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Iv just bled my brakes on my own in less than 2 minutes with this little bleed tool. I'm sure it's not a new invention but it was to me so may be to someone else on here. It's just a bit of pipe with a 1 way valve on it, stick it on your nipple (ooer mrs) undo half a turn then pump your brake lever a couple of times, do up, job done. Best £2 ever spent.
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£ 2 ?????
Where ???
On eBay, its now £2.99 but still worth every penny.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Motorcycl...72.m2749.l2649
I went to Halfords and they do a tidy kit for around £6, comes complete with a collector bottle, and the non return valve is housed inside of this. Ive done quite a few now with no problems :)
The valve is a godsend, certainly makes life easier.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wes
These are a helluva lot more in lots of places.
Mine's en route.
i was expecting it to be plastic and cr@p but took a gamble, it's actually made from good quality metal. I reckon you'll be pleased with it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Burbler
If you need replacement piping (the plastic goes crap after a while), any aquarium place sells it cheap by the metre
cheers for the heads up, the good old NHS supples me with metres of it though as I have to regularly go on pure Oxigen due to an illness, can only use it for a week then it needs changing so I keep it for use in the garage. Every cloud has a silver lining and all that :)Quote:
Originally Posted by WR6133
:cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by Badgerroy
This is all I got from the NHS
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probaly not much use in the garage is it? Could maybe use it as a paddock stand. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Burbler
At least you managed to get one in yellow :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by Burbler
It is the 'RR' version.
They do an F1 model too !Quote:
Originally Posted by Burbler
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Looks a great bit of kit, assume it could also be used on a pushbike. Had a nightmare last year trying to bleed the Hydraulic brakes.Quote:
Originally Posted by Badgerroy
Pushbikes have come a long way since I was a kid...:pQuote:
Originally Posted by Dazr
Still horrible things you have to peddle though :) even as a kid if I had a choice of walking or cycling id walk.Quote:
Originally Posted by BB
Really ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Badgerroy
I lived on mine :)
I used to do up to 200 miles a week as a lad.
9 miles to school and back then 14 (when we moved), 2+ mile paper round, training and bit of 25 & 50 mile racing.
...and none of it on the ******* pavement
Dear Lord, we would have been shot!:mad:Quote:
Originally Posted by Burbler
Me too , went to school on it , did my paper round on it , and most of my spare time was spent on a pushbike . It was a Raleigh Jeep ! Loved that bike :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by Last Train
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I then got a Raleigh Randonneur , went to work on it , did my shopping , went on holiday on it , cycled from Cornwall to wilts , went to the Lake District on it , I did thousands of miles on that bike , in fact it was push bikes and this one in particular that got me into Motorbikes . I've had it almost 30 years and restored it to it's former glory 4 years ago , I think they call it " Retro " now . It still gets a bit of exercise now and again . Do you reckon it's the right colour Larry ? :cool:
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Just me it seems then :(. i hated em, I walked my paper round everyday about 3 miles with an old shopping basket on wheels with the papers in. Dunno what it is about them I dont like cause I love motorbikes, I think it's maybe that I'm not coordinated enough to work my arms and legs at the same time ;) , I loved roller skating though and was crap at that and always falling over so maybe I just didn't stick with pushbikes enough to enjoy them.
Fitted new front pads yesterday after a pretty strong 'advisory'. Now have difficulties with back pain due to crawling around and exerting pressures in weird directions / positions.Quote:
Originally Posted by Badgerroy
Was looking forward to using this thingy but it would not fit over nipples. Warmed it, shoved a screwdriver up it to no avail. Drat, foiled again.