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Question about 2008 Multistrada 1100

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...brake fluid is Castrol LMA - found at any auto parts store. Other very good fluids are ATE Super Blue or Motul RBF600. Seems the Motul is the best performing, with the highest boiling points. This is ...

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Question about 2006 Multistrada 620 dark

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...brake fluid is Castrol LMA - found at any auto parts store. Other very good fluids are ATE Super Blue or Motul RBF600. Seems the Motul is the best performing, with the highest boiling points. This is ...

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Question about 2007 Sport 1000 Monoposto

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silicone" brake fluid. Advantages: * DOT5 doesn't eat paint. * DOT5 does not absorb water and may be useful where water absorption is a problem. * DOT5 is compatible with all rubber formulations. (See

...use either DOT 3 or DOT 4 brake fluid. Both are compatible but the DOT 4 fluid has the higher boiling point and is the better fluid to use. (You cannot use the DOT 5 silicone fluid in your

Question about 2006 R 1200 GS Adventure

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...silicone and will not mix with DOT 3/4. Do NOT add brake fluid to the clutch reservoir. The BMW clutch uses mineral hydraulic fluid which will not mix with brake fluid. If your fluid is dropping, the ...

...silicone brake fluid. Silicone brake fluid (DOT 5) should be avoided because it is not compatible with regular brake fluid, it is hard to pour without introducing bubbles and thus results in soft ...

...brake fluid i use? Well, the manufacturer calls for DOT 4. You can however choose to use DOT 5.1 (which is not a silicone based product,like DOT 5 fluid). The 5.1 is a replacement for DOT 3 or 4 ...

Question about 2005 CRF 450 R

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...brake fluid to use on my 06 gsxr-1000 any will do but dot 4 on them is better esp if u have braded lines Dot 3 and dot 4 are the same thing both are synthetic. DO NOT use a dot 5 that is a silicone ...

...brake systems which rely on the moisturiser additives that are present in DOT3/4/5.1 fluids. Silicone-based fluid (DOT5) is not compatible with most ABS systems, because it doesn't lubricate the ABS ...

...silicone based which can be harmful to some hydraulic seals. The main problem with glycol based fluids is many braking hydraulic systems are vented to atmosphere and the fluid is hygroscopic and ...

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