Bean Clean Motorcycle Chain Cleaner and Degreaser Review

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An inexpensive motorcycle chain cleaner made from soybeans, it's biodegradable and it cleans bugs, grime and tar.

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[BranNwebster]

Very cool, I can think of many uses for this. I wonder how well it works on chain wax?

 

[hunterfz6]

Did you say its a chain cleaner, that cleans bugs too? How often do you have to clean bugs off your chain?

 

[BigJoeG]

I just tried to order the 4-pack for testing. Their on-line store crashes when you get to the shipping screen. I sent them an email. I will post a review after I try it out.

 

[BranNwebster]

Anyone with results yet?

 

[dimitre977]

Just ordered a four pack of Bean Clean. I will post a review after I receive it.

 

[lonesoldier84]

i dont get how it prevents O-ring degreasage?

 

[dimitre977]

I got my case of Bean Clean while I was away over the weekend. I went for a ride last night and then cleaned and relubed my chain. It was starting to get dark while I was doing this so I didn't take time to take pictures but I will next time I clean it. I have only had my bike for about 3 weeks but I bought it used and it has around 1200 miles on it now so the chain wasn't very dirty. But with the Bean Clean all I did was spray a few of the links and wipe the chain off with a rag and kept going along like this until I had the whole chain clean. It took very little effort to wipe the old chain lube and what dirt was there off. When I was done the chain was very clean. I also used the Bean Clean to clean the rear rim and it removed all the chain wax and dirt that had collected there with very little elbow grease. I then sprayed with a water bottle to rinse any of the cleaner off and once it was dry I lubed the chain with the Dupont Teflon Dry Wax I use. I was very happy with how well this stuff worked and how easily it cleaned both the chain and the rear rim.

 

[BigJoeG]

I had a case of Bean Clean at my front door when I got home Friday night and decided that Sunday would be a good day for bike TLC. I am almost embarrassed to tell you how dirty my chain was. In 1500 miles I had only made one lame attempt at cleaning and then re-lubed with the DuPont Teflon Dry Wax.

I started by placing a piece of cardboard behind the chain and on the garage floor to minimize overspray. I then sprayed the lower section of the chain, scrubbed with an overgrown toothbrush, and wiped with the blue shop towels from the auto parts store. It took about 1/3 of a can to get the chain and rear sprocket sparkling clean. I had no idea that they could look so good. I could have used less, but I did an extra spray down as a rinse.

The instructions mention that it leaves behind an oily residue that can be rinsed with water. I washed the whole bike afterwards and noticed that when I rinsed the bike that the water beaded up on the chain and that it still felt oily. Perfect! I found that some soap was required to get all the residue off the areas that got hit with overspray, but that it took hardly any effort.

I relubed the chain and I am good to go. All in all I am very happy with the Bean Clean. There was virtually no odor and it cut through the grime quickly. I am going to try it on the bug splatters on my truck next.

Word of Caution: You need to make sure you clean up any Bean Clean that gets on the concrete floor of your garage! I had just a little bit that missed the cardbord I had laid down and it was as slick as ice. Almost took a tumble.

 

[Hoshiko]

I used to clean my Bicycle chain with gasoline and it woks very good but the chain then needs lots of lube, A friend of mine that happens to be a mechanic told me to use Kerosene, works same or even better than gas and also has a high oil content so not need of much lube, that translates in less dirt build up, I got a gallon for $3.00 at any hardware store and so far I have use les than 1/4, (my Bycicle, my wife's bicycle and my fz6)
I just use a paint brush to wet the chain and parts, and then just rinse it with water let dry and apply a minimum amount of lube.

 

[Yatz86]

yeap can use kerosene on ure chain cleaning. even the fz6 manual advises u to use it.

but for me, i use GT85 for chain cleaning. find the kerosene smell too strong for my liking.

 

[CrazyBiker]

I got this and it is pretty good .. highly recommended..

 

[MemphisTaco]

Just ordered a 4-pack of this stuff. Can't wait to get it and clean up sprocket and chain on my bike. Splitting cost with a buddy. Anyone else tried this yet?:thumbup:

 

[Fz6Sa]

I use a 100% Bean Oil for my chainsaw chain ...,- all im wondering is does the chain saw chain use O-ring's to?

 

[mkjeld76]

Just ordered a 4-pack of this stuff. Can't wait to get it and clean up sprocket and chain on my bike. Splitting cost with a buddy. Anyone else tried this yet?:thumbup:

Can anyone send me the link of where you purchased the Bean Clean? Thanks

 

[AlanB]

IA friend of mine that happens to be a mechanic told me to use Kerosene, works same or even better than gas and also has a high oil content so not need of much lube, that translates in less dirt build up,

I'm using kerosene too, but would consider bean clean for ease of disposal. I use a cup of kerosene and a chain brush, then let the kerosene evaporate. Smelly and takes a few days. If I could dump out the bean clean in the yard or down the sink, it would make life easier.

 

[MemphisTaco]

Can anyone send me the link of where you purchased the Bean Clean? Thanks

Chain drain - chain cleaner and cleaning system for motorcycle chain maintenance.

 

[GConn]

They want $32 to ship them to EU....I can get a new chain for the total of $50-60...I'll pass