Hi Sam. Took delivery of two types a couple of weeks ago. Haven't had enough time to even think about fitting these yet though. It's probably a job for the winter months. The lined one was from here. The unlined from here.
Did you just take all the fluid out of the reservoir then un clip the pipe and slide it down? You didn’t need to drain the entire system?
Have yet to get around to doing mine, bike is in hibernation. However, the line concerned isn't in the pressurised part of the system and gravity feeds to the master cylinder. Any air introduced will head 'north' to the reservoir. Maybe leave for an hour with the cap back on if you intend to bleed the system so that any air can rise to the reservoir.
Yes that's what I did but after I put the sleeve on and connected it back up I bleed the rear brake as well
A reliable rear brake is important on a motorcycle as it will control the fluctuating wheelbase lengths under braking. That in turn will stabilise the front suspension and allow maximum braking to be available.
Don’t mean to be thick but how does one un clip the clip holding the brake hose in place under the rear reservoir please?
You just need to squeeze the two 'ears' of the clip together with a pair of pliers so as to take the pressure off the ring part of the clip around the hose. Then slide the clip down, below the part of the reservoir that is pushed into the top of the hose. After that the rubber hose can be coaxed off. Drain the reservoir first, suck as much as you can out with a syringe. Try not to spill any brake fluid and have a bowl of water and some cloths ready nearby in case you need to wipe up and clean off any that drops onto the bike. Brake fluid, as you probably know, is pretty corrosive and can damage paint and other finishes.
