Maintenance
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Rear Brake Fluid Inspection and
Adjustment
Warning
If there has been an appreciable drop
in the level of the brake fluid in either
brake fluid reservoir, consult your
authorized Triumph dealer for advice
before riding.
Riding with depleted brake fluid levels,
or with a brake fluid leak is dangerous
and will cause reduced brake
performance potentially leading to loss
of motorcycle control and an accident.
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Rear brake fluid reservoir
2.
Upper level line
3.
Lower level line
To inspect the rear brake fluid level:
• The reservoir is visible from the
right hand side of the motorcycle,
through a viewing window in the
rider’s heel guard.
To adjust the rear brake fluid level:
• Loosen the screws and remove the
heel guard.
• Release the reservoir cover screws,
then remove the reservoir cover
and the diaphragm seal.
• Fill the reservoir to the upper level
line using new DOT 4 fluid from a
sealed container.
• Reinstall the reservoir cover making
sure that the diaphragm seal is
correctly positioned between the
reservoir cover and reservoir body.
• Tighten the reservoir cover screws
to
13 lbf in (1.5 Nm)
.
• Reinstall the heel guard and tighten
its screws to
62 lbf in (7 Nm)
.
Brake Light
Warning
Riding the motorcycle with defective
brake lights is illegal and dangerous.
An accident causing injury to the rider
and other road users may result from
use of a motorcycle with defective
brake lights.
The brake light is activated
independently by either the front or
rear brake. If, with the ignition in the ON
position, the brake light does not work
when the front brake lever is pulled or
the rear brake pedal is pressed, have
your authorized Triumph dealer
investigate and rectify the fault.
