2026 Tour de l'Amour with Hatcho and Dub24

[leadfarmer]

Just cannot believe that dub went international touring with a defective bleed nipple fitted to his bike. Any bleed nipple in good condition would be well able to cope with a two foot extension bar on a standard ratchet. I keep telling him not to be buying parts from AliExpress, but he just won't listen!

Anyhow, now I've to go on a whistlestop tour of motorrad dealers to find a replacement part for his bike. Wonder should I charge mileage?

You’ve also got to get the stump out of the caliper I presume

 

[Hatcho]

Well,

You’ve also got to get the stump out of the caliper I presume

BMW are always weird and this is no different. The bleed nipple actually screws into the top of the banjo bolt in contrast to traditional (non bmw) calipers where the bleed nipple is a standalone item with its own port into the caliper body.