front brakes

I have a 1998 R1200C in need of a Front Brake Master Cylinder. Been on back order from the local dealer for 3 weeks with no idea of a ship date. Any thoughts on options would be well received.

A friend and I were changing our brake fluid on our 2011 and 2013 r1200rt bikes. The bikes have 30,000 miles on them but this is the first time we've changed the fluid on these ourselves. My 2013 has always had more front brake lever travel than my friend's 2011. When we started to bleed the...