Linked brake bleeding major problem help please

Well the front is perfect, I have tried the method for the rear but I cant get the air out. The pedal is still mushy as hell.

I'm beginning to despise linked braking systems.

 

It does take patience that's for sure. I would step away from it for a while and go back to it later. Do you have anyone near you that could help? It does make the linked part a little easier.

 

Sounds like the perfect opportunity to de-link your bike.

 

Is this possible LOL, if so I may look into it.

I got some help, we did the procedure, but I still have a mushy rear brake.

I had him at the back caliper, he'd pump up the rear pedal, I would then push the front left caliper piston in to push fluid to the back, and he would open the bleeder, then shut it when air stopped coming out. We did this about 5 times, but the pedal is still mushy. I may have to break down and pay a professional.

 

The 6 Gen is relatively simple to de-link and there should be a post or two on how to do it. If you do go that route, you might as well replace the lines with steel braided lines, as you'll need to have "custom" lines made up anyway. Personally I like the linked brakes on my '09, not to keen at the moment with the ones on my '01. I bled those last Saturday and I think there's room for improvement, waiting on the EBC HH brake pads to come in before I render my final verdict.

A note on the 5 times, it took many more times than that for me, even though fluid was flowing there were quite a lot of tiny air bubbles still in the line. But I had completely drained my lines due to the quality of the fluid that was in there. I spent a good chunk of the day just bleeding the rear lines! I was solo but I did have speed bleeders which helped tremendously.