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Do I grease these stick things?

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Changing my tire. Need to know.

Synthetic or regular grease? What viscosity?

Blue or black coloured grease? Maybe red?

Should I wave at people on the sidewalk while I’m working in my garage?

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One must always grease the axel sticks.
 
PrivatePilot said:
Changing my tire. Need to know.

Synthetic or regular grease? What viscosity?

Blue or black coloured grease? Maybe red?

Should I wave at people on the sidewalk while I’m working in my garage?

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No grease required, your wheels run on permanently greased sealed precision ball bearings (assuming this is a post 60s bike).

You can grease the axle sticks to prevent corossion, keeps the wheel bearings from sticking to the axle making them easier to remove.

Any grease will do - the best is called AstroLube.
 
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For you, I'd say use lube.
 
FullMotoJacket said:
You spelled axel sticks wrong.
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