I know this vid's eight years old, but you have to admire the man's dedication to his art: he's changing the brake fluid in his bike while wearing his helmet the whole time just so he can video it for us. Safety third!
Deffintly! I don't have any stockpiled DRZ fotage as of right now. But in a couple months I should be back down in Arizona where it's warm enough to really get some good stuff. Thanks for watching and if you have any suggestions on stuff you'd like to see you shoot me a message
Great video. I have bled cycle brakes many times over the years but have never flushed. I proceeded to use your method and wasn't paying enough attention to the reservoir and got some air in the system. Now, regardless of how much I pump the brake, I can not get any fluid out of the nipple...while holding the brake lever down, of course. The lever goes to the bars when I open the nipple but no fluid comes out. Any ideas?
Sounds like you have a air pocket trapped in the master cylinder. You can try using a mighty vac and suck brake fluid down and out keeping the reservoir full. You can also try to bench bleed it. Put the brake hose in a cup of clean brake fluid. And work the lever. It will take some time to work the bublel out.
thanks for the info! easy to follow and a good view from the helmet cam, all my questions were answered except 1.... the rear bolt size ...no problem tho, i was happy to see i didnt have to switch wrenches as the bolt holding on the rear brake res is also 8mm, its almost like they thought it through and planned it that way. yay! stiff brakes!
What he was saying about over tightening the screws in the cap brought back a horror story I have a 1986 honda shadow 1100 and when it was time to put more fluid in the front brake reservoir I was trying to turn it and it wouldn't budge so I used pb blaster just like this guy and let it sit for about a solid minute then i tried again and sure enough it broke then I had to use a ease out which I always hate doing especially on tiny screws but after a little time of cussing like a sailor and throwing tools I got everything done....now the same bike has a carburetor and possibly a gasket issue
Annoy and Destroy it sounds like you got a little bit of air in the system. You want to make sure that the brake reservoir stays full. Pump up the brake lever a few times and hold it. While holding cracked the bleeder open and let the brake fluid out. close the bleeder and then release the lever. your will have to do this a few times to purge the air out.
I know this vid's eight years old, but you have to admire the man's dedication to his art: he's changing the brake fluid in his bike while wearing his helmet the whole time just so he can video it for us. Safety third!
LOL back in the day when I tried anything to make a video.
This guys sense of humor made this video that much better 😂
Awesome video. Very thorough and easy. As a guy who's new(ish) to the 2 wheel world, guys like you make my life a lot easier . Thanks!
Your welcome and thank you!
Thanks!! New drz owner I don’t want to pay a shop to do things like this. greatly appreciated!
Your welcome!
Thank you for the help i wasnt remember how to do it , Now it's ok
SM de France 🇨🇵 !
thanks for uploading sir! i wore my helmet through the whole vid!
lol, you don't have to but if you fall you're protected! I have worked on new camera mount systems since making this video.
Dammit your a life saver man, I've been struggling for days with this!!!!
Very well explained mate
More videos on the DRZ 400!! great video
Deffintly! I don't have any stockpiled DRZ fotage as of right now. But in a couple months I should be back down in Arizona where it's warm enough to really get some good stuff. Thanks for watching and if you have any suggestions on stuff you'd like to see you shoot me a message
Great video!
I'm going to do this on my bike. How do you tell that all the old fluid is gone? Can you just judge by its looks?
That's how I do it. When it turn clear.
Helped me out, thanks
Great video. I have bled cycle brakes many times over the years but have never flushed. I proceeded to use your method and wasn't paying enough attention to the reservoir and got some air in the system. Now, regardless of how much I pump the brake, I can not get any fluid out of the nipple...while holding the brake lever down, of course. The lever goes to the bars when I open the nipple but no fluid comes out. Any ideas?
Sounds like you have a air pocket trapped in the master cylinder. You can try using a mighty vac and suck brake fluid down and out keeping the reservoir full. You can also try to bench bleed it. Put the brake hose in a cup of clean brake fluid. And work the lever. It will take some time to work the bublel out.
Great video man, much appreciated!
You are welcome, and thank you for watching!
thanks for the info! easy to follow and a good view from the helmet cam, all my questions were answered except 1.... the rear bolt size ...no problem tho, i was happy to see i didnt have to switch wrenches as the bolt holding on the rear brake res is also 8mm, its almost like they thought it through and planned it that way. yay! stiff brakes!
SantinoDeluxe thanks for watching! Yeah having same sized nuts and bolts makes it easy for packing tools for the trail.
Most japanese motorcycles ues an 8 millimeter bolt on the brake bleed bolts.
JIS screwdriver, not phillips.
Thank you, I will add that to the tool list in the comments.
the mightyvac pulls air in through the threads of the bleeder. How do handle that?
tomthomsen11 I ended up pumping up the master to push the fluid out. I have no idea how to stop the air from going around the threads
Piston Slap Some say smear grease around it. Ever hear of that? Think that would work?
tomthomsen11 I wouldn't. Just i case it pulls the grease in. I don't want it contaminated.
Thsnks mate helped me
what size diameter is that clear tubing ?
5/16 o.d. 3/16 i/d. Vinyl clear tubing you want to stretch over the nipple.
@@PistonSlap thanks for fast response !!!!!you the man!
What was that cleaner you sprayed onto the rear brake reservoir? thx
Brake parts cleaner
thanks, well done
What he was saying about over tightening the screws in the cap brought back a horror story I have a 1986 honda shadow 1100 and when it was time to put more fluid in the front brake reservoir I was trying to turn it and it wouldn't budge so I used pb blaster just like this guy and let it sit for about a solid minute then i tried again and sure enough it broke then I had to use a ease out which I always hate doing especially on tiny screws but after a little time of cussing like a sailor and throwing tools I got everything done....now the same bike has a carburetor and possibly a gasket issue
I hate when bolts break off. It's worse when someone else tightens it down way beyond what it needed. Thanks for sharing that story
Hey mate followed this guide, however, my front break now has no lever pressure. any idea what i can do? cheers
Annoy and Destroy it sounds like you got a little bit of air in the system. You want to make sure that the brake reservoir stays full. Pump up the brake lever a few times and hold it. While holding cracked the bleeder open and let the brake fluid out. close the bleeder and then release the lever. your will have to do this a few times to purge the air out.
legend cheers
Bleed that sucker until you have a rock hard lever. If you bleed it well the lever will be super responsive
Did you say dot4 brake fluid
Will Silva yes. The cap should say to use dot 4 also
Very nice. I need to flush out my cables. The throttle cable is getting a bit sticky.
+RacerRed I have yet to do this on any of my bikes. I usually just squirt some lube in them till it comes out the other end.
Thank you!!!
Your welcome!