Do they make those for the FZ? if not sounds like a patent idea$$
It's what a grease gun connects to. Also called Zerts
The owner's manual says repack the swingarm every 16000 mi (19000 km) . My Kawasaki KLR650's swingarm had little if any grease so i checked the FZ with only 6860 miles it too had no grease . there was some pitting and corrosion I never rode in the rain and it stayed indoors. Because the swingarm bearings and pivot bolt are so close to the exhaust pipe the heat from the mid pipe can melt the grease so its very important to do this before 16000 miles. sorry i didnt take any pics
Don't you get the 5 years warranty in the US????
Here in Denmark we get the 5 years if we let the dealer do all services on the bike.
This is clearly a warranty issue .....
If you or a shop don't keep up the maintenance they may not fix it under warranty. It will help if you buy a 5 year warranty, the warranty is good for only one year in the U.S.
I did not know that it was also called a Zerts. I have always called it an alemite.
Does everything in Australia have nipples?:thumbup:
replace the swingarm every 19K km??? isnt that abit excessive? i dont even change tires every 19K! let alone part of the bikes frame!
Do you torque all the bolts to a certain spec? I'm thinking that I should invest in a torque wrench!
The owner's manual says repack the swingarm every 16000 mi (19000 km) . My Kawasaki KLR650's swingarm had little if any grease so i checked the FZ with only 6860 miles it too had no grease . there was some pitting and corrosion I never rode in the rain and it stayed indoors. Because the swingarm bearings and pivot bolt are so close to the exhaust pipe the heat from the mid pipe can melt the grease so its very important to do this before 16000 miles. sorry i didnt take any pics
I took my bike to the shop for the 20k maintenance. I copied the maintenance schedule and asked them to repack the swingarm. The called me and told me that "nobody does this" and that it would cost about $1000 in labor to do it because they had to take the whole back end apart. He said that they never wear out (Honda dealer). So, I said no thanks...but now I am wondering how many people are having this done???
I've never heard of a swingarm bearing failure in my life