deeptekkie
Junior Member
I use it/love it!
What's your chain lube?
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I use it/love it!
Bel-Ray for me.....does not fling, so no dirtying up my polished wheels, etc.
Every 150km's, used sparingly...only one the "inside" of the chain, and not on the sides...
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Every 150km's, used sparingly...only one the "inside" of the chain, and not on the sides...
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regder
Junior Member
Dupont Multi Use, applied every 1k km or whenever I'm not lazy. Chain gets a kerosene clean whenever I wash the bike which is maybe once every month or two.
OEM chain lasted over 50k km, second chain (DID 530VM) still looks like new and I just adjusted it for the first time the other day.
No need to go crazy on chain maintenance in my opinion
OEM chain lasted over 50k km, second chain (DID 530VM) still looks like new and I just adjusted it for the first time the other day.
No need to go crazy on chain maintenance in my opinion
yoshiki
Junior Member
i am using bel-ray as its white in colour, makes my chain look clean!
extreme601
Junior Member
Motul Chain Lube, cheap off ebay and does the job 
ebster1085
Junior Member
Started using the Maxima and am very pleased. I only got to apply it one time, but it went on clean, and it stayed on. There was really no fling to speak of and I applied it very liberally. I would recommend it to anyone!
edgeofnj
Junior Member
noob questions: i cleaned the chain with kerosene and a rag. i didn't have any lube on hand so am storing the bike sans lube for the moment. will there be any oxidation or other issues if i do not get to lube the chain until before i ride it next, say after a month? also, it sounds like lube should be applied to a warm chain so i am assuming that it's safe to ride it for a short distance after cleaning/before lubing - correct? finally, where do you actually lube the chain - bottom of slack, spray and rotate tire? thanks.:BLAA:
I wouldn't let the bike sit with dry chain. There's a very good chance you'll end up with some rust spots and possibly tight links.
If you can't get your hands on chain lube now, I would lube it with any motor oil just to keep it from rusting and tightening up (but I wouldn't ride it like that cause it'll likely spew the oil everywhere).
When you do get chain lube, you will want to soak the chain in Kerosene again and get the motor oil off. Then go for a 10-15 minute ride to warm the chain up and finally apply lube.
I lube the chain at the slack (as you mentioned). Only need to lube the area between plates and rollers. I hold a paper towel under the chain as I spray it from the top.. don't want overspray on the tire.
edgeofnj
Junior Member
thanks. that makes sense. :thumbup:
i'm going to try to find some lube today and hope that no rust developed overnight. since i already have the battery pulled out at the moment, i'm planning on heating the chain with a blow dryer - any issues/pitfalls with that? how warm does the chain need to be? i could use a heat gun instead but would prefer to avoid if i don't need to.
It needs to be warm to the touch.. not hot. I've never tried the blow dryer approach, but that actually sounds like a pretty good idea (say you're doing maintenance on a really crappy day.. don't necessarily wanna go for a ride just to get it done). I think I'd use a heat gun on low settings.. a bit more output than blow dryer, but not hot enough to melt the paint either.
oaks
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You can probably find the DuPont products, mentioned earlier in the thread, at Walmart and Lowes. (The tiny, two-shelf, motorcycle section in my local Walmart was hard to find at first. It was next to the fishing lures, not in with the auto parts.
)Shop DuPont Teflon 11 Oz. Multi-Use Dry, Wax Lubricant at Lowes.com
Walmart.com: DuPont Teflon Chain Saver, 11 oz: Automotive
Walmart.com: DuPont Motorcycle Degreaser, 11 oz: Automotive
100%Simple Green works great for cleaning. For lube I use PJ1. At 155 very little flies off.
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fergie.g
Lives for the ride!
Maxima Racing Oils Chain Wax for the win. It goes on clear and turns into wax. Doesn't leave behind nasty grease marks that is a pain in the arse to clean afterwards.
edgeofnj
Junior Member
You can probably find the DuPont products, mentioned earlier in the thread, at Walmart and Lowes. (The tiny, two-shelf, motorcycle section in my local Walmart was hard to find at first. It was next to the fishing lures, not in with the auto parts.
Shop DuPont Teflon 11 Oz. Multi-Use Dry, Wax Lubricant at Lowes.com
Walmart.com: DuPont Teflon Chain Saver, 11 oz: Automotive
Walmart.com: DuPont Motorcycle Degreaser, 11 oz: Automotive
thanks. picked up some dupont multi-use at lowes. since i had extra time, i took off the front sprocket cover as suggested by someone on the forum and there was definitely lots of gunk. talk about sticky icky! cleaned that off with the kerosene rag as well. i went with the heat gun but made sure the kerosene had enough time to evaporate beforehand.
think i went crazy with the lube because i wasn't keeping track of where i started lubing. i know - rookie mistake. gotta remember to wipe the excess off when i take it out next!
aid-90
Junior Member
i have used rock oil chain lube and "castrol chain lube racing".
the rock oil wins hands down, its tacky, non fling and lasts for some time. the castrol on the other hand is ridiculously bad. i guess being a racing lube might have something to do with it. but the product goes on like water, doesnt harden and would literally leave me with a dry chain after a few days
the rock oil wins hands down, its tacky, non fling and lasts for some time. the castrol on the other hand is ridiculously bad. i guess being a racing lube might have something to do with it. but the product goes on like water, doesnt harden and would literally leave me with a dry chain after a few days
Downs
Touring Jarhead
Scottoiler
After I run out of the bottle that came with the kit I'll be switching over to Chainsaw Bar and chain oil or regular old motoroil
Fling off doesn't bother me I get it with "canned" chain lubes too difference is the stuff in the scottoiler bottle and the bar and chain oil litterly wipes off with a dry rag so no biggie.
After I run out of the bottle that came with the kit I'll be switching over to Chainsaw Bar and chain oil or regular old motoroil
Fling off doesn't bother me I get it with "canned" chain lubes too difference is the stuff in the scottoiler bottle and the bar and chain oil litterly wipes off with a dry rag so no biggie.
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Every 1K I give special treatment, I clean up with Kerosene first and always use Dupont as easy to find in Lowes....
Every 500 miles just spray over the chain with Dupont....
BLINK BLINK BLINK...:BLAA:
Every 500 miles just spray over the chain with Dupont....
BLINK BLINK BLINK...:BLAA:
Pujazuba
Testing...gnitseT
I've been using Biltema Chain Lube Extreme and it is dirty.
Lubes alright but it flies around big time. After lubing the chain you can be sure to have a major task of cleaning the grease off the rear wheel.
Also after riding in the rain the chain seems to have dried up pretty bad.
Definitely will try something different next.
Lubes alright but it flies around big time. After lubing the chain you can be sure to have a major task of cleaning the grease off the rear wheel.
Also after riding in the rain the chain seems to have dried up pretty bad.
Definitely will try something different next.
One of the tricks to a good chain lube starts with a good cleaning. Then go out an do a short 15 min. ride to heat the chain up. You will find that not as much lubricant is necessary to accomplish the task. I know I initially applied too much lube and dealt with a mess at the back end, but you will find and feel when you have applied a sufficient amount to accomplish the task.
Pujazuba
Testing...gnitseT
^Good point. I definitely believe less is more when done right.
One thing I haven't done properly so far is cleaning the chain but have been reading a lot about it on here.
I also recently started using my Trip 2 odo to keep track of chain lubing to have a systematic interval of some kind. Of course I keep an eye on the cahin as well and not just go blindly according to mileage. Especially since I ride to work everyday rainy or not.
One thing I haven't done properly so far is cleaning the chain but have been reading a lot about it on here.
I also recently started using my Trip 2 odo to keep track of chain lubing to have a systematic interval of some kind. Of course I keep an eye on the cahin as well and not just go blindly according to mileage. Especially since I ride to work everyday rainy or not.
