Changed your brake fluid yet?

[Hellgate]

It's a new year, flush your brake fluid.

This is from my R6, two years old, kept indoors and not ridden.

 

[FZ1inTX]

Almost looks like you donated something else... LOL!

I'll be changing Michele's coming up... her 2007 will be getting all fluids changed, new brake pads and every bearing greased... this means forks and coolant too!

 

[Hellgate]

Yeah it was nasty.

I need to do the other bikes too. With speed bleeders it's quick. Maybe 10 minutes per bikes.

 

[FZ1riderNY]

Now that my wheels are both off I need to do all the fluids as well as the Block Off Plates. My insurance is frozen until April 1st so I have some time yet.

 

[johnnyontherocks]

I do mine twice a year, four on the race bike.

 

[Hellgate]

I do too usually. The R6 hasn't gotten much love until lately.

 

[johnnyontherocks]

Pete are you looking to get some track time in?

 

[Hellgate]

Hi Johnny yes I think so. Our season begins the first weekend of February so the R6 is getting a full service. It needs it anyway.

Are you planning to race again this year?

 

[johnnyontherocks]

Yep. I'm going to be racing CCS'S Atlantic series in Middle Weight Super Sport, Rookies Cup, Formula 40 and GTU(25 minute races). I may also have a seat aboard a endurance team on a RSV4. I need to figure out if I can afford(fiscally) making a mistake on the RSV4. Not a cheap bike to repair. It is nice to know someone wants you on their team, hope I can pull it off.

 

[OneSizeFitsAll]

Has to be the humidity, my fluid never looks that bad in 2 years with bikes being ridden but I change it anyway. Good reminder, thanks Pete.

 

[Oldschool]

Has to be the humidity, my fluid never looks that bad in 2 years with bikes being ridden but I change it anyway. Good reminder, thanks Pete.

I agree. I change mine once a year and it is never noticeably different in color from the brand new stuff. That stuff looks horrible!

 

[Hellgate]

It's a sealed system so I'm not sure how humidity could condense. Regardless, it's fixed.