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For me taking the rear caliper off and rotating it so the bleed nipple was higher helped dramatically, to stop the pads touching I just used a thin spanner as a faux brake disk. If it's the front brake I used the bleed nipple on the master cylinder with good results, apologies if you've tried these.
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Any other ideas?
If all else doesn't work, get a cheapo vacuum bleed kit from ebay. Sorted it out for me after a few goes. I don't think you'll have an MC bleed nipple, so just keep topping up and vacuuming out till the system pressurises.
I also did as @jambon said and took the calipers off and jammed a spanner in, as mine are fucking ancient and pistons are a bit temperamental even after a rebuild.
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Finally managed to remove my stuck oil filter!
I'll try and add some pics but basically I got the outside of the filter squeaky clean, wrapped it with masking tape until the tool almost wouldn't fit, then rubber malleted the tool on, and prayed. I couldn't find the old car wheel tool I use as an extension, so went bling with an old carbon seat post.
Judicial use of plusgas may have helped too.
One step forward, one step back... I replaced the brake fluid. Unfortunately my braking is worse than it was. It may have been an error to do it on my sloped drive. I've wrapped a band around my brake lever to see if that helps to get rid of some air bubbles.
Any other ideas?
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