Recent content by skotty

That's alright, I just have a continuous stupid grin on my face while riding now, which I am sure many a busa rider experiences after a long hiatus. :bounce:

Life makes sense again!!! Just got the bike back today. I feel like a complete idiot! Apparently, when I rebuilt the Master Cylinder, I placed the spring and the rubber bushing in the opposite way :( When I ordered the rebuild kit, I was in such a hurry, that I took apart the Master...

Thank you. Yes, I did think about that too. I maybe should have put some grease on the bleeders. I did note though that if I didn't open the bleeder enough, I couldn't force the fluid out (or in during a reverse bleed), but yes, that does make sense. Learned a lot from everyone's input here...

Yes, the hose is tight on the bleeder. I will attempt a do over on every piece, and if that doesn't work, I'll end up taking it to the dealership. I had two friends over who have had a significant amount of experience with brake bleeding, but even they are as clueless as I am in this case...

What is baffling me is where are the air bubbles coming from! I think that's why I figured the washers were an issue.

Good point, thanks again for all the input! I'll do that too! Like I said, I am losing my mind with this.

I also read somewhere else that the washers could be the issue and people have tried using their old washers. I am just about to lose my mind :mad:

Thanks, I think I will start over with the calipers and reset the seals. Note to self: never thrown out old parts before you ensure that the replacements work :( I should have kept the old brake lines.

I finally got around to working on the bleeding, and I followed the instructions on unbolting the calipers and raising them. Unfortunately, that didn't seem to work out either. I then spent 4 hours bleeding (started with a reverse bleed and then went on to the conventional bleed) last night...

Thanks for the response Shawn. I attempted a reverse bleed this evening, but I was unable to get any fluid up the right caliper. I have a feeling that the pistons are stuck and no fluid is getting behind them to push them out. The pistons on the left side don't seem to be moving out either...

Just spoke to Galfer, and it seems that the order shouldn't matter. If nothing else works, I think I will take off the calipers and try and put them back together.

Hello All, I am having some trouble bleeding my Front brake lines and was hoping to get some help/insight with this. I recently rebuilt all the Brake calipers (Replaced some of the seals that were warped) and installed Galfer Steel Braided Lines on my 03 Busa. I used DOT 5.1 Brake Fluid...

And Mr. Badass himself...

Posting a few of the pictures I took.