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General Discussion / Re: ABS unit empty

« Last post by jhem68 on Today at 09:44:42 PM »

If you remove the caliper and line mounts, then feed it between the rear tire and frame to the right side of the motorcycle, you should be able to hang it high enough to bleed it easy-peasy. Basically, just follow the path the brake line takes back closer towards the master cylinder then elevate to about the height of the right rear shock. Wedge something in between the brake pads and bleed it as you normally would.

Worked for me after installing Sato rear sets (which require a pressure switch on the master cylinder for the brake light) on my V7 III.


John H

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General Discussion / Re: Ar. Rally

« Last post by travelingbyguzzi on Today at 09:28:38 PM »

Last year was a good time. The weather was delightful. This year circumstaces will have me in Washington state. Sorry, Rudy, I can't make it, but I encourage others to try.

Bill Lovelady    IS
Eskimo Spy

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General Discussion / Re: ABS unit empty

« Last post by Dirk_S on Today at 08:30:36 PM »

I’ll give it a go shortly. If I just have to hang it off the line, easy. But I’m not sure the brake line is long enough to hang high enough. I’ll report back.

Many a folks have done it that way. You should raise it AND flip it upside down, so that the bleed nipple flips up. Otherwise, it can take a long time. I learned that bit of info back in 2014 when I spent all day trying to bleed my Honda CX500’s rear brake.

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General Discussion / Re: Throttle balance question

« Last post by nwguy on Today at 08:29:33 PM »

No. I bought and installed a new Odyssey battery. I re-baselined the TPS and the idle setting. Got it idling by slipping the left side TB linkage arm on the left TB and rolling on a bit of throttle. I thought I got the rest right, went for a test ride and it ran poorly. Came back and reinstalled the old TPS. Maybe my cleaning the new one with deoxit hurt it. Seemed to run better but I can't get it idling between 1000 and 1200 rpm and balanced. Still rides poorly. Turning the air bleeder screws in or out seems to have no effect. I tried them 1/2 turned out per instructions, and cleaned them last year with q-tips and denatured alcohol. Should they be blown out with compressed air?

I've done this procedure semi-successfully at least 3 times in the past, but had a high idle. That's why I thought I'd do a whole tune up over again, to fix that. Not sure if I'll be able to fix this, and am reaching my limit on how much time I want to spend on this. Somewhat devastating after everything I put into this bike since I bought it last April. Am pondering alternatives now for my XC trip in May.

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General Discussion / Re: ABS unit empty

« Last post by Error on Today at 08:13:35 PM »

I’ll give it a go shortly. If I just have to hang it off the line, easy. But I’m not sure the brake line is long enough to hang high enough. I’ll report back.

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General Discussion / Re: ABS unit empty

« Last post by Motormike on Today at 07:59:02 PM »

Without fancy pressure bleeders or reverse bleeding, having to elevate the brake caliper above the ABS unit is pretty normal I'm afraid.  I have a Ducati Mulitstrada, and removing and hanging the rear brake caliper above the bike is the only effective way to get all the air out of the line.

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General Discussion / Re: George Barber dead at 85

« Last post by n3303j on Today at 07:57:10 PM »

Short Accolade:
https://youtube.com/shorts/kYYFDng7LKs?si=VIjIfBGVkHPhcKjr

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General Discussion / ABS unit empty

« Last post by Error on Today at 07:47:36 PM »

In the process of putting my bike back together, I pulled the rear calliper off and cleaned it up, and swapped pads. While the bike was apart, I also had the rear brake line disconnected, and I’m sure pressed the brake a few times.

Now that I’m putting it all back together, I have no brake pressure in the rear. I can hear that that ABS module is empty, getting some “not enough fluid” noises when the pedal is pushed.

No matter how I try to bleed them, I can’t get pressure as the module won’t fill.

The only thing I can find on line says holding the calliper above the module may work. This would be a nightmare to do in practice. Anyone else run into this, any fixes?

Bike is a 2016 V7ii.

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General Discussion / Rocket Wrenches NGC

« Last post by guzzisteve on Today at 07:23:31 PM »

Anyone else watch them guys work on a live rocket? Artemis 2

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General Discussion / Re: V7 II wire wheel sealing

« Last post by Guzzidad on Today at 06:39:35 PM »

    I've only ever sealed the rims once, on a 2004 Triumph Tiger. So that was 20 years ago. Maybe I just got lucky. I used Permatex Hi-Temp RTV and nothing else, no tape. More than 60K miles and no leaks.