At least one guy here swears by them.

I am thinking about giving them a try too when I do the first brake bleed.

On their website they list the part number for Honda motorcycles.

 

kurth,

I don't see the new CB's listed to determine sizing. Am I missing something?

 

I'm familiar with them, but in my case they're a solution to a problem that doesn't exist. I bleed brakes by pulling a vacuum thru the line with a vacuum pump at the caliper. As long as the reservoirs don't run dry it's impossible to screw it up.

 

They seem like a cool solution. One thing I like about having my Mightyvac, though, is that it works for all my vehicles; I don't need to get new valves for all the fittings on all of them. Further, the vac is useful for all sorts of applications.

 

Send them an e-mail and ask:

speedbleeder@earthlink.net

The SB8125L usually fits most small Hondas. I haven't ordered them for the CB500X yet, so I will be interested in what they say in response to your e-mail.

 

On the page it was the same part number for all Honda motos.
I guess I assumed that same part number would fit our bikes too.

 

The process of using Speed Bleeders is no different than the process used with a (much more useful) vacuum bleeder. The only difference is that you pump the brake handle vs. pumping the vacuum handle.

You will attach a hose connecting the bleeder to a reservoir bank in both cases. You will open the bleeder and keep it open in both cases. You will pump until fluid is clean and bubble-less in both cases. You will then close the bleeder in both cases.

For 6 years now I've had the same $30 hand-powered vacuum bleeder. Along with @Natrix, I like that it can be used on my truck, car, bike, as well as other bikes, friends' vehicles, family vehicles, off-roaders and anything else with hydraulic brakes.

I'm a heavy hitter for tools that are useful among multiple applications.

 

Since bubbles migrate to the surface, the most efficient way to purge is from the lowest point in the loop with vacuum. Hydrodynamics 101 :thumbsup