Category Archives: General Discussion

Tryin to get this brake bleed thing straight

Long story short I had to disconnect my right front caliper to do some other work and now that it’s all back together I need to refill and bleed that brake line. First time doing this and to the best of my knowledge the only two ‘line ends’ I’ll need to work with are my right handlebar reservoir and the bleed valve on the caliper itself. Considering the caliper I took off are there any other parts on the bike besides these I need to be concerned about?

Now insofar as back bleeding vs. top down bleeding goes…I understand that since bubbles rise, only doing a top down bleed leaves open the possibility of leaving some bubbles in the vertical brake line. But since the bleed valve on the caliper is an inch or more above where the banjo bolt brake fluid lines comes in (on my bike anyway) you would have to do at least some top down bleeding to make sure all the bubbles escape from the caliper out the higher positioned bleed valve. Together these two ideas imply that it might be best to do both some top down and bottom up bleeding. Any thoughts?

Anybody have a somewhat educated idea of how quickly air bubbles rise in the vertical line between the caliper banjo bolt and the handle? If they rise slowly enough seems like it would be possible to bleed the whole thing by doing only a top down.

Hello everyone!

I have a 09 grizzly 700 moving to Alaska can someone help me with suggesting what I need to do to lift my ride so I can put on some larger or the largest silverbacks that Will work, clutch, lift kit and so on. I am new to the quad scene and need some help any suggestions I have full skid plates and HMF slip on with a gen3 optimizer where do I go from here? Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!!!!!!

Hello everyone!

I have a 09 grizzly 700 moving to Alaska can someone help me with suggesting what I need to do to lift my ride so I can put on some larger or the largest silverbacks that Will work, clutch, lift kit and so on. I am new to the quad scene and need some help any suggestions I have full skid plates and HMF slip on with a gen3 optimizer where do I go from here? Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!!!!!!

Are grizzy’s really that much better than brutes…

Lol, so I am an owner of both now but it is crazy how much more traffic we have than the other forum! Hands down I love my grizz way more, but Im also comparing to a project brute. (Which seems to be the norm) I’ve been fighting fuel, electrical and now valve issues I think on that one. Maybe when I get it running I’ll sell it and buy another grizzly. Haha

Looks like this is it

Apparently I’m up for review by the admin, so I’ll save them the trouble and just say…..ADIOS.

I’m sure a few members will be thrilled with this decision.

I have enjoyed my time here, while it lasted.

Hope everyone stay’s safe and has good rides.

SXS

So i"ve been looking for a while, i found this 2013 Commander 1000 XT. Awesome machine , tons of power. Lots of room for me and the missus and the two dogs. Great all around machine untill it was time to take the boat out of the water. I have taken the boat out with the Grizz so i figured it would be no problem with the Commander "WRONG"