Braiding over rubber reduces brake fade.
As will pipe , since fade is temperature dependant.Additionally Id stick with solid where you can to minimise moisture entering rubber (which is microscopically porous) and contaminating the brake fluid.
Edited by - FTH on 30 Jul 2008 14:30:50
On a bike you can get impressive backfires and flames I suppose by hitting the kill switch then openning the throttle before using the starter. Shall experiment in the seven