I appreciate this discussion. I have been riding regularly since 1970. I quit getting my bikes inspected when I brought my 1982 VF750 Sabre to an inspection station. The young kid that was going to do the inspection started to mount my bike. I asked him if he had ever ridden a bike and he replied: "no". I took the bike and left. Since then I have been stopped quite a few times for speeding and never have I been asked by a LEO to show an inspection sticker.
The only thing with the clutch fluid is bleeding it. Can be a bear to do, especially empty. I think in that case I'd get a push bleeder syringe and bleed it back from the slave cylinder. I watched a youtube vid from Delboy and that's what he did.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmY9FMbB9D8
The only thing with the clutch fluid is bleeding it. Can be a bear to do, especially empty. I think in that case I'd get a push bleeder syringe and bleed it back from the slave cylinder. I watched a youtube vid from Delboy and that's what he did.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmY9FMbB9D8
I have never had any problems bleeding clutch or brake with my Motion Pro bleeder. The Cycle Gear in Wichita did not carry the Motion Pro but had a Stockton bleeder which looked like a copy.
However, I could never get any real pumping pressure to get the bleeder to work. The clucth resorvoir is cracked. We tried to seal it with JB weld in the gas station parking lot but it seams like it did not work. I think the master cylinder is sucking air. The bike is still at my son's place in Wichita 750 miles away and I am still hobbling around on a bad ankle.
Good to know Lather! I haven't used AMA road side assistance yet but glad to know they will come through.I did not ask if it was a flat fee or a per miles deal, I was kinda stunned it was so low for a 210 mile tow.
Was the $75 a flat fee for whatever mileage, or is that based on the remaining miles after using the free 35 miles?
No, I bought a bottle of DOT3 at the store and filled it up. It did not seem to be leaking fluid but maybe it was sucking air. At any rate it would not build any pressure.
With an empty clutch reservoir? I use the motion pro as well but never on an empty clutch master cylinder. We've had a few horror stories with bleeding new setups. And you do have history of 'things' happening...lol
I have never had any problems bleeding clutch or brake with my Motion Pro bleeder.
I did not ask if it was a flat fee or a per miles deal, I was kinda stunned it was so low for a 210 mile tow.
I've decided to let the old girl go. I suspect the engine was damaged by overheating, just does not want to start, seems to be fireing on only two cylinders. At any rate, at 70 I feel like it is time to slow down and go with something lighter.