Hi fellas ,in a spot of trouble, fitted new front brakes to the fl today ,drained the old fluid out, put new fluid in ,bleed the system ,fluid comming out both sides ,but no brakes at all ,any tips or help much apriciated .YES PADS IN THE RIGHT WAY, ALSO BLEED THE CALLIPERS ONE AT A TIME. HELP,HELP.:redface::redface::redface:
What VFR do you own? (It would help if you update your forum profile to include the Year/model that way it will appear automatically in every post you make and we may be able to offer relevant input). For instance if its a recent model with ABS or combined linked brakes then it definitely sounds like you have not followed the complicated bleeding regime correctly and failed to bleed all the air out of all the pistons. For instance the front brake lever also works some of the rear pistons and vice versa (read complicated/PITA). I doubt there is much anyone can do over the internet apart from suggesting you download the relevant Honda service manual for your VFR and then closely follow the brake bleeding instructions. Where are you based in the UK? If you are in London then I would recommend speaking to Matt at Oval Motorcycle Centre. The guy knows his stuff. If you want to try to sort the problem yourself - just book workshop bay which comes with access to all the tools you would ever need, and if you hit a wall Matt is always willing to help. Good luck and let us know how you get on. Skimad4x4 Proud Member - 6th Gen Militia - 1st European Division
Not sure of your year but the early bikes had a metal retainer that was easy .....more than easy to get the pads on the wrong side of if not paying a close eye. Would cause the pads to push on the pistons and give a weak or almost nothing grab on the brake for the first pull.
She is a 1990 flproarm only 14k on the clock bought a vacum bleeder 50 pounds sorted brakes in 5 mins thank god ,ah well at least iwill always have them .im from n.Ireland no way could I have bleed the brakes without that tool.ps on utube there. Is a guy doing a vfr on video think he is a member.thanks again for the help
Vacum bleeders are dah BEST! And me used to say, "nah, that shit aint fer me." Excellent tool to have in your arsenal.
Yea great job easy peesy ,think i will bleed the clutch as well now i have the right tool ,thats a full service done ,all the brakes replaced , filters , oil . ps i bought a black seat for her on ebay £5.oo ,cheap or what ,nice to change with the red one .
great machine for its age the fl first of the proarms in europe only came in red with white rims ,supose that makes her collectable
