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Put the bike on its center stand and turn the bars to the right until the reservoir is level. Remove the top cap, plate and diaphram. Connect a bleeder hose to the bleed valve of the slave cylinder and loosen the valve. Pump the clutch lever until fluid stops running out of the hose. If you're careful, you can drain and fill in one operation, just keep adding fresh fluid as the level goes down and you're good once the fluid coming out is nice and clean.
To fill,, if you darin the system of the old dirty stuff, fill the reservoir back up to the proper level with Dot 4 fluid from an unopened container (protect painted surfaces from spillage, brake fluid is harsh stuff). To bleed the air out, squeeze the lever until resistance starts to build up, then with a hose still connected to the bleeder valve, open the valve about 1/4 and then close it. Just keep repeating the procedure all the air bubbles are gone. Make sure the valve is tight when you're done.
If I've missed anything, Ron can correct me but that's it pretty much.
To fill,, if you darin the system of the old dirty stuff, fill the reservoir back up to the proper level with Dot 4 fluid from an unopened container (protect painted surfaces from spillage, brake fluid is harsh stuff). To bleed the air out, squeeze the lever until resistance starts to build up, then with a hose still connected to the bleeder valve, open the valve about 1/4 and then close it. Just keep repeating the procedure all the air bubbles are gone. Make sure the valve is tight when you're done.
If I've missed anything, Ron can correct me but that's it pretty much.
