A little progress

I worked on the bike a bit more on Monday evening... And very early this morning, as well.

Last night I knew what I wanted to accomplish: Install and bleed the brakes. To do this, I needed to take the brake line and banjo fittings that Jim sent me, and put them together into some semblance of the real thing.

I had little choice but to use the 90 degree fitting up at the bracket for the ABS diversion. That actually worked out very well, with the fitting pointing forward and in towards the center of the bike. I routed the hose as best as I could, and got to work building my hose.

The first fitting went on beautifully, locked down tight. The second gave me some concern, as it didn't feel right, and kept twisting. Sure enough, it was leaky when tested. A second try led to seeming perfection, although I had to cut back some of the braided stainless steel in order to get the inner hose to fully seat in the fitting.







I filled and bled the brake system, and then left it to sit with pressure (velcro wrap on the handgrip). If it's ever going to leak, I want it to do so in the garage.

Then I figured it was time to get after the rear end of the bike. So I grabbed the installation ins... where were my installation instructions? A few moments of panic were eventually resolved by visiting the Ohlins web site. The first step is to remove the right muffler.

That took PB Blaster, a pry bar, and a small elbow injury. But I got it off. Then it was time for work, so I had to leave the job for later.