cleaning chain

[CEO]

F cleaning chains!
cleaning was a pain in the ass, waxing it was worse. had to clean the chain twice, then clean my wheels twice to get all the wax off the chain.
almost positive i'll have all that shit on my wheels and swingarm again when i ride it to work tomorrow

yes i did when spraying the wax on. i used 1/2 the can of cleaner too, and it still didnt get all the new rust spots forming on the chain. wasnt too thrilled with the brush either.

Dude can you even dress yourself in the morning?

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[Jim]

I dont take my chain and sprocket off like you do. mostly because i'm too lazy

[CEO]

I dont take my chain and sprocket off like you do. mostly because i'm too lazy

I already had the wheels off to get my tires mounted. It wasn't any extra effort.

When they're on the bike it's just as easy you just need to put rags around to not make a mess.

[Jim]

ok Chris, you were right. Surpringly, it was time to clean the chain again. this time was much easier. not really sure what the hell i was doing before, but the clean looks good

[selltekk]

I found one of these brushes at the local bike shop

Motorcycle Chain Lube - webBikeWorld

It works great. Hits 3 sides of the chain at once. The article has some good info on chain cleaning too.

I use WD40, rotate the wheel while I spray on (chain should be warm, not hot), then scrub with the brush until I see the gunk spread across the chain, then wipe clean with high quality paper shop rags. Wash, rinse, repeat, until the chain is clean.

I find that cleaning the sprockets is a real pain in the ass though... but I've never taken off the rear wheel myself.

In the article posted above there is a section telling you why you shouldn't use WD40...they say to use kerosene or diesel.

[Jim]

if you read through here, you'll see some comments about WD-40 might stay in between the rivets and cause the lube/wax to not stick to the chain as well. There's also another comment about that Grunge Brush, which I actually bought recently too. I'm using that Chain Cleaner 611, and Chain Wax with the grunge brush

[KillBill]

if you read through here, you'll see some comments about WD-40 might stay in between the rivets and cause the lube/wax to not stick to the chain as well. There's also another comment about that Grunge Brush, which I actually bought recently too. I'm using that Chain Cleaner 611, and Chain Wax with the grunge brush

+1

I'm keeping my new chain and sprockets clean

[FireFly]

The Grunge brush works pretty well. I've found it helpfull to get a bunch of cheap dollar store type, stiff bristle tooth brushes.

[Crash Dummy Denno]

The Grunge brush works pretty well. I've found it helpfull to get a bunch of cheap dollar store type, stiff bristle tooth brushes.

[KillBill]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=80CESYb6bbM

[Jim]

why remove the chain guard? cant you just clean it from the chain under the swingarm?

[Billy]

I do it under the swingarm. Not sure why that guy did it above. Doing it below is better because you got less of a chance of shit spraying/dripping on parts of your bike.

[Jim]

I do it under the swingarm. Not sure why that guy did it above. Doing it below is better because you got less of a chance of shit spraying/dripping on parts of your bike.

exactly what i thought, and i why i clean mine under the swingarm

[Crash Dummy Denno]

enough already, its not rocket science!!! lol

[KillBill]

DBConz -

Is that an african short hair in your avatar?

[Jim]

DBConz -

Is that an african short hair in your avatar?

i dunno, ask weman. it's his face on his dog

[Jim]

enough already, its not rocket science!!! lol

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