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Fred,

I tried a MityVac and did not have any success. Kept getting air in the line and when I didn't get the reservoir filled in time I had to start over. Since the brakes are linked I have two bleeders on each caliper, plus the clutch is hydraulic too. I got brake lines running everywhere.

In my search I found an interesting product by Motive, called a power bleeder. It's a garden sprayer tank with a few brake reservoir lids tied together with a plastic line. The theory is you pump pressurized brake fluid into the reservoir and release the pressure at the bleeder. It does two things:

- Keeps an ample supply of brake fluid in the reservoir since it is constantly being fed from the one gallon tank
- Since the fluid is being pushed from the reservoir rather than being pulled from the bleeder, there is less of a chance of getting air in the line.

After studying the design, I decided I will try to build one. I can get a one gallon sprayer from Lowes or Home Depot, pick up a couple of hose clamps, about 4-5 feet of plastic line, a couple of brass fittings and an aftermarket brake reservoir cover. If you look at the Motive website (or TrackHaus.com) you'll see what I'm talking about and will get a general idea.

BTW, I'll dig the pads out of the rubbish and snap a pic or two. I knew I was going to change the pads and ordered a replacement set last year (when HondaDirectLine had a sale). Since I had my bike torn down to change the coolant, brake & clutch fluid, oil, final drive and check the valve clearances I figured I'd change out the brakes too. The front tire is down to the wear bars so I'll change that out too. It all started when I called my local stealer to see how much a 32k service would run. When he said $700-$800 I decided to do it myself.

Oh yeah, one more thing. We don't have to stop for no stinking stop signs.

Andy

Stan,

I like that idea. Never thought of bleeding from the caliper back to the reservoir. My speed bleeders came in yesterday so I guess I'll give them a shot. Going to install them this weekend and will report back next.

Now I have another problem. I had the right muffler off to service the brakes and final drive. Since I had more work to do, I left the muffler off, fired up the bike and moved it from the garage to the barn. I liked the way the bike sounded with straight pipes... so I just bought a set of Torq Monsters (used) to install. I can run a louder bike around town and then install some additional baffles for touring. With the baffles the pipes sound like stock. Kind of the best of both worlds.

Andy