Motorcycle Repair: Lubrication on CX500 C, moly grease, grease nipple

Question
Hi
Cant seem to figure out what kind of grease needed for lubrication on the grease nipple sitting on the rear transaxle . Is it normal grease for bearings you pump in here ? Or is it the red high temperature grease to be used there ?
Please help
Kr
Cn

Answer
Information on lubricating your motorcycle should be in your shop manual. If you don't have a shop manual you should get one - your bike is an antique and you will have a hard time finding a shop that will work on it. The sad fact is that a lot of the mechanics working now are too young to remember bikes this old and aren't interested in learning about them so that they can do a proper job since yours may be the only one they see this year. This means that you will have to do most of your own work, and working on a bike without a good shop manual is just not worth the headaches. (My bikes are from the same era - that's why I fix them myself.)

I recommend that you get two manuals - a Factory Shop Manual and a Haynes or Clymer. That way when you don't understand the explanation in one you will probably figure it out when you have read the other too. If you spend some time on Google you might even find a factory manual available for free download.

I also recommend joining a good online forum that specializes in the kind of bike you have. http://choppercharles.com/cs/forums/ is about the best there is for the CX/GL500/650 family.

P.2-3 of the GL500/650 Factory shop manual specifies "Apply approx. 18gr. (20cc 1.2 cu-in) lithium based MULTIPURPOSE NLGI No.2 (with molybdenum disulfide-MoS2-additive) GREASE through the drive shaft joint grease fitting."
It should be the same for the whole CX/GL500/650 family.
This means regular multipurpose Moly grease.

BTW: A transaxle is a combination transmission & axle lke most riding mowers have.
It's not a differential either because it doesn't allow two wheels on the same axle to rotate at different rates (necessary for turning corners).
Honda calls it the "Final Drive" and that's the best descrption of what it does that I have heard.