You are really great at being thorough with all your bike repair videos. I just went through this recently after retrieving my XVZ 1200 from storage after a move. I didn't dare taking that touring bike from the high perch she sat, while moving her without front brakes. I really appreciate all your content my friend. Have a wonderful 2025.
You Rock, Cody! I always "THINK back" at your vids, but rarely type 'backacha' posts. Just the opening segment of this one -- brake fluid doesn't last forever -- is greatly appreciated by us crusty, dusty old mechanics. All of us need INSTRUCTION, new tips, and REMINDING! Thanks for all. And the beard is getting on to Olympic class, Cody ;o). Another site, that I - USED TO FOLLOW - as entertainment (something like "What My Daddy Buys for Me, and Beards") was/ is / turned out to be NOTHING like the #1 bearded mechanic on the Web. Keep kickin' my mechanical butt, my friend. Much appreciated. Jeffry (favorite ride, '92 Honda CB750 Nighthawk, 92000 miles and running strong).
love that you covered off the Gauze Filter part in this version. One tip i often tell friends is to use a little silicone grease or silicon spray on those side cover rubber grommets. Helps making removal of the press on side covers a bit easier and helps prevent the pins on the plastic cover getting broken off and helps keep the rubber from deteriorating/ cracking
I typically don’t. I have heard of this and it working well. But so does the tried and true way. I am confident that both will give you the right results. 🤙🏻
@@JosephDredd31 some callipers can be really difficult to bleed all the air from calliper when going from master cylinder, and sometimes reverses bleeding works to extract all the air. Also vacuum extraction works a treat.
Just wondering about the clear tubing you use for your bleeder hose, I think I need to get some of that, do you think clear silicone tubing would work or is a different material better? and would you happen to know what size or sizes would be good for a person to have on hand? Thank you!
Any tubing will work just fine. All clear tubing eventually starts to harden and change color you just replace it. I do not know an exact size for you unfortunately. This is actually battery tubing I use. A lot of maintenance style batteries I have serviced over the years come with clear tubing that I have saved. I have a lot lol I would imagine the tubing will need to be somewhere around 1/4”
Hey man I don’t know if your gonna see my message but I have a ttr 125 l Yamaha and I don’t have the full power that it should have and I can’t fully use my throttle I tuned it so many times and it still won’t run right
You are really great at being thorough with all your bike repair videos. I just went through this recently after retrieving my XVZ 1200 from storage after a move. I didn't dare taking that touring bike from the high perch she sat, while moving her without front brakes. I really appreciate all your content my friend. Have a wonderful 2025.
Thanks man! Means a lot!
You Rock, Cody! I always "THINK back" at your vids, but rarely type 'backacha' posts. Just the opening segment of this one -- brake fluid doesn't last forever -- is greatly appreciated by us crusty, dusty old mechanics. All of us need INSTRUCTION, new tips, and REMINDING! Thanks for all.
And the beard is getting on to Olympic class, Cody ;o). Another site, that I - USED TO FOLLOW - as entertainment (something like "What My Daddy Buys for Me, and Beards") was/ is / turned out to be NOTHING like the #1 bearded mechanic on the Web.
Keep kickin' my mechanical butt, my friend. Much appreciated.
Jeffry (favorite ride, '92 Honda CB750 Nighthawk, 92000 miles and running strong).
"Make sure you got some cuts on your hands so you can feel the brake cleaner" hahahahaha
Gotta make sure it’s not expired 🤣
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What I Like About Your Videos Is That You Are Very Thorough
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Thanks man!
love that you covered off the Gauze Filter part in this version.
One tip i often tell friends is to use a little silicone grease or silicon spray on those side cover rubber grommets.
Helps making removal of the press on side covers a bit easier and helps prevent the pins on the plastic cover getting broken off and helps keep the rubber from deteriorating/ cracking
Absolutely a good tip 🤘🏻
I like all your videos, always ready to learn something new. Thanks buddy, happy new year 😎
Appreciate you watching! Happy New Year to you too!
Great vid! Thank you. Legend.
Thank f…. For the fast forward button to find what I/you missed , all good, now to see if I remember when/if I ever change my oil.
God bless you if you never ever changed your oil. Ridden the beast lately?
I rebuilt the front brakes on a’85 XJ700N last week… man it needed it some kinda bad !
Assuming it now stops OK, you may live ;o))
Greetings Cody, I was courteous as to whether you ever reverse bleed any motorcycle brake system? Thanks
I typically don’t. I have heard of this and it working well. But so does the tried and true way. I am confident that both will give you the right results. 🤙🏻
@TheMotorcycleMD thanks for your response. I've used it (Reverse) bleed on MTB bikes but the system is much smaller obviously.
@@JosephDredd31 some callipers can be really difficult to bleed all the air from calliper when going from master cylinder, and sometimes reverses bleeding works to extract all the air. Also vacuum extraction works a treat.
I have a shadow 750 very similar to the Kawasaki
In some ways yes!
Just wondering about the clear tubing you use for your bleeder hose, I think I need to get some of that, do you think clear silicone tubing would work or is a different material better? and would you happen to know what size or sizes would be good for a person to have on hand? Thank you!
Any tubing will work just fine. All clear tubing eventually starts to harden and change color you just replace it. I do not know an exact size for you unfortunately. This is actually battery tubing I use. A lot of maintenance style batteries I have serviced over the years come with clear tubing that I have saved. I have a lot lol I would imagine the tubing will need to be somewhere around 1/4”
If you use a JIS screwdriver instead of phillips, you'll strip screws far fewer times on Japanese bikes.
Correct
Hey man I don’t know if your gonna see my message but I have a ttr 125 l Yamaha and I don’t have the full power that it should have and I can’t fully use my throttle I tuned it so many times and it still won’t run right
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