Mine doesn't get wet, LOL

 

Dealer had a $50 special to drain flush and refill, so couldn't turn it down. Going to climb Pikes Peak this summer, and want my brakes to work.

 

I do mine every 2 years, it comes out a little darker then new, but no water.
I don't do anything fancy. I use a clear plastic hose, a box end wrench, a catch container, a turkey baster and my wife. It takes me about 1/2 hr once on the jack and $5.00 for a can of fluid. Again, the "KISS" method. No ABS on my 2011 RK.

 

Tin - Brakes and headlights are my favorite. In the 50's and 60's you could only slow down some with the brakes and the head light was a small yellow spot bouncing around about 40 to 50 feet out.

Had a RG with two day makers and I couldn't believe how far out they lite the road up.

 

I bleed/change brake fluid every 2 years or when the fluid starts to change color a bit.
With the newer synthetic brake fluid it draws moisture more than the older types.
I also use Goodridge speed bleeders to help doing the job alone. They have check valves so you don't have to shut off the bleeder screw on each pump. Just put a clear tube to a 1 liter pop bottle with a hole in the cap for the tube to go through, & all you have to do is keep the reservoir full of fluid & pump the lever.
I used to like the colored fluid so I could change colors each time & tell when the new fluid had flushed clean. But they outlawed it because people were mistaking it for something other than brake fluid.
I use my myti-vac if I had the system open for repairs. Easy to get air pockets out.
Brake systems are too critical to not have in top shape. I believe what you take care of it will in turn take care if you.

 

The darker color is because of water content.

 

Used the engine and transmission most of the time coming down Pikes Peak. I think I touched my brakes maybe twice the whole trip down.

 

I'll let you know how it goes.

 

I have noticed some nasty looking brake fluid after a couple of years of use on several bikes. I have changed the fluids of those with no problems. However I am hesitant in messing with the systems that have antilock and or the link brake systems.

The TG 17s have the link system. I don't have a manual yet for this model, but I am curious about the method used for flushing.

 

Flushing is just bleeding the breaks and adding new fluid as the level in the master cylinder gets low until all the old fluid has been replaced with new.