My book for the 700 nighthawk says to do it every two years or
24,000Miles.
hope this helps
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Yea my clymer says it shouldn't be done unless the brakes feel "spongy" or
something along those lines. Also I know oil discussion seems to be taboo
here lol, but what oil do you suggest for an average, none extreme climate?
On Aug 24, 2012 2:14 AM, "brian lindsley" wrote:
> My book for the 700 n
Volkswagon recommends changing the brake fluid every year.
Just did the bike and it made a difference.
Dave
On 24 August 2012 03:54, Givon Shayevitz wrote:
> Yea my clymer says it shouldn't be done unless the brakes feel "spongy" or
> something along those lines. Also I know oil discussion seems
whenever the fluid is no longer clear, change it.
On Aug 24, 2012, at 5:06 AM, Dave duChene wrote:
> Volkswagon recommends changing the brake fluid every year.
> Just did the bike and it made a difference.
> Dave
>
> On 24 August 2012 03:54, Givon Shayevitz wrote:
> Yea my clymer says it should
And marvel at how much performance you'd lost without realizing it.
On Aug 24, 2012 6:15 AM, "Graham Rogers" wrote:
> whenever the fluid is no longer clear, change it.
>
> On Aug 24, 2012, at 5:06 AM, Dave duChene wrote:
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> Volkswagon recommends changing the brake fluid every year.
> Just did th
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Yea my clymer says it shouldn't be done unless the brakes feel "spongy" or
something along those lines. Also I know oil discussion seems to be taboo
here lol, but what oil do you suggest for an average,
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And marvel at how much performance you'd lost without realizing it.
On Aug 24, 2012 6:15 AM, "Graham Rogers" wrote:
> whenever the fluid is no longer clear, change it.
>
> On Aug 24, 2012, at 5:06 AM, Dave duChene wrote:
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> Yea my clymer says it shouldn't be done unless the brakes feel "spongy"
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and it's certified JASO MA (for motorcycles)
On Aug 24, 2012, at 6:48 AM, Allen Thomas wrote:
> Shell Rotella T 15w40 diesel oil. It's cheap, sold everywhere, and lots of
> people
t as such on the website.
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> are you sure Allen? I have never seen a gal
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> are you sure Allen? I have never seen a gal container of Shell Rotella T
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> are you sure Allen? I have ne
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> last week I was changing the brake fluid on a bike and got some in my
> mouth (don't ask!). It tasted terrible but the second time it happened I
> thought what
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are you sure Allen? I have never seen a gal co
So I just changed it... I hope I did it right, it works answer it's a more
responsive I think. I only drained it from one caliper though, is it supposed
to work like that? Also I looked in the clutch master cylinder (or wtvr the lil
box next to the clutch is called) and its all brown and not cle
This is on a 650? You should bleed both calipers, each in turn.
On the 650, there should be a bleed valve on the left side of the bike, on
a cylinder shaped thing just above the engine case. You are correct, there
is a clutch master cylinder and it is on the handlebars, you bleed the
clutch much t
No, you have to bleed both sides.
Drain and bleed the clutch the same way you did the brakes. A service
manual will come in handy for this bit.
At risk of sounding rude, both of these systems are nothing to mess around
with, if you don't know how to do it correctly, I would suggest taking it
to a s
Well hopefully this week Im gonna be able to bring it in to this guy who
teaches you how to work on bikes. He teaches you how to restore older bikes
as a business, I thought that would be a lot of fun and helpful. I tried
following the manual drained it out of the left caliper and almost fucked
it
That sounds like a great plan. I'd feel better knowing the brakes were done
right.
-Kyle
On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 11:18 PM, Givon Shayevitz wrote:
> Well hopefully this week Im gonna be able to bring it in to this guy who
> teaches you how to work on bikes. He teaches you how to restore older b
+1 blead the clutch it may be the source of your tranny issues.
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> This is on a 650? You should bleed both caliper
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yeah, give me a break on this brake thing.. Stop, stop, stop..
From: Jeremy Kindy
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Someone, please stop the bleeding...
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