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Mar 20, 2021 | 05:50 PM

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oldsofty63

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Thanks - where did you find that fluid ?

Mar 20, 2021 | 06:15 PM

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hattitude

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Originally Posted by oldsofty63

Thanks - where did you find that fluid ?

Any good motorsports shop should have it, online (Chaparral Motorsports, Summit Racing, etc), and I bought mine at Amazon, I have Amazon Prime and get free and/or expedited shipping...

I forget now if I used the Motul 600 or Motul 660... both very good products that exceed DOT 3 & 4 specs....

Amazon

If you want to save some money, you could use a DOT 5.1 fluid. It's still a glycol base (not to be confused with DOT 5 silicone based fluid) but has a higher dry/wet boiling point than DOT 3 or 4. It's like the "high performance" DOT 3 or 4 fluid. It can usually be found at most auto parts stores, it will be a little more expensive than DOT 3 or 4, but less than the Motul brand fluids...

Motul brand fluids are really top shelf stuff and used by many who race their vehicles... it's premium stuff and you pay for it...

Mar 21, 2021 | 09:01 AM

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Tampa Fatboy

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Synthetic brake fluid, if you can find it. Much better than conventional. You may as well flush brakes while you're at it too.
I use a large syringe and pull the fluid through, just need someone pouring the fluid.

Mar 21, 2021 | 09:55 AM

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hattitude

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Originally Posted by Tampa Fatboy

Synthetic brake fluid, if you can find it. Much better than conventional. You may as well flush brakes while you're at it too.
I use a large syringe and pull the fluid through, just need someone pouring the fluid.

I've used a vacuum bleeder, a pressure bleeder, and the old fashion way (pump lever, open bleeder, close bleeder, release lever, repeat)......

The last time I flushed brakes on my bike, I tried the syringe method.... I found it simple, easy, and with inexpensive equipment... I'm sold on the syringe flushing method...

I still use the pressure bleeder for my cars/truck. It seems to be an easier one-man job on those bigger, higher volume systems... But IMHO, the syringe method is easier and less complicated for the smaller motorcycle systems...