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    oldman
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    On both my 1988 dts they have grease nipples on the swingarm, just changing the bearings on another and no grease nipples?. Were they omitted from later bikes?

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      Calum
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      On the underside with the linkages? They are on my 2005 DTRE. But none on the swingarm itself

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        On both my 1988 dts they have grease nipples on the swingarm, just changing the bearings on another and no grease nipples?. Were they omitted from later bikes?

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        SpookDog
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        @oldman
        I have no idea why, but they don’t have any on later swing arms. Also I think some models have one on one side only, why again, I don’t know! They seem like a good idea...

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          Calum
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          Can some post a picture of it up?
          I don't know what you're on about?

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            Can some post a picture of it up?
            I don't know what you're on about?

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            oldman
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            @calum on the main axis of the swingarm I have 2x grease nipples, one for each side, on the 88 bikes. I'll pop a pic up as soon as I can

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            • O oldman

              @calum on the main axis of the swingarm I have 2x grease nipples, one for each side, on the 88 bikes. I'll pop a pic up as soon as I can

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              Calum
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              @oldman how odd. Yeah the later ones didn't have that then.

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                @oldman how odd. Yeah the later ones didn't have that then.

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                oldman
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                @calum
                There you go, not easy to see but one each side.
                Dt125r grease nipples on swingarm:

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                  Calum
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                  Ah yes okay. Yeah that's pretty useful.

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                  • CalumC Calum

                    Ah yes okay. Yeah that's pretty useful.

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                    oldman
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                    @calum
                    There you go
                    All mine have had them except the one I am doing, cost cutting no doubt

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                      theportingmaster
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                      On my 2003 dt there a 3 grease nipples, 1 on swinging arm and 2
                      on the linkage bolts.

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                        On my 2003 dt there a 3 grease nipples, 1 on swinging arm and 2
                        on the linkage bolts.

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                        declan
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                        some people add those grease nipples

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                        • declanD declan

                          some people add those grease nipples

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                          SpookDog
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                          @declan
                          I would of done if I’d had any decent taps when I was rebuilding my swing arm. Mines an 88 (allegedly 🙂 things change with 15 registered previous owners) and I don’t have any fitted. It’s a pretty shitty cost save IMO. The bearings were rusty when I stripped it down. Being able to top up the grease would of extended the seals life, which would of prevented water getting into the needle bearings...
                          False economy @ the buyers expense! The nipples are pennies and drilling and tapping 2 holes can’t be that expensive!...

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                            Calum
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                            I can't see it being a cost thing.

                            My DTR's swingarm bearings were fine. And besides the point, it's not a big job to pull the swingarm bolt and regrease.

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