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Is dot 5.1 safe in a 2011 r1200rt?
5.1 maybe 5.0 NO NO
But why? DOT 4 is specified and sufficient.
Did not ask for riding opinions asked if anyone knows if it is compatible.
You expressed "better braking performance is always better". How is that not an opinion!!!!Did not ask for riding opinions asked if anyone knows if it is compatible.
Just like this one
Just like this one
Try to think of this as a conversation you would have with some fellow riders while sitting around a table drinking coffee, or sitting around a campfire having the beverage of your choice. You ask your question about brake fluid and one of your fellow riders (call him Charlie) asks about your reasons for the questions. Certainly Charlie's question is not an answer to your question, but how do you respond? One choice might be to respond in a friendly manner and answer Charlie's question; another choice might be to respond to Charlie in prickly sort of way that shows your anger because of the question being asked. Being friendly will likely lead to the discussion continuing and perhaps a more direct answer to your question. A prickly response will lead to.... well we know where that will lead.
Don't write us off as just a bunch of jerks, please. This is perhaps one of the mellowest forums there is concerning motorcycles. Despite your frustration in how your question was answered, the great majority of our members are friendly and helpful, but even the best of us has bad days. This is also the place where you can find a great deal of info about your bike and help with diagnosing problems. I think you have a Hexhead. If that is true, then you have a fantastic tech library available in the Hexhead sub-forum. Hope to see you around.
Yes getting the 2011 today. 9k miles. In great shape, first business to do all the fluids. Then a couple of recalls and then tires. Then ride.
As to your response. No one asked me why I wanted to do it. They said unless you are racing it is not needed. The higher the boiling point of the fluid the better, i don't care how you ride. It will slow the onset of brake fade. I have ran 5.1 in my previous Dot 3/4 bikes with no issues. But none of them were abs equipped. Was hoping someone might have already converted to 5.1 and had experience with it.
I was not going to say anything. But the more I thought about this, the more this type of response is unwarranted. Evidently you have taken a personal offense to me offering an opinion, whether it was asked by you or not. It's only an opinion, I did not attack you in anyway. You could have easily ignored my opinion. But no, apparently you felt I deserve a slap in the face.Did not ask for riding opinions asked if anyone knows if it is compatible.
Glad this is such a welcoming forum. Seems to be like all the others, a bunch of jerks who post a lot, questions why someone asks a question that they don't agree with and then ridicule anyone that is new.