| I tried this on my 916 last year,the same method as rockhopper and it was just the most frustrating thing I think I've ever done,it really dented my confidence in doing those little(so called) simple jobs that almost anyone should be capable of.Perhaps those brake bleeding devices are the way to go,or in my case a mate to help.
I think the real problem is you just dont have enough hands to do it properly.
Strangely enough I replaced the front lines and bled them on the ss in less than half an hour. | 
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