Clutch Slave Cylinder (Twincam)

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Re: Clutch Slave Cylinder (Twincam)

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Pictures show fluid being injected via the Slave Cylinder bleed nipple.

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David. wrote: Pictures show fluid being injected via the Slave Cylinder bleed nipple.

Why?
The GS 'is' the better bike :-)
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I was sent the photos by a.n.other, thought they might be of interest and contribute to this thread.

The Haynes manual recommended method of bleeding the clutch is to back-fill the system.
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