Don't laugh at this question, but on my 1990 VFR750 there are two silver boxes mounted on the top of the handlebars down the shafts from the grips. They both have circular windows in them, and fluid fills the windows. I'm guessing that the fluid is brake fluid, and the windows are there to tell you when you need to refill your master cylinders?
2007-05-28 11:22:04 · 4 answers · asked by Nate 6 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Motorcycles
Yes brake master cylinder and clutch master cylinder. Both use brake fluid, it should say on the top cover what grade fluid to use. They may be different.
BTW no one is laughing or no one should be laughing.
The only stupid question is the one that wasen't asked.
2007-05-28 13:03:58 · answer #1 · answered by pappy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't use DOT 5, its evil silicon based stuff.
Check with bike upright, should be about halfway or slightly higher up window. If its lower you may need pads checked as when they wear the movement will cause fluid level to drop.
No one will laugh at you for not knowing this stuff, there are probably a bunch of people too afraid to ask and they can get hurt.
Feel good, you may have saved someones life :o)
2007-05-29 13:45:05 · answer #2 · answered by 1crazypj 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes brake fluid and yes that what they are for you should use what the bike calls for some do call for diferant wt dot 3 dot 4 dot 5 and it has be be right or it wont work right
2007-05-28 18:31:53 · answer #3 · answered by infoman89032 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes one is brake thats the right one and the left is clutch you should not have to fill them up or you have a leak just change them every 2 years or when oil gets dirty
2007-05-28 19:19:52 · answer #4 · answered by honda vtx 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋