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Old Oct 1, 2012 | 06:58 AM
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I have an 06 Deluxe, 6200 miles on it. I have the wide white walls and I always notice on the right side of my rear wheel, something is throwing grease all over it between cleanings. I am assuming it's my bearing but is that normal? Sooner or later it has to run out of grease and that can't be a good thing, right? I don't understand why only on the right side though, any tips on what's next? I don't like stuff that ain't right or gets my bike dirty.
 
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Are you sure it's grease? Could be from your brake pads.
 
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I get it too on my 12 Luxe. I'd love to know where it's coming from cause its a pain to clean off. Magic erasers work pretty good though.
 
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Brake Dust. Get lyndall dustless pads.
 
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Yup, that crud is from your brake pads.
 
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No, sorry guy's. I know brake dust and I know grease, this is grease. I have touched it and cleaned it, it's grease for sure. If it was brake dust, why isn't it on my front wheel to then? I use my front brake as much as my rear, if not more.
 
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Def grease of some sort. I rarely use my rear brake so I don't see it being that either
 
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