[dsn_klr650] swing arm greasing nipple

[ephilride@aol.com]

bradcdavis@... writes:

> I like the idea of being seen a mile away so I have > pretty much choosen a Yellow HJC LT-12 helmet. Someone > in the past mentioned having a riding jacket with > yellow in it and I would like to know what brand it > was they bought.

Brad, I too have a hi-viz yellow Aerostich Darien Jacket. Its expensive at $367 but my skin is worth it. The "geek" factor is a 10+, and the hi-viz is brighter than a 100 mega-ton nuclear blast. You will be seen and that's why I bought it. For the long haul (5+ years), I think the quality of the Aerostich makes it a good value. Knot - shining brightly on the surface.

[Dash Weeks]

> >Hello Riders! > >Because it's a nightmare to take off the swing arm from my KLR, I thought >I can do the greasing just by fitting two greasing nipple where the >bearings are. Can I have the comments of the collective on where to put >the nipples, what to look out for, pros and cons, etc. Also I was >contemplating whether it would be enough only one??? I don't think so but >I'd like to hear your opinion. > >Please, let me know, what do you think. Thanks! > >Cheers, > > istvan+Eh13(Calgary)

I contemplated this long and hard. I had everything apart, I went and bought some zerks, I had the drill press and tap ready to go and I decided against it. Here's why. The zerks will only do you good for two places (where there are two sleeves of needle bearings, that you can put a zerk between them). The places are under the swing arm where the linkage arms bolt up and on the linkage knuckle where it mounts to the frame. There are 6 places that need cleaning and re-lubing every so often. You can zerk 2 of the 6. In the end you still have to tear it all down to get to the other 4 points and thus you haven't really saved anything. Additionally, the place on the linkage knuckle that would easily accept a zerk is 99.9% exposed to every thing that passes under your bike. Not a good thing. Second reason, I couldn't find my favorite Valvoline Synthetic Blend fortified with MoSi2 Grease in a tube for a grease gun, and if I did I didn't want to displace my other GP grease that I use in my grease gun. You shouldn't mix greases. LaterZ Dash