bleeding question

changed all the hydraulic fluids in my 1150 today. first time i've done it on an ABS bike, done loads of others, cars, etc.
i used one of these cheapo, valved tubes & it was generally a piece of piss after i'd swapped the special BMW bleed valve on the O/S/F caliper for a normal one.



moving on to the point of this post.....

when it came to doing the clutch, i screwed another bleed nipple into the BMW one. this worked but was very messy.
can the odd BMW bit on the end just be swapped with a normal bleed nipple? i was tempted to try but was unsure if nipple would seat properly in the hose fitting.



ps. i then went on to change fluid in my le mans linked system, a job i've done many times before. as usual it would not get rid of air using the normal methods. i had to resort to using the EasyBleed pressure system.

much more trouble than the BMW. i thought it would be the other way round

cookie said:

can the odd BMW bit on the end just be swapped with a normal bleed nipple? i was tempted to try but was unsure if nipple would seat properly in the hose fitting.

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can't believe nobody knows this

cookie said:

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can't believe nobody knows this

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sorry, i'd missed this thread - Yes .

i take the small grub screw out of the block, and insert a normal bleed nipple to bleed the clutch.

well thats a job 'WE' don't have to think about, along with slave seals ....

I got rid of the one on the front-right caliper and replaced it with a normal bleed nipple, I think you can do the same with the clutch...

motomartin said:

well thats a job 'WE' don't have to think about, along with slave seals ....

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where do you stand on the hard part or spare gearbox issue?

thanks for the info all.

i try and stand on the footpegs usually