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Old 04-18-2017 | 08:30 AM
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What brake fluid is recommended for a 2014 FXDF? Dot 3 or 4?
 
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Old 04-18-2017 | 10:17 AM
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Look at your manual. If no manual, good idea to get one.
 
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Old 04-18-2017 | 10:25 AM
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Originally Posted by fhartell14
What brake fluid is recommended for a 2014 FXDF? Dot 3 or 4?
dot 4. Should be on the front master cylinder cap if you have stock /unmolested master cylinders
 
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Old 04-18-2017 | 10:42 AM
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Overkill for most.., but not all

It doesn't fade under load


https://www.motul.com/ca/en-US/produ...0-factory-line
 
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Old 04-18-2017 | 01:24 PM
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Mine is a 2013 model I bought in 2014 and it says DOT4 on the master cylinder.
 
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Old 04-18-2017 | 07:40 PM
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it calls for Dot 4, think the only difference is the 4 has a higher boiling point than the 3
 
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Old 04-18-2017 | 08:59 PM
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Ghost

Overkill for most.., but not all

It doesn't fade under load


https://www.motul.com/ca/en-US/produ...0-factory-line
You're a man of style, I also use RBF-600.

: Mike
 
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Old 04-18-2017 | 09:04 PM
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You're a man of style, I also use RBF-600.

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Me too. Goes in all my bikes. Won't use anything else.
 
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