TroyJackson

Hey Marcari! I havent had the time to follow these steps but just got started today! But I can't be more appreciative for all the help here! Sorry to open up this thread again but a bit stuck because I may not have explained my original situation well enough. There is DEFINITELY air in the MC. I know how to bleed brakes normally, but when I originally bought the bike the owner said the MC needed to be bled because air got in it. So I followed your steps but the first problem I ran into was that fluid wasn't even making it to the rear caliper. Which is very strange because I tried to bleed them when I bought the bike and fluid was coming out of the rear caliper bleeder screw. Now nothing... I am kind of baffled to be honest. Everything is in it's right place and nothing changed other then me removing the MC and loosening the banjo bolt as per your instructions. The plunger is going into the MC and yet nothing is leaving the reservoir from what it seems! So I guess my initial question may not have been clear enough. But is there a process for bleeding the MC? Not the Calipers and the lines but the actual MC. I see two bolts on the MC aside from the banjo bolts. Could these help release the air? Usually a bit better at figuring this stuff out but don't want to create another issue for myself. So again, any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance!

Oh awesome! So I don’t need to remove the MC from the bike and bench bleed?

Thanks so much for your help! That will steer me in the right direction. And as far as tubes I just mean to bleed the MC. I’ve never bled one on a motorcycle, but normally for a car’s MC you route the brake fluid out of the cylinder with a tube you connect back into the reservoir and press the plunger a few times. Is there a different procedure for such a small Master cylinder? Thanks again for your help. It’s very appreciated!

Hey guys. Brand new here and brand new to a Yamaha Venture as well! I've got a 1983 Venture Royale xvz12 in beautiful shape just need to bleed the rear master cylinder. Sorry for the dumb question but just trying to figure out how to remove the thing! I got the actual MC off no problem but can't seem to find the bolts for the rear reservoir and don't want to start removing stuff that I don't need to. It's really jammed up in there! If anyone has some advice that would be grand! Also, when I do get it off I don't seem to see anywhere on the MC where I can throw some tubes in there to route them through the top of the reservoir. Anyone got advice on this as well? I posted a picture below if that helps. Thanks in advance! IMG_8185.HEIC