1 moly paste, twist grips and sticky throttle Mon Apr 21, 2014 8:44 pm
Ned
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This is on my K1200rs but don’t turn off yet as it applies to all.
This is the example of Moly paste fetish gone wrong. The PO must have though that he was doing things right by having a liberal amount of Honda Moly paste spread all over the twist grip to lubricate the action.
Well, in time, the grease dried out and left a thick sticky dry deposit of black moly inside the twist grip making it hard to decelerate in between gear changes. On the positive side it was an effective cruise control system JJ
I was set to lubricate the cable but after taking things apart I needed WD40 and soft grease to scrape out the residue and grease the handle.
The moral of the story is that moly paste is not a cure for all… splines YES, almost everything else NO!!
This is the example of Moly paste fetish gone wrong. The PO must have though that he was doing things right by having a liberal amount of Honda Moly paste spread all over the twist grip to lubricate the action.
Well, in time, the grease dried out and left a thick sticky dry deposit of black moly inside the twist grip making it hard to decelerate in between gear changes. On the positive side it was an effective cruise control system JJ
I was set to lubricate the cable but after taking things apart I needed WD40 and soft grease to scrape out the residue and grease the handle.
The moral of the story is that moly paste is not a cure for all… splines YES, almost everything else NO!!
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Ned
05/1986 (K55) K100RS Motorsport (Europe), Production Code: 0503, 110k km, VIN:0140519 (SOLD)
1976 Honda Goldwing GL1000 (naked)
1997 BMW K1200RS red, VIN: WB10544A1VZA22667