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Time to bleed the brakes and flush the old fluid on both the V-strom and the CB. In the past I've used a vacuum pump system that has worked pretty well but is a pain to set up and still allowed air to backup into the system sometimes. I saw an ad for Motion Pro's bleeder tool and got one off Amazon. This tool worked well and is easy to use. Essentially just a one-way valve in an aluminum body. It came with two short, clear tubes; should have had at least one longer tube to go from the outlet side of the valve to the fluid catch bottle. Using the long tube from my vacuum kit, I attached that to the outlet side of the tool, the other end to the catch bottle. The catch bottle was modified by epoxying a small magnet to the bottle's base. This made the bottle stable being attached to my bike lift. Attach the inlet side tube to the bleeder valve, apply pressure to the brake lever and open the bleeder valve and push enough fluid through to clear the Motion Pro valve and exit into the output tube. From there you can pump fluid through the Motion Pro valve without the worry of air backing into the system. Be careful not to allow the level in the reservoir get too low as to allow air in. Continue to flush until you see nice, clear fluid exiting the bleeder valve. Close the valve and job done.

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I have one of those but have yet to use it.
The magnet was a cool idea.
Thanks for the review

Nice review, redbirds, but I can hear the ghost of your mother, 'Steven! Don't put your spectacles down on the lenses. You'll only scratch them and you know how much they cost to replace!'

(09-16-2016, 08:34 AM)Cormanus_imp Wrote: [ -> ]Nice review, redbirds, but I can hear the ghost of your mother, 'Steven! Don't put your spectacles down on the lenses. You'll only scratch them and you know how much they cost to replace!'

Quite right. You are a keen observer sir.

Whew! I wondered after I posted whether it wasn't just projection on my part.

I think the specs are lying on their top rim and arms, and not actually on the lenses themselves. At least thats how it looks to me.

Sheesch! Looks like you might be right, Ferret. Sorry redbirds.

That looks like a must have tool. Been using a vacuum bleeder for years. Thanks for the post.

I have the pneumatic bleeder from harbor freight works good with a compressor doing this on my cars. Should do fine when time comes for brake and clutch flush.

I've installed http://www.speedbleeder.com/ on many of my bikes (not the CB1100, yet).
They are a Godsent on bikes with complex braking systems, e.g.; ST1300 with ABS and my VFR800 with Dual Combined Braking System (DCBS).