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Rexbo · February 26th, 2012, 11:03 AM

here's a sweet trick i've learned for speed bleeding the ninja front brake at the track since the fluid tends to boil after every session, and works every time:

1) hold the front wheel with both hands front and back
2) press on the brake caliper with your knee so you compress the brake pad all the way into the caliper (or if it hurts just press enough to get a wood or plastic pry bar in there). This pushes all the fluid out of the caliper and often some bubbles with it, that won't get bled out using the normal method.
3) pump the brake lever for the first few mm of the lever stroke. Bubbles tend to get trapped right at the beginning of the stroke in the stock master cylinder.
4) then pump the brake until it is firm.

If that doesn't make the lever feel better, then get some vesrah brake pads: http://kurveygirl.com/shop/product_i...roducts_id=353

February 26th, 2012, 11:03 AM	#6
Rexbo CVMA / AFM / M1GP #250 Name: Steve Location: Los Angeles Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninja 250r, 2011 Zero S, 2009 KLR 650 Posts: A lot.	here's a sweet trick i've learned for speed bleeding the ninja front brake at the track since the fluid tends to boil after every session, and works every time: 1) hold the front wheel with both hands front and back 2) press on the brake caliper with your knee so you compress the brake pad all the way into the caliper (or if it hurts just press enough to get a wood or plastic pry bar in there). This pushes all the fluid out of the caliper and often some bubbles with it, that won't get bled out using the normal method. 3) pump the brake lever for the first few mm of the lever stroke. Bubbles tend to get trapped right at the beginning of the stroke in the stock master cylinder. 4) then pump the brake until it is firm. If that doesn't make the lever feel better, then get some vesrah brake pads: http://kurveygirl.com/shop/product_i...roducts_id=353