Chain care?

[RipGroove]

How are you guys cleaning your chains and what with? And what lube are you using after?

Oh and also how can I reduce the amount of lube that gets flung all over the place all over my nice clean bike?

 

[Slappyhead]

I'm using a Tutoro automatic oiler, easy fit and seems to do the job with no fling or fuss.

 

[RipGroove]

I'm using a Tutoro automatic oiler, easy fit and seems to do the job with no fling or fuss.

I've never had an oiler, never really thought about it is I do very little miles on the road bike and never in the wet.

 

[MadGelo]

This is nice.,
[video=youtube;oElK9npzxew]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oElK9npzxew[/video]

 

[Slappyhead]

It's just laziness. It avoids me having to think about it. Top up the little chamber every 500 miles or so. Let me know if you want photos.

 

[marcusfordus]

Scotoiler for me, blue lube wipes off easy.

 

[youngy]

I will be using Scottoil applied with a brush until I use up the stock I have.

Apply lube little and not too often to stop it flinging.

 

[flydnb]

I use muc off chain lube let it dry and minimal fling, I also use chain wax wd 40 pretty good too,

 

[RipGroove]

Oilers are quite popular then, might look in to that but in the mean time I'll pick up some lube.

I use muc off chain lube let it dry and minimal fling, I also use chain wax wd 40 pretty good too,

Which do you prefer?

Also what are you lot using to clean your chains?

 

[youngy]

WD40 on a rag to clean it.

 

[flydnb]

I like the muc off , as long as you let it cling on also get the chain a bit warm first go round the block then apply then leave will give minimal fling .

 

[RipGroove]

WD40 on a rag to clean it.

WD40 safe on o ring chains? O-rings usually ezpand when in contact with WD.

 

[Mitch]

Don't use wd 40 to often it drys out the rubber seals with over use

 

[RipGroove]

I like the muc off , as long as you let it cling on also get the chain a bit warm first go round the block then apply then leave will give minimal fling .

Good info thanks [emoji2]

 

[youngy]

Don't use wd 40 to often it drys out the rubber seals with over use

WD40 is perfectly safe for cleaning an o-ring chain. about the only thing that will attack the o-rings is brake fluid.

 

[Mitch]

no it doesn't. ever. WD40 is perfectly safe for cleaning an o-ring chain.

Am lead to believe diffrent and seen proof of what it dose to rybber and am not Gona start a argument over it am just voicing my opinion so please don't make a big thing about it

Wd is a water displacing so there for pulls water and moisture away from the surface

 

[RipGroove]

I know that generally in other applications that if you expose an o-ring to normal WD40 it will expand and deform. Whether or not thats true of motorcycle chain o-rings I can't say.

 

[youngy]

Chain O-ring WD-40 exposure effects study and results - Page 5 - ADVrider

well worth a read. this is always a point of contention on forums.

motorcycle chain o-rings are not rubber. they are made from Viton which is impervious to pretty much anything.

 

[RipGroove]

Chain O-ring WD-40 exposure effects study and results - Page 5 - ADVrider

well worth a read. this is always a point of contention on forums.

motorcycle chain o-rings are not rubber. they are made from Viton which is impervious to pretty much anything.

Thats good info.

 

[youngy]

Yamaha says to clean the chain with Kerosene - paraffin in the UK.