One important thing: After filling the reservoir with fresh fluid, you should flush the line, then fill up as needed.

Dude makes me want that bike, then I remember I have that bike. BTW your wife is gold. Still got to pay attention to the reservoir. I note on my 2018 the rear brake always turns to mush over a short time. Lot of people complain about this.

Well done .. Excellent idea. I am wandering why I never thought of it .. Thank you for sharing

Great idea for operating the rear brake lever! Thankyou Mrs Old Mechanic. 😎👍

Weer een mooie duidelijke uitleg. Ik neem aan dat als er een ABS aanwezig was, je ook weer eerst de ABS ontlucht zoals je dat liet zien bij het ontluchten van de voorrem van de R1150 GS.

Thank you! That was very informative!

Me and you have gotten my bike ready from stem to stern. Thank you sir.

Great trick with the centre stand, works awesome.

Old mechanic, I'm watching all your videos from here in Brazil, I'm going to buy a bike like yours and I want to learn a lot about certain maintenance. Thank you very much for the objective explanations. After all, could you make a video about cleaning the cardan shaft? ❤

So your wife is the brains of the family. Good for her. Another nice video Sir. Randy

Great video, thanks! Could you make another one please, how to change coolant? Thank you in advance

Nice tip with the strap. I use an old hockey stick and push down on the leaver. But will try this next time.

thanks sir

The best, you really are Cheers

thank you for another great vid...........Q:- when you replace the brake fluid that way does it replace the fluid where the brake piston is????? cheers

hi TOM!!! I love your episodes. Is this the same process on the 1250gs as well?

OM your a class act fella,i'm about to do my brakes on my BMW R 1200GS 2010,by following your instructions,one quick Q does the 2010 you owned have the white ring your cleaning at 12:30 mins in,as mine does'nt have one Thanks for all your vids mate,and keep them coming ;-) Cheers Baza Ride Safe Mr B \m/

Excellent! Side note: where did you get your overalls that you you have on. Cheers!

Hi Old Mechanic, another great video from you, I like them all. A lot of what applies to the water-cooled one is also the same as your air-cooled Beemer or my R 1200 R from 2012. By the way: you have a clever wife 😇

Professor, eu faço diferente nas minhas motocicletas, eu não gosto de estar intervindo muito nessas coisas delicadas, então o que eu faço periodicamente, à cada seis meses, é abrir e esgotar com uma seringa os reservatórios desses fluidos e depois repor com fluidos novos. Sei que isso é polêmico e inusual e que eu nunca terei fluidos 100% novos nos sistemas, ainda que estou gastando mais fluidos em um ano do que fazendo do método convencional, mas também tenho a certeza que as minhas motos estão sempre com os fluidos com, no mínimo, 75% de qualidade e eficiência. Repito, não é o método convencional, não estou a recomendar o que eu faço, mas acredite, isso sempre funcionou ao longo de muitas décadas. É muito simples, rápido, evito de colocar ferramentas 🔧 que marcam os parafusos, não corro o risco da dor de cabeça que seria entrar ar nos sistemas e, acredite, funciona muito bem, o fluido novo se mistura ao fluido anterior então estou sempre renovando a qualidade e as propriedades desses fluidos. O que o Senhor poderia dizer a respeito disso?.

I used a one way valve from an aquarium air pump line into the waste container then simply pumped the fluid through, closed nipple when clear fluid run through

How much is torque Nm on the fluid valve?

Er bestaat ook zoiets als een Oxford Solo, een slang met een ventiel in zodat het schroefje van remklauw niet elke keer moet dichtgedraaid worden telkens het rempedaal/hendel wordt ingeknepen.

Have you ever considered speed bleaders. They work so well that I have used them for yrs. 2013 bmwr1200rt,184,000km.

How much break fluid do i need for front and rear break circle 1200gs 2014? Does anyone knows? Cheers

Alternatively you can take the rear wheel off

USA toilet paper is not nearly so sturdy. We have tender back sides.

Wrong, Wrong, Wrong. Always pump through master cylinder, with fresh fluid. By sticking hoses and sucking fluids out, you introduce contamination. Today fluid is hydrophobic, by absorbing humidity into it. Just get extra BMW fresh fluid canister and pump fluid out of rear caliper. Took me 15-20 minutes to replace entire canister. Just by trying to create a content, not helping other Faulks. Great entertainment, nothing else. A simple process exaggerated to a MAX...