we are years later, I'm getting my first bike in a few weeks now. So thank you JakeTheGardenSnake

[@gerritvannuffel8092]

Same for me. Its because of his videos that I one a supermoto myself!

[@bikelifesoldier5412]

Welcome to the club Brother! Ride On

[@SamWilliams78]

Glad I'm not the only one who has been watching motovlogs for years that doesnt yet ride. Hoping my old project will be ridable this summer!!

[@austinbalkcum7305]

I plan to buy a 2019 Yamaha FZ-07

[@austinbalkcum7305]

@@gerritvannuffel8092 I would love to have his WR450F but they dont come street legal here and it's hard finding a dealer willing to even set one up for you.

[@shrpshooter47]

Never thought I'd drool over a xr650..

[@Jakew241]

I have to say all the garage and bike build videos are some of my favorite ones that you make jake keep up the awesome videos

[@mxp6466]

This is why your build series are the best. You actually explain the thought process behind things and why you're doing them. I'm learnin' me stuffs!

[@Shane_Torok]

100% agree with the brake lines. The difference in feel and confidence with going from stock to the steel braid lines was substantial.

[@jacobsonnen9625]

Jack I'm loving this series. I like the time you take to explain what you are doing and why you are doing it, It really helps. Hope your enjoying the process, Thanks for the great content!

[@cole4309]

Jacob Sonnen yeah thanks "jack"

[@1Corinthians151to4]

I want to let you know, I'm happy about your camera work etc. It's all so good. Keep it up. And don't slack on the angles edits etc. All is good and would watch again

[@kmf1392]

This is easily the best super Moto build series on KZbin. :)

[@zoomert1204]

I've been running core moto lines on my 2003rm250 for over a year now and love them. It's a night and day difference.

[@franciscofangueiro9446]

A true mechanic that ACTUALLY knows what he's talking about! No bullshit, no wasting time with stupid shit nobody cares. DAMN GOOD SERIES! LOVE IT! Just like a REEEEEAL BOYYY! Keep it up!!! We love to see you do this!

[@chrishoward2310]

Your brake leverage explanation is pretty much exactly how I explain basic brake functions to people. It's a simple visual and its the exact way the physics works. Love the channel, keep up the good work. -an Engineer

[@FlaxAU]

Steel braided lines alone make a huge difference!

[@mannydcbianco]

Seriously. I have to wonder if the people who say otherwise have ever switched to steel braided lines on a motorcycle, on their own motorcycle. I mean I guess maybe it doesn't make a noticeable difference on most cars, I wouldn't know, but on a bike the difference is very much noticeable.

[@mannydcbianco]

I think it's especially noticeable in very warm climates, like in Texas. Rubber gets softer when it heats up, and a black rubber brake line will in direct sunlight in the summer in Texas reach about 165 degrees. Rubber that hot is bound to be much softer than the same brake line in 65 degree weather.

[@vertvlogs675]

It's so nice watching someone work on a motorcycle that actually knows what they're doing. Keep up the good work Jake! Can't wait for my Big Red Pig shirt to arrive.

[@underdogmotomania]

It's awesome to see you restoring the xr650 I like watching you ride supermoto almost as much as I love riding. You're a big inspiration for me I'm a small youtuber getting started and you're one off the big reasons I ride a 701 now. Your big 701 rideout was amazing. Thanks for the amazing content.

[@matancohen8193]

This series is so satisfied to watch that I saw every video twice!!

[@morrismusic6679]

Dude there's nothing better than waking up and seeing a new ass Jake video!

[@rhinos4631]

Love these videos man the way you show everything unlike some that skip over all the tedious little stuff it’s great to watch and really interesting!

[@swhalstead]

This is really satisfying watching you turn this old neglected xr into an awesome supermoto. I’m glad your taking your time and purchasing all the correct parts to make this a one of a kind purpose built machine. Great job!

[@Minionmoto529]

xr650 supermoto. you mean one badass machine that keeps on kicking ass.

[@ailarvadi958]

Love to watch those builds of yours, its already looking so good, so much bling bling on it and nice to see you cleaning everything properly

[@beneagles007]

Kudos to the kids that go looking for those "special" plastic pens.

[@thegreatone582]

I'm excited to see it when your done! Great video

[@brad6779]

It's coming along beautifully! I'm glad to see you picked one of these as your project rather than something more common like a KTM or something

[@dant565]

Sitting here nodding my head in approval. Looking good.

[@Revman210]

you're giving me the itch to build something myself. This bikes going to look amazing when done

[@H3avyHaul3r]

jake...for tyre clearance i flipped the rear brake line holder on the swingarm, drilled a hole through the top so i could screw it down and cut a slot in it so i could get the brake line out...

[@tmk5522]

Steel braided lines and a oversized rotor have been one of the first mods I make to pretty much any Dirtbike I own. Better control and a more progressive feel, definitely worth the time and money.

[@joshuaplantan90]

Good quality steel braided lines on a car aren't silly and they aren't a joke. They make the pedal feel a lot better, a lot stiffer, and a little more sensitive and allow you to put the full potential amount of pressure to the calipers. I put a set on my car and let a few people drive it and everyone locked up the fronts when they drove it for the first time.

[@tippytailmckitty2658]

I switched to steel brake lines, I noticed the difference immediately. My neighbor who's older, said I was full of it. He has a '79 Super Glide he bought new

[@Love4boost]

Hello my love. Steel braided lines help when you’re racing because when the fluid heats up the line expands and gives you a dead pedal. So while yes I love his channel too. Obviously he’s never raced a car either because I almost went off into trees because of brake fade on a decreasing radius downhill turn.

[@maryward613]

You sure know what your doing! You make it look easy! When I was a kid I loved helping dad with car stuff! I really wanted to be a auto mechanic, but my mom put her foot down and said, no girl of mine is going to be a mechanic! Your going to typing school and be a secretary! I wish I would have stood up to her! Then I would have been the auto mechanic and my husband the A&P mechanic (he passed 8 yrs ago). Ours kids didn't inherit the mechanic gene, our girl was a model for 3+ years, now working at her dream job as an artist for computer driven stuff (???) and our son is an IT guy and builds gaming computers. Love to watch your channel, I live north of 380, Collin county P.s. Hubby had a Harley and I have a 1980 Honda

[@jiggleyB]

Cant wait to see this running its going to be amazing

[@joebobbyrobot]

All that coulomb damping. I got a set of those lines from Core moto. Stainless lines are great. Solid brake feel through the lever, no squish.

[@zanedapayne]

Even in cars steel braided lines make a big difference. Not in stopping power of anything, they just feel so much better.

[@exothermal.sprocket]

Coming along very nicely. Nothing like modern technology to make an old dog do a lot of new tricks.

[@David0241]

A gloss black valve cover would look trick with those clutch and stator covers! This thing's becoming pretty quick!

[@camshaft262]

Can’t wait to see you riding a super moto again! I’ve always loved how you can be goofy and knowledgeable at the same time, keep up the good work!

[@kellyriffle4750]

I had a Motomaster caliper on my old 09 Kawasaki KLX 450R Supermoto. Great upgrade,you are gonna love it!

[@spicy110]

I'm watching this while wearing a Big Red Pig shirt. Haha

[@rjpalicte]

can't wait for this bike to be done!

[@TheGardenSnake]

Me too

[@everybodylovesaids]

Swapped the lines on my 2010 R1 oml what a difference. Night and day.

[@michaelalphin]

The build is coming along very nicely. I like the paramotor too!

[@ethanbreland7588]

i put core lines on my old cbr after you installed a set on your fz07 and it made a ton of difference

[@DanielMores]

Love watching these mechanics vids! Lots of little tipps and tricks in there.

[@qx4n9e1xp]

Keep up the good work jake! I'm subscribed to like 500 people, and I skip over a lot of their videos when they upload them, but you're one of the like 10 that I still watch everytime because your videos are always just a chill time.

[@TheGardenSnake]

Thanks bro. I occasionally have to purge my subscriptions.

[@rbjoseph25]

Ss brake lines are the first thing I get for anything I drive. Been that way since I was 19, the first time I did it. They work, and they work great. Idc what anyone says.

[@jscoot1167]

Dude I love this build series. I’ve been watching since the hooligans days where every other second was a wheelie 😂. This series has given me some pretty good ideas when I start converting my crf250x to a sumo. Keep up the work man good shit 😉

[@Corey2base]

Jake you basically build a super moto from scratch. Your awesome

[@TheGardenSnake]

Yeah pretty much

[@BRAPMAN25]

Loving how the big red pig is turning out

[@EdEffBrnt331]

The other day I thought, I wonder what Jake is up to. It’s been a while since I’ve checked out your channel and you were the first moto vlogger I watched and you were just starting out, but looking and you now, seeing this quality content is amazing. Keep it up. Had no idea you’d be making great build videos like this!

[@jcollazo05]

Dude your explanations make your videos great again! keep that flow, bike is coming together nicley and its dam impressive!!!

[@Absolute_Unit135]

Your cuts and edits are gold, keep this shyeet up🤟🏼

[@TheKirky100]

Man this bike is going to be beautiful

[@marioquaranta2317]

What a bike... she's 'alive' :D Fantastic vid, thanx a lot!

[@kitsachie.]

I'm so excited to see it coming along so well, don't wreck it this spring break

[@mannydcbianco]

Your builds/BSOS/maintenance/repair videos are so fucking good, Jake. I absolutely love them. Fast paced and to the point but without skipping important stuff, with tons of useful advice for a novice mechanic like myself. It's funny, my favorite builds are yours and motonosity's, and they could not be more different. Polar opposites. I like yours because of everything I mentioned above, and I like motonosity's because he is (and if you read this motonosity - I'm not shitting on you here, no offense meant) a novice mechanic just like me, and if I were to build/mod a bike it would be very much like when he's doing it. Figuring shit out as I go, running into issues, making mistakes, learning.

[@andrewprice5229]

Big long wrenches turn stuck bolts way easier. Thanks Leverage!

[@pommeybiker]

This is the best bike build on KZbin

[@suddendilemma5137]

That outro shot is fire 🔥🔥🔥

[@vetrivel1994]

I have a cheap Chinese steel brake line and it works great . I'm using it on my daily for over 3 years now

[@HOOLIGANfilmz]

Coming together. Looking great!

[@KingKobaa]

Love the shirt man, I got the same one. Bob Ross is the king. \m/

[@austinbalkcum7305]

I love this build and how it's coming out so far

[@arnaudbreton6969]

I agree with steel braided brakes make a a difference compared to rubber lines

[@biggiehorn]

This is coming along so nicely bro! Love the content. Keep it coming!

[@Jeredsmith]

i'm so ready to see this thing done it's going to be a brand new xr650

[@speezy1414]

Starting to come together nicely!

[@aaronoosterhoff5449]

Best street bike ever change my mind

[@pauldavis7429]

Mate that bike is gonna look sick when completed.

[@juniorjr4815]

Man, she's looking sharp! 👊😎

[@krebs4817]

I gave up on everything i was doing as soon as i saw this vid in my feed. Best build series ever !!!

[@laika6978]

Getting pretty excited about the bike.

[@co8539]

This is literally gonna be the sexiest SM ever

[@martynsearle4924]

This bike is going to be sweet!

[@Nerb1]

Agreed that braided lines make a huge difference. As the rubber lines get hot, they get softer also. That shim to align the caliper is pointless though Jake... calipers are hydraulic... one side will just extend the piston a little further to make up the difference. The pistons apply even amounts of pressure, not even amounts of movement right?

[@casey360360]

Uhh, not really. That will cause the pistons to sit at an angle as well which will over time round out the cylinder in the caliper. There is no fix for a rounded out caliper, it needs to be replaced at that point.

[@John-qt3hy]

Caliper, caliber. Eh, same shit! Braided brake lines make a difference. When I switched from the old rubber hoses I had to change the amount of force I applied to the brakes to avoid lock up. If I applied the same force to the rear brake lever when I had the rubber hose after installing the braided hose I consistently kept locking up my rear tire under heavy braking. Definitely was a learning curve there. That's also with stock master cylinders, rotors, and pads.

[@ajohnson1066]

Brake lines on cars are a lot of metal lines connected by a few small rubber flex hoses, that's what he was getting at.

[@kxracer27]

She's gettin' there!

[@brokemisfits4955]

Love these bike builds brother! Keep up the good work!

[@trevorke98]

Just putting this out there gold hardware on those black covers would look sick with the wheels

[@TheGardenSnake]

This is true 🤔

[@trevorke98]

Red to match the Honda wouldnt be bad either... your call

[@davidf2392]

I already spent more money than i should have. translation: hope i hidden the receipts so the wife doesn't see what i have actually spent vs what i told her

[@TheGardenSnake]

😉

[@leeelliott8611]

Lol,u just discribed my life

[@marttiperttila1232]

This bike will be so cool

[@keith_hudson]

Hell yeah man! She's clean!!!

[@rickos_moto]

Its looking awesome jake. Keep up the good work.

[@jooporanje]

Jake, I love watching your vids. Keep it up!

[@Vyppaaa11]

Engineering explained has a lot of text book knowledge....but then he says some shit that shows you he needs some real world knowledge PS: When you are trying to compare car brakes to bike brakes most people forget that 95% of the cars you are talking about employ brake boosters. You may not even feel that squish of the rubber line when it is being transferred through a brake booster....but when 100% of your braking force is coming from you (your leg/hand).....

[@mannydcbianco]

This. Well said. Plus I think Engineering Explained might not have taken into account that rubber brake lines, usually black in color, which will absorb heat more than lighter colors, will get ridiculously hot in direct sunlight in states like Texas. 165 degrees F (74 C) is not uncommon. Rubber that gets that hot is bound to get softer and therefore expand more than in 65 degree weather.

[@edgerat]

anyone who has upgraded to braided lines on a bike or car knows the difference. Text book knowledge only gets you so far. Great point Vyppaaa11

[@casey360360]

That's the problem wkth engineers, they never work on the shit they engineer. It's easy to think you're God when your computer does so much of your job for you. - a very salty welder

[@daniloorbolato]

@@casey360360 well, just keep it mind that your fancy brake lines and the amazing bikes we have are all designed by ENGINEERS. Not by practical youtube guys with rebuild channels or other very "resourceful" folks watching it.

[@casey360360]

@@daniloorbolato another arrogant engineer thats never had to repair an engineers bat shit stupid design.

[@TT-lv1ig]

Absolutely loved this video !!

[@ckenealy8]

Love you long time Jake, canny wait for you to be ripping wheelies on this bad boy, naughty naughty hehe

[@KentRoads]

Pistons in all four sides of the calliper ayy? :P

[@TheGardenSnake]

🤦‍♂️ I used my words silly

[@KentRoads]

Rip your Engrish

[@GEAR12117]

He may be referring to one of those good ol' square calipers lol

[@KentRoads]

@@GEAR12117 ahhhhh one of them newfounded thingymabobs

[@uknowwho214]

The bike is gonna come out amazing. Its worth the wait i bet. I havent been this excited since your fz series. Ill be ordering a pig shirt soon bro. Youre the first motovlogger i watched when i was a chubby rent a cop in dallas lmao. 3 years late im deployed and still enjoying your content. Will be getting my first bike because of you bro. Cheers 💪✌

[@nixety-]

Its all about the Big Red Pig life!

[@davidcunningham00]

Nicely done I wonder if they have a kit for my bike

[@Turkeynek]

Cant wait to see you ride it

[@quadguy1470]

I love your channel and I love seeing when shit goes wrong only because it shows me I'm not the only one getting my ass handed to me by something mechanical and even though I'm hyped about this build I gotta tell you I don't quite get the whole supermoto craze just because a semi-knobby dual sport tire will do 75-85% as good on the pavement as a supermoto tire but the street tire on most supermotos will only do 10% as good off road. It seems like you sacrifice more off-road capability than what you gain on the road. Despite all that I know that this thing will be an absolute blast on the road and with a quick wheel change it will be fun off road!

[@Tomwatkin591]

Loving your uploads lately jake

[@TheGardenSnake]

Thanks

[@hannesnystrom5609]

absolutely love these videos

[@atomiklam]

The powder coat looks so good dude. This bike is gonna rip

[@TheGardenSnake]

We koat it is bad ass

[@Mukdaar]

Wow, the thing you talking about your camera at 7:50 I took as a cool FX. :)

[@HippoDrones]

This is gonna be so awesome when finished. Really enjoying your way of putting the vids together on this build, really useful and helpful info ty! :-)