Cool! The nice part about your 03 is the gasket that even comes in the kit should fit!
That's a new line, never heard that before!
If that’s the case, he needs to rebuild the master cylinder n flush the line. Dot 4 will eat the seals in a Dot 5 system
That's true...he should be able to notice the purplish tint to it, it does get clear pretty quickly but maybe a purplish hew should let him know what the scoop is.
Make sure the bike is upright and handlebars are level. Pull the brake fluid cover and SLOOOOWLY pull the brake lever. As you do, you should see air bubbles coming out. Repeat until you see no more air. Refill as required with DOT 5 only.
could that same technique be used on a car? (open the reservoir and slowly push the pedal, repeat until no more bubbles)
Perhaps, but its awful hard to watch by yourself. Cars usually get the vacuum pump.
every time I've changed fluid I've used a Power Bleeder and gotten no air in the lines. Since the price at some shops has gone down below $100 it's hardly worth it to DIY (especially w/o a lift)
That technique works on the front brake because the brake line is nearly vertical. Air bubbles naturally want to move up the line. On cars or the rear brake on a motorcycle, a lot of the brake line is horizontal. You have to pump the brake or use a bleeder to force the bubbles through.
System is call EZE Bleeder. Good company -- stands behind his product -- seal went on my syringe after a number of years and he sent me new ones.
