2-20 PERIODIC MAINTENANCE
FRONT BRAKE
Bleed air from the brake system.
•
Sq
ueeze and release the brake lever several times
in
rapid
succession and squeeze the
lever fully without releasing
it.
Loosen the air bleeder valve
by
turning
it
a quarter of a turn
so
th
at
the brake fluid runs into the receptacle, this will
re-
move the tension of the brake lever causing
it
to touch the
handlebar grip. Then,
close the air bleeder
va
l
ve
, pump and
squeeze
the
lever,
and
open
tile
valv~
.
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until the fluid flowing into the receptacle no longer contains
air bubbles.
NOT
E:
While bleeding the brake system, replenish the brake fluid
in
the
reservoir
as
necessary. Make sure that there is always some
fluid visible
in
the reservoir .
• Close the air bleeder valve, and disconnect the hose. Fi
ll
the
reservoir with brake
fluid
to
the top
of
the inspection window.
C!l
Air
bleeder valve: 7.5 N·m (0.
75
kgf
-m, 5.5 Ib-ft)
I A CAUTION
Handle brake
fluid
with
care:
the
fluid
reacts
chemi-
cally with
paint
,
plastics
,
rubber
materials, etc.
REAR
BRAKE
The only difference between bleeding the front and rear brake is
that the rear master cylinder is actuated
by
a pedal.
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