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Anyone used this? Is it any good?
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mack
79 XS 1100 SF Special
HERMES
original owner
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81 XS 1100 LH MNS
SPICA
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78 XS 11E
IOTA
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Have recovery trailer and shop if you breakdown in my area.
Frankford, Ont, Canada
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Castrol synthetic
I changed my rear brake fluid to that type.
After about 20 miles the rear caliper locked up. Rotor was real hot. Only after it cooled down for about 10 minutes did the caliper release thus allowing me to head back home without using the rear brake. I had to rebuild the caliper and this time put in dot 3 or 4. After checking with a friend at a Yamaha dealer, he said they don't put synthetic on older aluminum calipers as they have had that problem come up with a lot of them.
However, I have read where some of the folks here have used it in their bikes with no problem.79 XS1100F.
SuperTrapp 4-1 w/center stand.
TC's fuse box.
SOFA filter.
Venture cam chain adjuster.
Tkat fork brace.
Progressive fork springs. -
Even the autozone DOT3 brake fluid is synthetic. I don't think it has anything to do with that...1980 XS850SG - Sold
1981 XS1100LH Midnight Special (Sold) - purchased 9/29/08
Fully Vetterized and Dynojet Kit added, Heated Grips, Truck-Lite LED headlight, Accel Coils, Irridium plugs, TKAT Fork Brace, XS850LH Final Drive & Black SS Brake lines from Chacal.
Here's my web page devoted to my bike! XS/XJ User's Manuals there, and the XJ1100 Service Manual and both XS1100 Service manuals (free download!).
Whether you think you can, or you think you cannot - You're right.
-H. FordComment
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Likely wasn't the issue as Bug stated. Onle TRUE syn. is DOT5. Would not use in any old systems of any sort as it is not kind to the older rubber pieces composition.81H Venturer1100 "The Bentley" (on steroids) 97 Yamaha YZ250(age reducer) 92 Honda ST1100 "Twisty"(touring rocket) Age is relative to the number of seconds counted 'airing' out an 85ft. table-top.Comment
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