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Bikes, Hints'n'Tips => Fazer 1000/FZ1 corner => Topic started by: fazerscotty on 16 October 2015, 08:30:26 pm

Title: EXUP Lube
Post by: fazerscotty on 16 October 2015, 08:30:26 pm
Its Friday night.....
So what does everyone use for lube?
On the EXUP valve of course  ;)
Title: Re: EXUP Lube
Post by: slappy on 16 October 2015, 08:39:11 pm
When I had my gen1 I used a lithium based grease that I had lying around the garage, in six years of ownership I never had any trouble with the exup valve. :)
Title: Re: EXUP Lube
Post by: nickodemon on 16 October 2015, 09:43:54 pm
Lithium or ceramic grease seems to work well. If you don't have that a good dose of copper grease should work fine. :)
Title: Re: EXUP Lube
Post by: dickturpin on 16 October 2015, 10:01:51 pm
Ive used ceramic and copperslip....not sure which is best
Title: Re: EXUP Lube
Post by: nickodemon on 16 October 2015, 10:14:01 pm
ceramic is supposed to last longer, as it copes better with heat. I cut grooves (like a thread) down the far end exup bearing on one of my fazers and it hasn't been touched for ages. It was a yamaha dealer that said he had been doing it for years with great results. I have to say he was right as i have owned mine since 2005 and it has worked perfectly. When i bought the bike new the exup started sqeaking after 500 miles and i was not impressed! Cutting a fine thread round the exup bearing surface traps grease, so it requires less maintenance. :thumbup
Title: Re: EXUP Lube
Post by: esetest on 17 October 2015, 05:56:11 pm
Silkolene pro racing grease .
Title: Re: EXUP Lube
Post by: MrGimly on 17 October 2015, 10:43:57 pm
Anything thats slippy including sex lube  :D
Title: Re: EXUP Lube
Post by: PieEater on 18 October 2015, 07:02:42 am
I currently use copper grease but will change to ceramic when the tube runs out.
Title: Re: EXUP Lube
Post by: VNA - BMW Wank on 20 October 2015, 09:31:27 pm
I'd reckon a lithium grease would be burn't off in a few miles.

I use copper ease.
Title: Re: EXUP Lube
Post by: slappy on 20 October 2015, 10:32:02 pm
Never burnt off on mine, whenever I serviced the exup I had to clean the old grease off first.