Here ya go... click this link an' read that post, then click on the link inside it and follow every direction in both of those.
https://www.hondaatvforums.net/foru...oes-terribly-wrong-long-post.html#post1244546
Don't ever put lithium grease under the reduction gears cover or inside the bearings, use synthetic bearing grease only. Lithium grease from the factory is just one of the big problems you gotta fix.
Incidentally, I tore that bike down for a winter maintenance session a while back and guess what...? Yap, you guessed it! The Mobil 1 grease that I used everywhere remained on all of those parts exactly where I put it... they were all still soaking wet with grease and looked like the bike had not even been used yet! The interior of the shift motor was still perfectly clean too, no wear whatsoever! Every support bearing held onto its grease repacking too. None of those good things are ever gonna happen to you if you follow Honda's advice and put that crappy grease in them!
If you're serious about making your ES bike reliable and trouble-free, thar's the best recipe for it right there. And the best part about that guide is ya only gotta do the work once per every 10-15 years or so.
Have fun!
https://www.hondaatvforums.net/foru...oes-terribly-wrong-long-post.html#post1244546
Don't ever put lithium grease under the reduction gears cover or inside the bearings, use synthetic bearing grease only. Lithium grease from the factory is just one of the big problems you gotta fix.
Incidentally, I tore that bike down for a winter maintenance session a while back and guess what...? Yap, you guessed it! The Mobil 1 grease that I used everywhere remained on all of those parts exactly where I put it... they were all still soaking wet with grease and looked like the bike had not even been used yet! The interior of the shift motor was still perfectly clean too, no wear whatsoever! Every support bearing held onto its grease repacking too. None of those good things are ever gonna happen to you if you follow Honda's advice and put that crappy grease in them!
If you're serious about making your ES bike reliable and trouble-free, thar's the best recipe for it right there. And the best part about that guide is ya only gotta do the work once per every 10-15 years or so.
Have fun!
