[Ducati] Chain lube, was Clutch fluid darkening :

[Stephen Abramson]

That totally sucks. My own spawn did the same things to me. My knucklehead
son was blowing our property and didn't shut the garage door. Probably not
as bad as yours, but caused a commotion all the same.

Steve






Hey Hopper, that's very similar to what I do.  I don't individually do the
inside link, outside link, roller but I spray 4 or 5 links, wipe inside and
outside and rollers then the next 4 or 5 and so on.   Then I spin the chain
with the tire and wipe and clean the chain as it runs through the rag until
it's nice and shiny everywhere.  Basically the lube is the cleaner.  I've
just switched to a wax lube and like it.  In the old days I would often just
use 90 weight gear oil and that worked pretty well also.  Never been tempted
to use anything in the solvent category.

On Friday, after having just cleaned the chain I was parked at work and I
heard one of those damned leaf blowers outside.  Cleaning the parking
lot?!?!?!  Too late, I went outside to find my chain, swingarm and wheels
covered with grit and the whole bike covered with dust.  Crap!  Man, I hate
those things.

Alec


On 2/10/08 8:31 AM, "HOPPER ELDRIDGE" <hoppereldridge at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> On the subject of chainlubes and o-ringed chains...
>    
>   Why re-invent the wheel? There are quite a few dedicated chain lubes on
the
> market and agreed, I'm sure some are better than others. But they are all
> designed to lube high speed chains and some especially for o-ringed
chains.
> Many are well respected brand names. Find one and use it.
>    
>   Boeshield is used for protection on stored items and stays tacky (real
PITA
> to clean off, I used it on some of my stored guns). It wopn't sling off,
> either. As far as being designed as a high sheer strength lubricant? I
doubt
> it. As for keeping a chain from rusting...good! As to how well it
penetrates,
> not so good. WD40...the WD is for water displacement. OK as a last ditch
lube,
> but still no strength and it will sling off. If you want to use it as a
lube,
> why not use diesel or kerosene?
>    
>   Kroil is an excellent penetrating oil. Again use it on my guns and is
> especially good at getting up under the crud of an olde uncleaned war
weary
> barrel and getting it cleaned. Again, though, it will sling, it will
dilute
> and has no load carrying capabilities. As an aside, another  good
penetrating
> lube is "S'OK!". Used to be made in Texas City and everybody had a can on
the
> shelf, but it disappeared. Turns out it's still in production but up in
> Palestine, Texas. Do a search for the company and see who carries it in
your
> area.
>    
>   Now if we want to see what the best chain lube is, we need to contact
> someone who is a Bonnieville racer. No, not ye olde Triumph, but the big
salt
> shaker. If a chain lasts out there for any length of time...that's the one
I
> want.
>    
>   Me, you ask? I'm tickled to death with the o-ring chains. They boggle
the
> mind when I compare them to the old Diamond and Reynolds chains from my
olde
> Brit byke days. Three thousand mikles was a GREAT run on a chain. Racing,
> though...ugh. I go to my friendly local Honda dealer and buy their shelf
> stock, although I think I'm using Motul right now. I don't like the white
> spray and mostly because it looks bad.
>    
>   The way I lube a chain while on the bike is to trim the nozzle tube down
to
> about an inch and a half or so. Cut it by rolling a knife blade slowly
over it
> till it cuts through. that way it shoots a stream, not a flare. The I
start at
> the link or at a predetermined point and spray down onto the outer row of
side
> plates. Then when the link comes back around, that side is done. Next the
> inner row of side plates and then the rollers. That way you've definitely
hit
> all the critical areas  on a chain. Periodically, I will pull the chain
down
> and give it a thorough cleaning, drying and lubing. That's when I have a
long
> term job to do on the bike.
>    
>   OK...long winded again!  Hopper
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