On the stem and swing arm bearings. Why not waterproof grease like Bel Ray? There is usually a reason for what the factory does... I just don't know what it is.
It's very inexpensive and not a bad grease, just not as good of a choice for our application as other greases like water-resistant and/or those with molybdenum disulfide.
I've had Lithium grease ooze out in hot weather just sitting in the garage in other applications. What does Lithium grease excel at?
I use a High Temp Water proof Bearing grease that is awesome. I forget the name of it. We use it at work on all our euipment. mike
grease there is a grease , goes by the name alaskan, has a high tack factor, very hard to wash out with a high pressure washer, and stand sup to a lot of abuse with streams and water crossings. bright red metallic color too. commercial marine stores should have it.
grease this alaskan grease should not be confused with the red wheel bearing grease from sta-lub. the sta-lub is good stuff , but the other is in another class. was usd for heavy equipt on marine vessels, hard to find, but worth it.
its a good greese for break in. it what we used when we were building engines for trucks on all the engine bearings. its good for what its supposed to do, run it for break in and then replace it with good greese.
I heard this one before. Something about if any spills (that's why bearings aren't jammed with grease either. It's classified as a chemical spill. I just can't figure out what difference it would make if it's inside the crate. It might also have to do with water-soluble base against a petroleum base. Wait... ya know bikes are still shipped with a little fuel in the tank too???? I would think that should be more of an issue... or how about the oil in the gear Box... Arrgggg I give up....
