Upgrading to stainless steel brake lines and need to know what length lines to order? Check out our table below. Lengths are from banjo eye center to eye center. Note that these are largely community sourced so allow for a small margin of error due to people’s different measuring techniques, and don’t forget that models varied between countries and years.
This table is sortable – click on the top line if you want to sort it by an individual column, and shift+click for a second column.
| Year | Model/Country | Single/Dual Caliper | First line | Second line, if any | Offset, if any | Handlebars | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ? | CX500 (UK) | Dual | 35.5cm | 53cm | ? | ? | brooktini86 | Hel branded lines |
| 1979 | CX500 Custom (USA) | Single | 102cm | – | ? | ? | OldOne44 | Used 40″ JDA line with success |
| 1980 | CX500 Custom (USA) | Single | 105cm | – | ? | ? | themple | – |
| 1980 | CX500 Deluxe (USA) | Single | 99cm | – | ? | ? | Cx500Terry | Bought JDA lines that said 40″, worked fine |
| 1981 | CX500 Deluxe (USA) | Single | 96.5cm | – | Straight both ends | Standard | cbrianroll | 38″ |
| 1981 | CX500 Custom (USA) | Single | 107cm | – | ? | ? | petevenne | – |
| 1981? | GL500 | Single | 105.5cm | – | ? | 20° | 1chrisb | – |
| 1982 | CX500 Custom (USA) | Single | 110cm | – | 30° both ends | Stock handlebars | cbrianroll | Also measured at 109.2cm ferrule->ferrule |
| 1982 | CX500E Sports | Dual | – | Stock handlebars | ||||
| 1982 | GL500 Interstate | Dual | 54.6mm | 52.1cm, 2 of | ? | Stock handlebars | nolimitz | |
| 1983 | CX650 Eurosport | Dual | Front: ? Rear: 32.5" center to center |
Standard | TonyG |
If you have measured a line and want to add it to the above table, email me at jc AT motofaction DOT org.