Speed Bleeders for the RS

[Grumpy Goat]

Nice videos. Are you going to do a follow up video on the brake bleeding process with the speed bleeders? A trick I learned from my old BMW motorcycle mechanic was to use a very thin (tooth pick size) rolled up paper towel piece to insert into the end of the brake nipple. Doing so then absorbs any residual brake fluid left in the nipple. I would typically have to do that a few times before the paper towel pieces would come out dry. By doing that you can then monitor the nipple in the future for any brake fluid found in the nipple and if found tighten the speed bleeder a small amount to correct the minor leak.
FYI I never had to replace the thread sealant on the speed bleeders even though I would bleed the brakes once or twice a year on the various bikes with speed bleeders.

When reattaching front fairings I would usually forget to connect the electric turn signal connection.

Hehehe ... so far I have not forgotten to reconnect the turn signals.

The video of the brake flush is scheduled to drop this Sunday at 2:00 AM. I think that I need to space out the videos to give each a chance to get some individual exposure.

Good tip on the checking inside the nipples to see if there are any tell-tale signs of leakage due to under-tightening.

In response to the video I got a comment suggesting that the Stahlbus brake bleeder nipples remove the need for thread sealant since they are in 2 pieces with one piece being threaded into the caliper and the nipple portion screws into it, and sealed with an O-ring. Looks like a nice product but their catalogue does not show different sizes for the front brakes, which one would have to clarify before buying from them. Also, each Stahlbus nipple costs around $30, whereas my whole Speed Bleeder set + thread sealant costs a little over $35 delivered.