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And the fluid could not have just evaporated? I don't see a leak anywhere. All the insides of the fairing still has dust all over it. I'd see a trail if it ran down the inside of the fairing. It was parked on a foam mat, and anything wet shows up easily. Not a mark on it. Nothing on the hoses from the res either.

yeah I guess there's a reason that banjo bolt has a white mark on it. Must need semi permanent loctitie on it? Not sure how it moved enough to let air in there. Its not a bolt I normally check for maintenance.

I swapped out the speedbleeder for an OEM nipple and there was no change. If I pumped the lever 25-30x I did get the fluid to jump out a bit more forcefully but there still wasn’t any pressure on the lever when released. 

So I held the lever in and cracked the banjo bolt till I saw fluid weep out. Yes! Closed it and pumped the lever. Little bit firmer. Did it again and got fluid at the banjo bolt come out with some force behind it this time. The third time it really came out strong and I seem to have good feel at the lever now. Did not get a chance to ride it bc it was time to leave for hockey but it sure feels strong now. Buttoned it back up after fluid was clean and moving good at the nipple. 

Thanks for the tips people. 

I can try that. I'm wondering if I will be able to get any pressure at all on the lever. I'll give it a try.

Hey Cptn. Not a drop of fluid on/around the bike or inside the side panels anywhere. The fluid was in good shape, full, and clean when parked. Never had any issues at all with this bike on the clutch.

I filled the reservoir and pumped and got fluid to slowly come out of the tubing at the speedbleeder all the way into the bottle. But it was slow...like 14 lever pumps got the fluid ot move .25" kinds slow.

Last driven about...10 months ago. But it was hot in the garage I'm sure over that time. The little metal tab that sits in the bottom of the reservoir (circular with a tab on it) is in good shape. Not bent or floating around in the reservoir...its in the recessed hole in the bottom.

Didn't have any butter in the reservoir and what was in there wasn't dirty. Just not enough to cover the bottom of it. Had a small bit in one corner.

I love these speedbleeders but maybe it has failed and let air in somehow.

Hey guys. Thought I’d check the wisdom here for something on my 6th Gen. Been a while since I have ridden it and noticed the clutch lever falls to the bar. No “pushback” behind it so I cannot move the bike. Opened the cap and it was near empty. I have speed bleeders all around so I opened the nipple and filled the reservoir with fresh fluid and I can see fluid moving thru the clear tubing on the nipple. Put everything back together and…no change at all.  What would you check next?

Late to the party and just now reading the entire shut down drama and glad to see it is resolved, for now, seems like. 
 

Miguel, we’ve never met but please know you have done an absolutely tremendous job starting this site and nurturing it. No one would ever deny how well you have done unintentionally becoming a sort of “global moto-matchmaker” for all of us. Sure, it’s bike info but it’s so much more than that. I appreciate the clearinghouse for info to allow me to work on my two 1st gens, my 4th gen, and my color-matched anniversary 6th gen in my garage but to be honest, a dealer could do all of that. I've finally reached the point where I can pay for that.
 

Much more importantly to me is the people I’ve met here, both just in the forums as well as in actual real life on rides. 
 

That part is priceless and is worth so much more than the info to me. A younger me would fight back on that point but the current me with 50 consecutive years as a motorcyclist in a dozen US states so far knows it as truth. Bikes and esp the VFRs are cool but they come and go for many of us. The stuff that remains between bikes and when we are bike-less and when we move on with new bikes and brands, THAT’S the stuff I come here for. 
 

I know you mentioned all is well for now bc..well..as admirable as the numerous offers to help run the site seem you said you simply don’t KNOW the folks offering to help you run it or possibly take over the reins. I get it. But I’d say this: in the end it’s just a website. Others can run it if needed by you. It’s not a kid or a spouse or a pet. It could surely continue right along A-OK in other hands. I suppose I’m saying…don’t sweat it if you have to pass it along. You certainly have done your part. The legacy, to me, is the initial work and how awesome it has become under your care. All things to be immensely proud of. If it’s drama you don’t need, then we understand and it’ll be fine. 
 

If anything changes in the future as far as the site running/upkeep/certs/fees etc and/or your thoughts on any of it, be sure to let us know. We all have a vested interest in the site, but more so in you. You’ve earned it, Mijo. 
 

I had Sta-Bil in all my stuff too. A healthy amount. Like much more than it calls for, b/c hey, why not? More=better, and I really don't want to be going thru the carbs on 4 bikes.

And here I am, going thru the carbs on 4 bikes.

All of this could have easily been solved by me...riding. Not 400 mile trips. Just a ride to the store now and then. But, add in a rainy CA winter and next thing you know, I'm going thru carbs.

I got the 500 carb bank out earlier though already. Just need to get the bowl covers off tomorrow maybe sometime.

I dunno. My 6th gen start/runs/idles/rides a-ok after sitting for months. None of my carb bikes do. So far, every one has needed a tear down cleaning. 

Bike buttoned up and idles and rides like a champ. Up next: my first gen. Same issue. Yay. My kingdom for FI on all my shite. 

Boom! That's it! Found out where it went, thanks to your foto, Cos. I knew it had to be held in by tension somewhere, and that's exactly how it's held. It does have a slight "bump" on the inside ends of those metal tabs in order to hold it in, but once I saw one side the spring and one did not, that was my clue. Thanks again. Now I can sleep at night!

If that IS where it is, it's super odd that its just held in by....tension maybe?

1) WHERE did you find that foto? Amazing.  2) I'll look and report back.

Just pulled them off again and flipped them over and still did not see where it might go. Didn't see where #10 and #12 went either. It HAS to be 10 or 12 but I'll be damned if I know WHERE they go. Doesn't seem like anything goes THRU the spring, esp. since I didn't unscrew anything and take it off. 10 and 12 just seem to float in that diagram. Thoughts?

yeah that one is smaller and stays locked on the cable unless you unscrew it I guess.

I'll guess I'll have to pull them off again and see how #10 and #12 stay on. It's the only thing I see.

fiche doesn't show one there either

yes it does but I didn't unscrew it or mess with it.

That was my immediate thought, but it doesn't look like there's anyway for it to go on that cable. Too small to fit over the knurled blk knob.

If only there HAD been a previous owner...I'm pretty tight on keeping this thing clean. It was just sitting between the heads near the idle screw. I would have seen it earlier...

Odder still, nothing was disconnected other than the float bowls, so if it IS #10 or #12, it slid off something without being taken apart etc

Ok...just for fun, let's say it was #10 or #12. Where exactly do they go? In the diagram, it doesn't show really. The longer I look at it, the longer I think the two coiled springs I saw on the bike are the ones shown attached to carb bodies #22 and #23 in the foto.

Nahhhh. Those two are really tightly coiled springs that run between 1 and 3 and 2 and 4. Also those are really heavy duty springs, looks like. The one I found is a light little one. 

Correction: about an inch long. Just re-checked.

Mine is maybe 2.5" or so.

Yep. I saw those two. And they are on the bike. Those are huge, tightly coiled springs. Probably 4" fully coiled.