Patent ID: 7387347
Filing Date: 2008-06-17
Classification: B60T,B62K

Abstract:
1. A method of filling a brake system for a motorcycle including a brake system having a master cylinder assembly and a caliper assembly, the master cylinder assembly including a housing and a cover coupled to the housing to define an enclosed reservoir, the caliper assembly including a fluid passageway and a fitting adjustable to selectively provide fluid communication with the fluid passageway, the motorcycle also including a brake line coupled between the master cylinder assembly and the caliper assembly to fluidly connect the reservoir and the fluid passageway, the method comprising: substantially evacuating the reservoir, brake line and fluid passageway; coupling a fluid source to the fitting; passing fluid from the fluid source through the fitting; and filling the reservoir, brake line, and fluid passageway with the fluid passed through the fitting from the fluid source, wherein the brake system further comprises a sight glass movably coupled to the cover between a raised position and a lowered position, wherein substantially evacuating includes substantially evacuating while the sight glass is in the raised position, and wherein filling includes filling while the sight glass is in the raised position.