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    Chain Cleaning

    Has anyone used WD40 to clean their chain? Is that o-ring safe?

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    Chain Cleaning

    WD40 is an excellent chain cleaner. I have also used it to clean the wheels and swingarm of chain lube, too.

    It is a product that can do most anything.

    To quote an old SNL bit - " It's a floor wax! It's a desert topping!"

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    Chain Cleaning

    Just make sure to get it off the chain before you get going again. WD-40 is definately not "anti-fling!!" I use WD or Kero, they both work great for cleaning, then chain wax to make sure it's lubed.

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    I'm DEF no expert but I have been using wd40 in a cup (I buy the big jugs ) cause I was told that the aerosol stuff can destroy the o-rings. I always figured I woul dbe better sae than sorry so I pour the 40 into a cup and use a toothbrush to get in there and clean off the chain. Then I wipe it off with a rag and then spray on the lube and let it sit overnight. Worked so far for me....

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    I use Dubbya-D all the time to clean chains, swingarms, even left over adhesive from sticker removal. As mentioned, be sure to get it all off your chain when you're done...

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    Chain Cleaning

    Cool, my chain is looking a bit funky...I plan to give it the kerosene treatment over the winter...

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    Chain Cleaning

    Originally posted by Lucky13
    Cool, my chain is looking a bit funky...I plan to give it the kerosene treatment over the winter...
    erf. if you want it to last do it when needed (which is prolly before winter!). anytime you get in the rain or gets dirty after riding alot you should clean it. to further explain what others said about WD-40...it is a cleaner, NOT a lubricant. if you only use that stuff you'llleave your chain unlubbed (bad bad bad) when your done. use it to clean dirt / grease off and then relub with chain wax or some similar product.

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    Originally posted by Mystery Squid
    TIP: although you may use it, as I do, to clean off many parts, DO NOT use it to clean off the kickstand spring.... Don't ask how I know this...
    care to elaborate on why? I have used wd40 on my kickstand spring - why's that bad???

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    Did you do the bottom of the stand too? I thought that you were sayin don't use it to clean off the spring itself.?. make it too springy and it pull up on you? That's just fuckin we-ad (how you MAssholes say weird )

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    Originally posted by Mystery Squid
    no, No, NO!!! You Vermontians operate on a totally different frequency... I cleaned off not only the spring, but the area where it pivots about. Point is, the decline was just slight enough, and the stand pivot was lubed just enough, such that the bike moved ever so slightly little by little, forward, until it gave way... Or at least, that's how the theory goes...

    ding ding ding....there's the lightbulb....I see now

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    thats why you leave the bike in gear when parked on a hill.

    you're pulling pretty hard to blame a topple over on WD-40?






    i bet you could sue em anyways though!


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    Originally posted by oreo_n2
    i bet you could sue em anyways though!
    "your honor. nowhere on this product does it say to not clean the pivot point of a motorcycle kickstand. My client cleaned the pivot point of his kickstand and because of the lubrication, the bike fell over because the kickstand pivoted freely. This is not because my client is a dumbass and parked on a hill without rollin the gear before he put the kickstand down ( ). We are seeking $500,000 for punitive and emotional damages."

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    [QUOTE]Originally posted by Mystery Squid
    [B]Actually, couldn't really have said it better myself...


    Although I would probably file a suit with the town of Northampton, plus the people whose land that was off of for negligence....



    Oh, and dont forget to include the paving contractor in your suit for "shoddy work in laying the asphalt in such a way as to not prevent said kickstand from moving". I'd also include the manufacturer of the asphalt itself for "not being of industry-standard formulation as to provide adequate adhesion properties to prevent tip-overs".

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    Wow, will you guys be my lawyers please???
    Sounds like Jackie Childs from some "Seinfeld" episode!

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    you dug pretty deep to pull that one out!

    worse is i read the whole thing again... thinking the whole time...
    de ja vu.

    then i saw a post from me.

    that put the last nail in teh coffin. now i am really creeped out.
    de ja vu is more than a myth.


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    Chain Cleaning

    You guys got any suggestions for a good chain wax or lube?? I just cleaned mine with WD-40 and it looks good but i want to lube it before i drive to storage for the winter.

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    Chain Cleaning

    Originally posted by Boner
    You guys got any suggestions for a good chain wax or lube?? I just cleaned mine with WD-40 and it looks good but i want to lube it before i drive to storage for the winter.
    Maxima chain wax. Love it...

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    Chain Cleaning

    I use WD as a chain cleaner and as a lube The last bike i had long ennough to replace the stock chain was a 1998 R1, i replaced the chain after 31K miles.

    Now the dirty toys, that's another story!! I clean the chain with WD and lube it up with 10/40 motor oil and a paint brush. I've found the motor oil keeps the chain in much better shape and the "fling" cleans off extremely easy unlike the spray on chain lubes/wax.

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    Originally posted by Boner
    You guys got any suggestions for a good chain wax or lube?? I just cleaned mine with WD-40 and it looks good but i want to lube it before i drive to storage for the winter.
    Bel Ray. Never had an issue with fling and the chain loves the stuff.

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    Maxima chain wax. Love it...
    Does that stuff keep the chain looking super clean, like it has no lube on it?

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    I clean with WD40 and a rag, then use Silkolene. I'd like to try the chain wax myself. This lube works great but I did too much 1st time out and got a lot of fling fling

    http://www.brocktoncycle.com/catalog...cturerCode=458

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