Well not quite- the hydraulic systems on this bike are a pretty pesky to bleed in my experience. I finally resorted to a powered bleeder after all three systems (both brakes and the clutch) tortured me on a couple of different occasions. The problem is that air 'hides' in the system in corners and small pockets so that while you push clear fluid out of the bleeder the system is still not fully bled.
I am not normally much of a doom- crier and some people say they have had good success manually bleeding the hydraulics on a C-14 but not me. Perhaps I am not the one to give advice?
In any event, the object in bleeding hydraulics is to get 100% of the air out of the system and the way to tell is that the lever (or pedal) should be firm with virtually no movement before the hydraulics engage. If the system feels 'soft' or you can continue to squeeze the lever after the brakes engage, there is still air in the system.
One other thing- if you are just flushing the system of the old fluid, there is no reason to introduce any air into the system at all. That makes it pretty easy to do and unlikely it will be difficult. But that is not really bleeding the system, just flushing it. So I would suggest to anyone trying to flush any of the systems on a C-14 NOT to let ANY air get into the master cylinder at any time. If you are doing something like changing brake lines then of course the system must be bled as it will definitely have air in it.
I finally bought a MityVac air- powered bleeding system. It makes an ugly job easy and while expensive, it was worth it to me (about $120 as I remember). As a side bonus, it makes it easy to change oil in small engines because it will suck the old oil out of the filler instead of pulling the plug and having the oil coat the machine and the garage.
Brian
now I got it! So when I refill, I can be pretty confident to not have any air in there once the fluid comes out of the bleeder at the speed bleeder. correct? I'll have one of those bags from Murph attached to the end of the bleeder.