!oil thread -- grease thread

[robert7ii]

I finally decided to take the plunge and order some heated gear (I'm an all-weather commuter with no car in the DC Metro area). My only bike is a 2001 KLR650. I chose the heated liner and gloves, and both arrived two weeks ago. The nice person who took my order on the phone sized me based on a few vital statistics. The fit for the liner was a little off (way too short -- waistband above the belt, and the neck was way to tight when the standup collar was fully zipped, even for a pencil neck like me. My adam's apple was almost fully compressed.) I called Gerbing to advise them of the fit problem with the liner, and was given some specific instructions for the return -- Gerbing stocks long sizes, which will fix the fit problem with the too-short torso of the jacket liner and, as it turns out, for the same price as stock, they are altering the neck to a larger dimension to accomodate my big old gulper. I was told that it will be a three-week wait or more for the alteration. I will let you know how it turns out. The gloves fit just fine, but we've had a warm snap here, so I've yet to use them. The one big "if" is if the KLR's electrical system can accomodate the liner and gloves, when used together. I have read widely varying opinions and observations about this on this group board. I returned an Aerostich Kanetsu heated vest recently because I could barely feel any warmth from it; I'm hoping the Gerbing gear will be warmer without drawing so much power I'm net draining the battery (I am aware of the requirement to turn it off when idling or otherwise running low rpms for extended periods.) If you have any new stories about Gerbing's equipment, please share. Be safe out there!

[Randy Shultz]

I run that combo: Gerbing gloves and jacket liner with a Heat-Troller on my A18 with no problems. The only electrical mods I made from stock are an Odyssey battery and an LED tail light. I put the battery on a tender the other night because I had been running my Gerbings at full power and after 15 seconds the tender switched to maintenance charge, so the battery wasn't run down at all. Randy

[Randall Marbach]

Hi All I am about to grease up my A17's Unitrack Lever and Swing arm bearings. I got the Bel-Ray Water Proof grease from Fred which I plan to use on the axles and suspension shafts, but in addition, I am planning to use this same grease on all the bearing internals as well. This grease is what my local bike shop says they use for all their grease lubrication requirements. It is apparently not a "moly" grease. If I use this grease for the bearing internals, am I cool or am I stupid? TIA Randy from Burbank __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail