I thought that i might as well change my brake and clutch fluid also..i just thought it would be a good idea to start everything fresh,..

 

Honda recommends changing the brake/clutch fluid every two years. You're wasting money and time by changing it now. Oh and the clutch fluid is not SUPPOSED to be black. Mine was black when I first purchased mine so I flushed it out with fresh DOT 4 brake fluid and it has been a nice amber brown color for the last 13,000 miles now. Typically when brake fluid discolors like that it indicates moisture has seeped into the fluid and the nature of brake fluid is that itmixes with the moisture instead of separating like oil, causing it to discolor.

 

My clutch fluid looks more like a Guinness ExtraStout rather than a Starbucks Espresso Dark Roast Blend.

 

wierd, i read that it turns black because of the rubber clutch line.

 

Nah, think about all the older bikes that had rubber brake hoses...the fluid didn't get black in those bikes.

 

Just bought the oil last night.. thanks for the replys .. I ended up taking people's advice and purchased the repsol 10w50 and the k&n oil filter.. ended up coming out to 64 and some change...

 

Who recomended the K&N?

 

actuallyhp4s

 

ditto this-run the snot out of my bikes- analysis on amsoil oils AND their FILTER [see sig], ciomes bac with stellar resulte-phil

 

heat from the boiling of the break fluid and rubber hoses[ allows lower boiling point of brake fluid] causes this- use better fluid [ higher boiling point] and braded ss lines- fluid is cleaner so much longer-phil