Bleedin' brakes - SV1000 Rear 

Isaac wasn't too bad, steady as a rock. Couldn't see shit but no shake whatsoever!

Isaac is only as good as you taught him. :)

Them little bleed kits you get at Halfords work pretty good . They have a one way valve so you can leave the bleed screw open and pump away , just keep a close eye on the fluid level

Looking forward to the sperate video. I want to know what "sperate" is...

The way I was taught is that you fill the reservoir, crack the nipple with a line and container to catch all the fluid, and pump the lever until you hit the minimum mark, top of the reservoir, and do it again until you get clean fluid coming out the caliper end. And then you lock the nipple, pump the lever a few times and hold it down, then crack the nipple and lock it off. Repeat until no air is coming out the nipple, check your fluid level compared to brake pad wear, correct if necessary, and then you're good. A spray bottle with soapy water to spray on any spills and covering the area to prevent brake fluid damage.

My first tour on the 650R, I'd adjusted the rear brake lever, but assumed they use a pressure switch or something. For about 50 miles my brake light stayed on and I was nonethewiser... Thankfully a simple adjustment at a layby, but still - RTFM and all 😂

I used to hate bleeding nipples until I did 2 things. Use the ring end of the spanner so it stays on and pressure the system overnight, elastic band on the front lever and a weight of the rear, as the reservoir is the highest point and the constant pressure holds the valve open or some shit. Works for me. Or you could just fuck around taking the whole system off and hang it off the misses nipples overnight like other channels advise.

That's not how Big Dave Moss does it !!! I saw this a long time ago but had to check you weren't telling fibs.

It's very therapeutic!

Aha! Now something is working off on pressure, or is it heat matt? Whitch one is it?

Gigli d'agostino haven't heard his music in a long time.

Fuck I hate bleeding brakes. I've never gotten it right.

Hi Matt, not sure if I'm mixing up your videos but didn't you fit a bleed nipple with a non-return valve in it to avoid the open, push down, close, lift off (repeat and repeat and repeat)?

Can you give tips on how to bleed dual disc/caliper brakes easier? I can bleed them forever and there's still air inside. On my bike it's two brake hoses coming from calipers connecting into one halfway to the master cylinder, I think the part where they merge is where most of the air gets trapped. I saw someone recommending to use a big syringe and fill the lines from the bottom up through the bleed nipple, does that make sense?

Did you still have the Eezibleed nipple installed in calliper? If so it should do away with the locking off the bleed nipple between presses.

Hmm... Open the bleed screw first or preload the master cylinder?

Can you show us how to bleed brakes on a bike with ABS :)

OMJ! I don't do that this way! I pump till the pressure is up then I hold it down and open it till the pressure is gone and close it before I release the pedal/lever again. And do that again and again. But I have also a vacuum brake bleeder pump... 15,- and that works great.

Those fully faired SVs are gorgeous mate

Matt, enjoying the brake videos. Do you know the reason behind the FZS1000 rear caliper having two bleed nipples?

Eh matt have u ever seen or did a reverse bleed with a syringe starting at the calliper and pushing fluid thru the system? What do u think about this process. One minute I'll find u a link, never mind the link I'm in the app and don't know how, lol I'm sure u know what I'm talking about I can find it on here ez enough with a search, what do ya think?

Syringe from the caliper end is the only way.

What happened to the easy bleed nipples? Did they get binned off?

Is it beneficial to give the lever a few pumps to build pressure before opening the bleed nipple? That's how i was taught

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love your video's but this is actually not the best way of bleeding a brake line. this way most people would get air sucked back in through the nipple while releasing the pedal. the best way is to use a cheap pneumatic pump connected to the nipple , that way the job is finished professionally in 20 seconds . another way if you don't have the pump and an air compressor is to inject with a syringe from the bleeding nipple while disposing the old fluid that goes up the reservoir , which is what recommended by some manufacturers.

Did you not put the easy bleeds on there you knob lol

Isaac! Camera zoom FUCK SAKE!

Why don’t we all just use silicone brake fluid? Is it just the cost?

Why open bleed before bulding pressure?

It sounded like the brake pedal was bottoming out.

Were you having an episode of OCD?

Does this bike call for dot 4 in the manual?

A sperate video?

i hope you are not payingg him for the camera work. cause you need a refund.

Not so bad video. But the lisence plates there look like fooking billboards!. Got to be costing at least 18 knots at speed. I guess in the UK no way around that. At least you can legally drive a tank on the road there. Not here in America. Not even a tracked troop delivering device. Nice job bleeding the brake. The seal on that reservoir sucks. I have replaced it about 5 times. It seems to be made of the wrong shit. The back break on that machine is not much anyway. I don't trust that its there and really it is not necessary that it be there. I love my SV anyway. She is my sweet bike. Pimples and all. My old Kawi 750turbo has no pimples except she got slept with everyone around. Nobody got it but she is fun as hell. Expensive to maintain but worth it. Faster than a Ferrari but Kawasaki effort. Turbos burn up. Got a line on a new Hitachi H2 10 B. Turbo?

Matt do yourself a favour and, Chuck that crap bottle in the fucking bin. Hahaha Thanks.

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