bleeding my rear brake

[kriss]

thanks for the last 3 comments guys very gratefull. as this is my first harley after 40 years of bikes its doing my head in not knowing. i took bike out last week and was fine. on wed got bike out rode about half mile and noticed peddle had dropped about 2 inches further than normal before working which i thought was strange as it was always there instantly. i carried on riding as brakes were still fine and noticed then the peddle came back to normal position when applying rear brake so no exssesive travel hence my thoughts of air in the system. the bike has done 5200 miles from new and the brakes have never been touched. the pads are almost as new no wear at all so maybe its a time factor as the bike is 5 years old dispite low milage. i hate being beaten especially by a bike. thanks to everyone for all your help/comments i think at times thats what keeps my sanity .

[Limey_Dave]

Originally Posted by FXSTC Dave

Hi.

I used this when I changed to Goodrigde braided hoses.

Try you local motor factor shop, you may get it cheaper
that it says here.

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+1
Mine's branded Gunsen,got it from Halfords about 30 years ago.
I made a cradle for it so if the bike or car is in the air I can hang it on to something.

[Ukkid76]

I've not read all the previous posts so don't know what others have said,

But before you do anything else follow this procedure:

Get two large syringes fill one with fluid and put a pipe on the end of that one, and the other end of the pipe on the a bleed nipple,

Remove the master cylinder lid and suck out as much of the fluid with the other syringe,

Release the bleed nipple with the pipe on it and gently squeeze the fluid in to the bleed nipple, if fluid escapes from the nipple's threads then wrap a rag around the bleed nipple to soak it up, this will not affect the bleeding of the brakes,

Start with the bleed nipple furthest away from the master cylinder, if duel brakes are being bled,

Do not touch the brake lever/pedal at any time,

While gently squeezing the fluid back up the bleed nipple watch what is happening in the master cylinder if it is starting to overflow remove the excess again with the second syringe,

When you have done this a few times and have witnessed the air bubbles diminish to nothing in the master cylinder, if there are two or more calipers on the one master cylinder, repeat this on all or both of them again until all the air has stopped coming in to the master cylinder,

Now you have completed all of the above successfully, re-tighten the last bled nipple and remove the pipe from the,

Pump up the brake lever or pedal until a good feeling is achieved, hopefully this will be instantaneous, with the lever or pedal held in or pressed down open and close each bleed nipple quickly allowing brake fluid to spurt out,

This may not have to be done, but it will release any air that may be trapped in the bleed nipple, do this as many times an necessary to achieve the best pedal or lever feeling as possible.

When you have finished this give everything a thorough clean with warm soapy water to remove all excess fluid,

Try not to get any on your brake pads but if you do wash it off immediately with water, if you do get some on the brake pads it will not cause any problems as long as you don’t let it soak in, I usually do this outside with a bucket of soapy water and hose pipe nearby,

Once this tequnique has been mastered it is a very simple and affective wayto bleed brakes on a motorcycle.

Good luck!!

[kriss]

gone in today for new mc as it was doing my head in. thanks guys for all your help and advice its very much apreciated