Reverse bleed method?

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GL1800 & ST1300
Has anybody used the reverse bleed method, where you pump fluid from the caliper up to the reservoir with a 100cc syringe?

Will this method work on the ST1300 with the linked brake system ?

 
The better solution is a pressure bleeder. You can get adapters that will replace the brake/clutch reservoir plates, and it pressurizes the system so you can just open the bleeder with it under pressure to flush. The one I use has a tank that replenishes what is pushed out so you don't run low.

I use it for my cars as well. Saves a ton of time.
 
Except those really push crap around in the system, and I have seen Them
Clog up the cartridge in the SMC when used.
 
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The better solution is a pressure bleeder. You can get adapters that will replace the brake/clutch reservoir plates, and it pressurizes the system so you can just open the bleeder with it under pressure to flush. The one I use has a tank that replenishes what is pushed out so you don't run low.

I use it for my cars as well. Saves a ton of time.
Sounds interesting. Do you have a site for that? Where do you get the front brake/clutch adapters?
 
Having just completed a full hydraulic fluid replacment on my 1300, I struggle to see how these tools will really speed anything up, and in fact just add opportunities to contaminate the fluid that remains.

But that could just be a me problem.

I use a MotionPro Hydraulic Brake Bleeder (it's a check valve) to make the process easier to do alone.

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Correct me if I'm wrong, but if there was (for example) a bubble in the caliper in the image above from the video, it's not going to "sink" and leave the caliper anyway, it's going to stay up the top next to the bleeding nipple, so I don't see how it can be a good way to bleed Brakes at all!! :roflmao::roflmao-2x:
 
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