It's good to see more items getting crossed off the to do list than added, for your "light renovation". As the old saying goes "I thought I could see the light at the end of the tunnel, but it was just some b*****d with a torch, bringing me more work". It probably doesn't save much time, especially if you haven't connected the brake yet, but you can refill the forks without removing the handlebars, if you slacken the clamps and slide them first one way, then the other. This gives enough room to remove the caps.
I always use silicone brake fluid DOT 5. It doesn’t absorb moisture so no internal corrosion, and will not damage the paint, it has a high boiling point and is none flammable. I Have been using it for over 20 years with no problems.
@@BSAPowerSet it’s a bit more expensive than regular brake fluid, but the benefits outweigh the cost, fit it and forget it, it’s that good, silicone lasts for donkeys years.👍 ps if you do decide to use it, make sure you flush all the old brake fluid out first, you can’t mix it.
Angus, there is something puzzeling me about the Bonnie and as I haven't went through all the videos of your renovation maybe you can put me straight. It looks to me as if the back shocks are upside down on the Bonnie and I can't ever remember seeing one with them fitted that way as standard and one of my mates had one when they came out. I know that some people have fitted rear shock that way but if it's factory fitting, should they be the other way?
@@alexanderpotts7308 they are on the right way. If you google the bike and look at the images, they were like that from the factory. They were supposed to improve the handling
Hi Alexander - yourself and John beat me to it. Yes they went upside down for a while when the gas shocks were introduced I think. The sales leaflet for the original "one in a thousand" batch shows them upside down, although later sales leaflets for the subsequent "limited edition" shows them the other way up! Anyhow I think we're right but thanks for asking and making us check!
@@BSAPowerSetThanks Angus, my friend must have got one of the later ones then as his shocks were the normal way round. Always good to check these things out
It's good to see more items getting crossed off the to do list than added, for your "light renovation". As the old saying goes "I thought I could see the light at the end of the tunnel, but it was just some b*****d with a torch, bringing me more work".
It probably doesn't save much time, especially if you haven't connected the brake yet, but you can refill the forks without removing the handlebars, if you slacken the clamps and slide them first one way, then the other. This gives enough room to remove the caps.
Lol cheers Rick. I can still see the light but the list is a little longer.
As always an excellent tutorial video, thanks for sharing 👍
Thanks John.
I always use silicone brake fluid DOT 5. It doesn’t absorb moisture so no internal corrosion, and will not damage the paint, it has a high boiling point and is none flammable. I Have been using it for over 20 years with no problems.
Thanks for the interest, comment and info Martin - I didn't know that.
@@BSAPowerSet it’s a bit more expensive than regular brake fluid, but the benefits outweigh the cost, fit it and forget it, it’s that good, silicone lasts for donkeys years.👍 ps if you do decide to use it, make sure you flush all the old brake fluid out first, you can’t mix it.
@@martindavies8326 Cheers Martin.
Angus, there is something puzzeling me about the Bonnie and as I haven't went through all the videos of your renovation maybe you can put me straight. It looks to me as if the back shocks are upside down on the Bonnie and I can't ever remember seeing one with them fitted that way as standard and one of my mates had one when they came out. I know that some people have fitted rear shock that way but if it's factory fitting, should they be the other way?
@@alexanderpotts7308 they are on the right way. If you google the bike and look at the images, they were like that from the factory. They were supposed to improve the handling
@@johnrowley4993 thanks, always wondered why some bikes were like that
Hi Alexander - yourself and John beat me to it. Yes they went upside down for a while when the gas shocks were introduced I think. The sales leaflet for the original "one in a thousand" batch shows them upside down, although later sales leaflets for the subsequent "limited edition" shows them the other way up! Anyhow I think we're right but thanks for asking and making us check!
@@BSAPowerSetThanks Angus, my friend must have got one of the later ones then as his shocks were the normal way round. Always good to check these things out