We use the stainless hoses on a lot of bikes, and have never had them fail in normal use. Get the plastic coated ones and your grommet problems will go away.
Also, be darn sure they are DOT approved hoses. Non-DOT hoses areout there all opver the place, and the end crimp methods and the non-coated braid both make them a bad choice for the street.
Russell and Goodridge are both DOT approved and work just fine. If you keep decent hoses on your rig, change the fluid every year, and be sure they are routed proberly with no chafing, they should last as long as any stock hose.
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