Do you grease your chain? - Page 2

tommymac · 02-11-2009, 08:11 AM

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Originally Posted by marko138

In a word: No. But when I had a chain I lubed pretty often. Why?...it's not really necessary on sealed o-ring chains...but it kept the noise down a bit. I used Dupont Teflon lube from Lowes.

I had heard a lot of good things about them too.

Tom

xx CURVE xx · 02-11-2009, 08:17 AM

Trip · 02-11-2009, 08:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Cutty72

I used to lube my chain... back when I had a chain...
I've moved on to bigger and better things since then.

Belt FTMFW!

And I used Bel-Ray lube...

We need to make this part of Godwin's Law for motorcycles, whenever chains are mentioned some buell fanboy has to come in and say "nee ner nee ner I got a belt." We get it, you got a buell. It's not a fucking ducati or MV, stop being like a harley rider, oh wait you are a harley rider.

rogue · 02-11-2009, 08:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Trip

We need to make this part of Godwin's Law for motorcycles, whenever chains are mentioned some buell fanboy has to come in and say "nee ner nee ner I got a belt." We get it, you got a buell. It's not a fucking ducati or MV, stop being like a harley rider, oh wait you are a harley rider.

I almost spit my drink on my monitor when I read that.

neebelung · 02-11-2009, 08:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Trip

i use chain clean and lube. The lube has blue in the name i forget the full name. Usually about every 200-300 miles, my chain looks brand new til I replace it.

Same here (it's the stuff from Cycle Gear, kind of a domed lid)

And if I get caught in rain for more than a couple minutes, it gets an extra cleaning/lubing.

Oh and for those who do lube their chain often, and have a hard time getting the lube off your hands without removing your fingerprints? Armor All Wipes are the BEST thing in the world for this (and they don't remove all traces of skin oil

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z06boy · 02-11-2009, 10:09 AM

I clean mine every so often with this stuff and if it's really dirty I will also use a grungebrush.

I lube it with this stuff.

fnfalman · 02-11-2009, 10:35 AM

I do it at around 1000-miles or so. Clean, lube and adjust. I prefer Kloz lube because it doesn't fling much and you don't need much. I use WD-40 to clean. Or if I were to take the KTM off road and it got all gunked up, then I'd clean with hot, soapy water and a brush to get the majority of the gunk off, then WD-40 and lube.

marko138 · 02-11-2009, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by fnfalman

I do it at around 1000-miles or so. Clean, lube and adjust. I prefer Kloz lube because it doesn't fling much and you don't need much. I use WD-40 to clean. Or if I were to take the KTM off road and it got all gunked up, then I'd clean with hot, soapy water and a brush to get the majority of the gunk off, then WD-40 and lube.

I also used WD-40 to clean mine.

CrazyKell · 02-11-2009, 11:53 AM

I ride in the rain quite a bit (it follows me) so I try and do it on a semi-regular basis.

6doublefive321 · 02-11-2009, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Rogue

I clean mine with kerosene and keep it waxed about every week or so, depending on how much I ride.

Me too. Clean with kero every so often, coat with Maxima chain wax to keep the rust away. Technically, o-ring chains only need cleaning.

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fnfalman Europhile Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: SoCal Moto: Aprilia RS125, Aprilia SR50 Factory, Aprilia Tuono, BMW Rockster, KTM 990 Adventure Posts: 1,875	I do it at around 1000-miles or so. Clean, lube and adjust. I prefer Kloz lube because it doesn't fling much and you don't need much. I use WD-40 to clean. Or if I were to take the KTM off road and it got all gunked up, then I'd clean with hot, soapy water and a brush to get the majority of the gunk off, then WD-40 and lube. __________________ *Cogito Ergo Vroom - I think therefore I ride*

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z06boy Letzroll Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Lake Norman area, NC Moto: 07 Red R1 & 07 Blue R6 Posts: 5,265	I clean mine every so often with this stuff and if it's really dirty I will also use a grungebrush. I lube it with this stuff.

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CrazyKell Vrooom Join Date: Nov 2008 Moto: 06 ZX6R Posts: 4,427	I ride in the rain quite a bit (it follows me) so I try and do it on a semi-regular basis.