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This is weird, while I was taking off the front end, I came across this...
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Is it really what I think it is? Could it be GREASE from the factory?
wow :shock: they sure do use a lot! :lol:

Kinding aside, seems like there was barely enough to keep the bearing OK (05 model) but I am glad I took the front end off and grease it REAL GOOD cuz now I know I won't have any trouble
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I doubt that is grease... just a slime substance made to resemble grease to the consumer....
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Post by scheckaet »

yeah probably some kind of alien cr@p!
it was actually kind of sticky :hmm:
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Post by Mr. Wibbens »

You coulda waited a few more years!

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You coulda waited a few more years!
how many was that? Do you ride in really humid condition?
That's the exact reason I decided to follow the advice of the experienced riders from this site :wink:
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Post by Mr. Wibbens »

I bought it like that :roll:
My guess, no one probably ever went into them before


Bought the bike on ebay in 2003, had to drive 250miles to pick it up, steering felt a lil notchy so I talked the seller into a couple deals (gave me the bottom end to a CT90 and offered to pay for new bearings)
Drove through probably the worst rain storm ever on the way home. The next day could not even turn the handlebars.
Seller tried backing out from buying new bearings so I threatened him I'd give him negative feedback on ebay. He promptly paypalled me the money.

I ended up having to cut the race in half with a Dremel tool and whacked like hell on em to get it all off, piece by piece. Went over the stem with fine wet dry or emory I forget which, to smooth out all the knicks I put in it using a steel drift ( I did not have a brass one yet), and used some stuff called Tight to make the new race fit a lil better, since I had to remove so much material

I replaced the bearings with those cheap All Balls ones :lol: and filled the entire space around the steering tube with some cheap marine grease
Have not looked at them since :shock: :rolleyes:

Kinda like my swingarm pivot shaft that everyone said in no way should I ever reuse! :shock: x TWO!!!
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