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Posted by Old Drifter
- September 13, 2017, 13:07:17 PMQuote from: CDNRatMan on September 13, 2017, 11:02:39 AMI always knew where the prop-stand was on my motorbike. ☺Ok Pete as you pointed out to the US chaps that a grease nipple to us is a common word and for them Yanks it is a Zerk fitting. But you might want to tell them that a prop-stand is the side stand, they might be looking for something else all day and not find it.......
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Posted by CDNRatMan
- September 13, 2017, 11:02:39 AM Ok Pete as you pointed out to the US chaps that a grease nipple to us is a common word and for them Yanks it is a Zerk fitting. But you might want to tell them that a prop-stand is the side stand, they might be looking for something else all day and not find it....... lol......
Posted by Pete
- September 13, 2017, 07:18:45 AMTaking the prop-stand off to grease the pivot is a pain because of the strength of the spring, as I found the first time I tried it. As a consequence I think that few people bother, leading to wear in the frame lug. This is a Bad Thing (Apologies to Messrs. Sellar and Yateman).
As a quick fix I modified my existing pivot bolt by adding a grease nipple (a Zerk to you US chaps) to the head of the pivot-bolt. That worked OK, but the bolt had distinct wear marks so I ordered a replacement.
The new mod has the grease-nipple fitted to the underside where it is not noticeable. The grease gets pumped into a shallow groove so that it is distributed all around the bolt. When I fit the new one I'll shim the pivot as well and that will also help to reduce wear.
The prop stand will now get a lube everytime I do the rear suspension.