I brought the bike a couple of months ago, and now realized that the fluid was BLACK. so i got new brake fluid, and am unable to empty out alllll of the old brake fluid b4 i put in the new brake fluid. does anyone know how to do that, and can u explain it without ne big motorcycle terms lol? help would be appreciated. thnks.
I typed in motorcycle brake bleeding on the YouTube site. Lots of videos showing how to bleed the brakes on various motorcycles. Bleeding the brakes is very easy. One point of warning, DOT 3 and DOT 4 oil is interchangeable. Not true with DOT 5. Good Luck
Go okorder ... Cover you bike with plastic or an old raincoat to keep brake fluid off your paint. Remove the top of the reservoir and the float inside it. Use the Mity Vac to remove the old fluid. Clean out the reservoir and replace the fluid. Attach the hose of the Mity Vac to the bleeder valve on your brake caliper. Draw a vacuum and turn the bleeder to the left. Fluid should be drawn out the valve and into the cup. (keep an eye on the reservoir and don't let the fluid run out or you will get air bubbles in the brake line). When you start seeing clean brake fluid being drawn out, your're done. Tighten the bleeder , top off the reservoir, clean up and reinstall the float and reinstall the cover. It takes about as long to do as it did for me to type this.
Motorcycle Brake Fluid Change
I can't tell you in just a few words how to do this correctly so my best advice would be to buy a service manual for your specific bike. You can get them at motorcycle shops, auto parts stores, or online. Your brakes are too important to just jump into it without knowing the correct procedures. It's really not hard but it needs to be done right.$10 or $20 spent on a Clymers or Haynes manual will be money well spent for this and other service your bike will need.
