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Bewst · Post by **Bewst** » Fri Apr 06, 2012 9:31 pm

milesmiles wrote:Oh holy crap, long story short I got a huge air bubble out of the brake lines today. My brakes have unreal stopping power now!

You must not own a CBR, lol. I wish my brakes would stay crisp and firm

Striple · Post by **Striple** » Fri Apr 06, 2012 10:06 pm

Bewst wrote:
milesmiles wrote:Oh holy crap, long story short I got a huge air bubble out of the brake lines today. My brakes have unreal stopping power now!
You must not own a CBR, lol. I wish my brakes would stay crisp and firm

You may want to consider upgrading to SS lines, as the difference is significant. The Daytona comes stock with those.

Post by **milesmiles** » Sat Apr 07, 2012 2:48 am

Dude, I recommend everyone take a look at your brakes. Ive never been so impressed. I'm actually scared of my brakes. It's great

Firewa11 · Post by **Firewa11** » Sat Apr 07, 2012 7:27 am

Yeah, I would say out of any upgrade, SS lines gives you the most noticable difference in performance.

Post by **dufremle** » Sat Apr 07, 2012 7:50 am

milesmiles wrote:Dude, I recommend everyone take a look at your brakes. Ive never been so impressed. I'm actually scared of my brakes. It's great

Everyone already knew this. Didn't we tell you to bleed your brakes a while ago? Like at the motorcycle show last year?

Post by **milesmiles** » Sat Apr 07, 2012 9:06 am

No comment

Striple · Post by **Striple** » Sat Apr 07, 2012 11:33 am

And for an additional upgrade (that everyone knows about), get yourself some speed bleeder (= one-way) valves. They're dirt cheap and turn the bleeding of brakes into a nothing job.

U-Turn · Post by **U-Turn** » Sat Apr 07, 2012 3:34 pm

I need to bleed my brakelines too

Firewa11 · Post by **Firewa11** » Mon Apr 09, 2012 11:46 am

I hadn't heard of one-way bleeders before. I'll look into those for my next bike...

WillK675 · Post by **WillK675** » Mon Apr 09, 2012 12:44 pm

Firewa11 wrote:I hadn't heard of one-way bleeders before. I'll look into those for my next bike...

next bike. Get them now. Makes it hell of easy to do the car/truck as well. http://www.cyclegear.com/eng/product/br ... web1006914

Striple · Post by **Striple** » Mon Apr 09, 2012 2:56 pm

Basically, the one-way valves (i.e., speed bleeders) replace the OEM valves, which are two-way valves. The two-way valves allow for brake fluid and air to be sucked back into the line, which is why you close the valve before you release the pressure in the system. With a one-way valve, you simply open it once, then pump a few times until the fluid is clear, close the valve, done. Significantly less of PITA, and one of the cheapest "mods" (~$5 per valve) you can do.

WillK675 · Post by **WillK675** » Mon Apr 09, 2012 3:12 pm

Where do you find them for ~$5.. I've never seen them that cheep. That's why I invested the $20 in the one way valve, that I linked to.

Striple · Post by **Striple** » Mon Apr 09, 2012 3:14 pm

Sorry, I meant $7, not $5.

http://www.speedbleeder.com/

Post by **fixxervi6** » Mon Apr 09, 2012 7:48 pm

I just did a bleed with DOT 5 from that DOT 4 shit.

I think I had more air than fluid in my lines.

Post by **milesmiles** » Mon Apr 09, 2012 7:51 pm

if you used a speed gun it makes it look like a ton of air when you really don't

Post by **fixxervi6** » Mon Apr 09, 2012 7:58 pm

milesmiles wrote:if you used a speed gun it makes it look like a ton of air when you really don't

When I first cracked it open it did the spit deal air fluid air fluid spitty spitty kind of thing.

Handle doesn't sink all the way back to the grip now when I squeeze it super hard

(I was trying to figure out how to word that so it wouldn't end up in the quotes section, but I just gave up)

Post by **dufremle** » Mon Apr 09, 2012 8:10 pm

fixxervi6 wrote:I just did a bleed with DOT 5 from that DOT 4 shit.

I think I had more air than fluid in my lines.

DOT 5 is not compatible with DOT 4 unless you completely flush the system. I hope you did that.

Post by **milesmiles** » Mon Apr 09, 2012 8:10 pm

lol i'll try to..... my BRAKE LEVER has been hard for a few days, but now it's back to squishy...seriously though, so i have no idea whats going on. I guess this week i will totally rebleed them with something better.

P.s.

Post by **Telomere** » Mon Apr 09, 2012 8:12 pm

Hard and then squishy?

Post by **fixxervi6** » Mon Apr 09, 2012 8:12 pm

dufremle wrote:
fixxervi6 wrote:I just did a bleed with DOT 5 from that DOT 4 shit.

I think I had more air than fluid in my lines.
DOT 5 is not compatible with DOT 4 unless you completely flush the system. I hope you did that.

We pumped fluid out until the shit coming out of the bleeder was purple (DOT5), that good enough?

And what do you mean not compatible?

Post by **milesmiles** » Mon Apr 09, 2012 8:13 pm

yeah, very firm pull with hardly any play at all. Now it's slowly going back to a longer pull and getting a bit squishy like before

I just read about dot 4 and 5 not being compatible as well. Don't really know what it means other than you better not mix because you might not have brakes!

Post by **fixxervi6** » Mon Apr 09, 2012 8:16 pm

milesmiles wrote:yeah, very firm pull with hardly any play at all. Now it's slowly going back to a longer pull and getting a bit squishy like before

I just read about dot 4 and 5 not being compatible as well. Don't really know what it means other than you better not mix because you might not have brakes!

don't see how it would keep you from having brakes, neither fluid will suddenly boil off, and DOT5 is silicon so should be rather inert. My guess is, it'll separate and there is the possibility that the DOT4 will boil off anyway even if its mixed with DOT5. From a temperature standpoint, they for sure aren't compatible.

Post by **dufremle** » Mon Apr 09, 2012 8:19 pm

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/DOT_5" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The silicone in the fluid can cause some older rubber seals to degrade. Keep an eye on it to see if you start losing fluid.

Post by **fixxervi6** » Mon Apr 09, 2012 8:22 pm

dufremle wrote:http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/DOT_5

The silicone in the fluid can cause some older rubber seals to degrade. Keep an eye on it to see if you start losing fluid.

Well son of a bitch, hmmmm, why can't you tell me this stuff BEFORE I do something like this.

Post by **dufremle** » Mon Apr 09, 2012 8:27 pm

Your bike calls for DOT 4, why would you put in DOT 5? I think 5.1 is compatible with 3/4 because it does not contain silicone.

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