Understanding Grease Differences and Options

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01-09-17 | 08:28 AM

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HillRider

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From: Pittsburgh, PA

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Originally Posted by TimothyH

This thread has reached a low point even for BF.

No, it reached it way before this and should have been euthanized months ago.

01-09-17 | 10:23 AM

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kickstart

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Originally Posted by AnkleWork

That's a tremendous amount of content to wait only seven weeks for. [Translation: Keep dragging around a ****ty thread like this one and then the wheels fall off.]

I suppose the time period holds some significance for you personally, but I can't say that I really care as I only visit BF once in a while now.

01-09-17 | 10:45 AM

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kickstart

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Originally Posted by JanMM

I've been riding between the cornfields of Indiana for more than forty years and had never heard of Corn Head Grease. Until visiting this overly informative thread.

Its basically a NLGI 0 grease with thixotropic characteristics, and sells for $3.75 in a 14 oz. tube. Its ideal for unsealed applications such as older style IGH and cone hubs, especially in cold, wet environments where heavier grade greases can create significant drag.