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[Chad]

  Well last Saturday Hangman and myself tried to bleed his brakes on his 1800R and got the front brakes working pretty good but the floorboard one is still not in the best of shape you might say. Had a workshop manual and red the directions more than once and still didn't work right. Soo if there might be someone that is free for a couple of hours next Sunday afternoon for some brake work on X it would be greatly appreciated. And I myself would like to know what the BLEEP we were doing wrong!!!  Thanks   Oh!! Hangman is in Rowlett!!

[CouldBFaster]

Have you tried to open up the bleeder and just let it free flow for a min. Then Try Bleeding it normally?
If that dose not work take the bleeder out and put your thumb over the hole and try and burp it. Then let it free flow and it should bleed like normal once your done.
If that dose not work PM me and I will give you my number to see if I can help.
Thanks

[hangman]

We're actually getting clear fluid out of the rear caliper and Right side (sitting on the bike) Left side (standing in front facing the bike) Starboard side - which ever the hell way your facing. . .  The port side is giving me a stream of bubbles.  I worked some more on it after Chad left and even jury rigged a vacuum bleeder.  The stream of bubbles were getting fewer but it still seems to be a heck of a lot of air is such a little amount of space.

By the way Chad - Lisa is getting fed up and is starting to insist I take it to the dealership even if we get it fixed just so they can check it. 

For $70 I would agree but it's got me so d@$*& pi$$ that I can't accomplish some thing that simple I can't see straight.  Never had this problem with the auto's.

[SouthernXer]

Are you guys bleeding it in order??? 

[hangman]

Are you guys bleeding it in order??? 

Treat me like a total idiot and tell me which order we should be going in. 

We've been doing it Front Port Caliper first, Then Front Starboard then Rear.

Pardon the nautical terminalogy - I was big into sailing before getting the bike.  I'm so dam confused now between the manual, Bareass's write up and facing/slash sitting  - that's the only way I'll really know which side is which.   

[RobDogg]

Put some teflon tape on the bleeder screw threads. I'll bet your pulling air in through the threads.

You're doing it in the right order.  A vac pump or speed bleeders would simplify the process greatly. I have speed bleeders on my bike and I use a vac pump to bleed with.

[hangman]

Put some teflon tape on the bleeder screw threads. I'll bet your pulling air in through the threads.

You're doing it in the right order.  A vac pump or speed bleeders would simplify the process greatly. I have speed bleeders on my bike and I use a vac pump to bleed with.

Well - I originally ordered 4 speed bleeders - one for each caliper and the clutch.  I used on on the upper right side one on the rear.  I'll just plug the other two in the left upper and lower and see if that solves the problem.

Second thought - the front brakes are bled and working fine - I'm not going to jack with those for now.  Maybe I'll complete the rear system with the speed bleeders and see what shakes out.

Thanks for the suggestion.

[RobDogg]

I'm going to throw out the obvious too while I'm at it..... 

Remember that there are 2 bleed screws per from caliper for a total of 5 on the brake system (and one more for the clutch which has to be a short one).

The upper-most on the front calipers is for the outer two pistons actuated by the front brake lever.

The middle most bleeder is for the center piston which is actuated by the rear brake pedal.  You have to bleed each front brake caliper twice. Once for the front system, and once for the rear system. Each time using the corresponding bleeder screw.

Your post about order 4 bleeders instead of 6 prompted me to mention this... 

[Chad]

Thanks!!

[Dusty]

Hell hangman, if you want to stop, just put your foot down! 

[hangman]

Hell hangman, if you want to stop, just put your foot down! 

  ???Been there done that - Ain't goin back. . . 

[RobDogg]

Thanks!!

I know! I said it was the obvious!! But you know that it's sometimes the most simple things that get overlooked.  Just like when you get those questions as to why the bike won't start and it's because the kill switch is in the off position. We've all been there once or twice, figgered I'd just throw it out there just in case 

[HeadGuess]

Hey Hangman where in Rowlett do you live? I live in Rowlett off Dal-Rock. You shouldn't be trusting a backwoods East Texas boy to help with your bike!

[Chad]

 Well THANKS JIMMY!!  lol He just lives down the road from ya!! You goin over to fix his brakes?? 

[HeadGuess]

Well THANKS JIMMY!!  lol He just lives down the road from ya!! You goin over to fix his brakes?? 

No Way! I'm from East Texas also!