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Originally Posted by SV650rules
All I know about ABS is that you have to be careful when bleeding the brakes, because if you get any air into ABS pump / control unit it is a big problem. There are solenoid valves in there to release / apply brake pressure to the wheel cylinders and I know on a car if you get air into these valves the brakes go spongy, which no amount of bleeding will cure - they have to plug in a computer with proper ( expensive) software to open the valves manually and dislodge the air and then re-bleed brakes.
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I haven't bled the brakes on my Gen 3 yet, but the factory manual doesn't give any special instructions or demand any special tools for the job, the process is the same as for a non-ABS bike.
Just got to make sure the reservoir doesn't get empty, I suppose ...