Bleeding brakes?

[Fast Eddie]

Sorry I should have been more clear. There were no air bubbles coming from the master cylinder or from either caliper. The bubbles were coming up from the bottle where I drained the fluid into, but no bubbles managed to get into either caliper.

sweet, sounds normal, yea if air bubbles are coming up from the catch bottle they are coming from the fluid ur draining out of the system eh. keep going to bubbles stop.

she'll be right

[p.dath]

sweet, sounds normal, yea if air bubbles are coming up from the catch bottle they are coming from the fluid ur draining out of the system eh. keep going to bubbles stop.

she'll be right

Brake fluid should be clear. As water attacks the fluid it turns more and more brown.

Keep flushing it until clear fluid is coming out - like you are adding in.

Also don't let the fluid get on anything as it is very corrosive. Wash it off anything it gets on anything.

And don't forget to flush the back brake while your at it ...

Also break fluid doesn't tend to keep that long in a bottle (maybe 6 months), and you have to keep it tightly sealed. If it is not clear when you go to use the bottle again throw it away.


Also when completely finished check the reservoir and make sure it is not overfill (which you can do by accident if you are also changing the pads). If the reservoir is overfill, and something expands in the braking system you may suddenly discover your front brakes locking on while you are riding ...

[SMOKEU]

Thanks for all your advice everyone! Job is done now so after that oil change I did today as well as the brake fluid the bike is track ready for Thursday.

[helenoftroy]

Thanks for all your advice everyone! Job is done now so after that oil change I did today as well as the brake fluid the bike is track ready for Thursday.

Be warned young one ! the track is seriously addictive & fantastic fun.... have a great day on Thursday

[SMOKEU]

Be warned young one ! the track is seriously addictive & fantastic fun.... have a great day on Thursday

I've been once on the old CBR250 I used to have. Best day out ever!

The whole day is only costing me $50 since ACC are paying the rest, and once I've had my Ohlins suspension setup properly, my GSXR should be a real track weapon*.










*with a good rider (eg, not me!)