Chain Cleaning

[Daytona440]

hey all,
just wondering what everyone uses to clean the chain. i have a o1 F4i and some people told me WD40 is good but others say it will eat the o-rings. Help! what do i do?!?! i bought the bike used with 13k (ish) miles, it is worth replacing the chain to be safe? it is showing a few tiny spot of rust on the out side of some of the links....

[bemused]

WD40 won't eat O-rings, from everything that I've read.

that's what I use... and Chain Wax to lube...

[Degsy]

After 13k miles if it is the original chain replace it and the spockets.

WD40 is fine but Parraffin is better (that's Keresene to you colonials)


derek

[need4speed]

Originally posted by kmf
And it is Kerosene to you non-spellers out there.

[Degsy]

Originally posted by kmf
And it is Kerosene to you non-spellers out there.

Yeah, I spelled it different 3 times and it still didn't look right so I went with the one that looked most right, but I knew I screwed up somewhere.

derek

[bemused]

Originally posted by Degsy
Yeah, I spelled it different 3 times and it still didn't look right so I went with the one that looked most right, but I knew I screwed up somewhere.

derek

hey, as long as you can point at it & grunt at yer local hardware store, what else really matters?

[bigred875]

Why are we getting graded on spelling?

[bemused]

Originally posted by bigred875
Why are we getting graded on spelling?

you aren't...

...Degs is.

[sandman]

chain wax for lube and wd40 to keep it clean.

on the dirt bike all i use is wd40, seeing as i'm cleaning it after every ride.

[KB]

Kerosene is where it's at.

Does anyone clean it while still on the bike. If you had a clip on style master instead of a rivet then there is really no excuse for not removing it.

But if you have a rivet type master then it's a little more work!!

KB

[oreo_n2]

i go one further than just leaving it on... i wait til after a ride so its warm, put the bike on the rear stand, and then into first gear, and oh so gently clean the chain rolling by, then a good spray shower of solvent, then dry rag to remove excess fluids and chain wax/lube it.
for solvent... kerosene or wd-40, whichever i have more of on that given day.
it works. but be sure you have a stable rear stand. and not much common sense.

[busa413]

Do a search on the internet for something called the grunge brush, trust me it works awesome. People always ask me how I keep my chain so clean. It really makes things easy.

[KB]

http://www.atvsource.com/articles/pr...ytech_lube.htm


Make sure you order the Motorcycle chain one. They make a bicycle chain one.

KB

[bemused]

y'know, I'd be happy to use kerosene to clean my chain... if I could find someplace that carries it???

got blank looks when I went to De 'Po and Lowe's... where can I pick up a gallon can of the stuff?

[hohum]

Try a fireplace store, or a lantern store, or REI... I buy my kerosene at a an antique store in framingham (They sell it for the lanterns), but camping stores also usually have it.

Cheers,
Chris

[bemused]

thanx!

[PinHead]

I get mine from a local feed shop similar to an Agway.

[By-Tor]

Hardware stores usually carry Kerosene in 1 gal cans. You can find it along with paint thinners and such. 1 gal goes a long way.

[bemused]

more thanx!

we don't seem to have anything Agway-like 'round these parts... but mebbe this is one of those things that "real" hardware stores carry that you can't get in the big home improvement chain stores.

[Stoneman]

I use kerosene or Dubbya-D to clean. Just be sure to wipe ALL the excess off after cleaning. That shit'll make a mess on your next ride if you don't clean it ALL off!

Then I always lube with chain wax, per manu's instructions...