cleaning chain

[Nix]

i feel honored to be able to put my warm inside you.

Me too, brother. Me too. What a moment.

[greenmonster]

Just dont do it with the bike in first to keep the chain moving, if youre using a rag. We've all heard horror stories of dumb fucks who get their hand pulled into the rear sprocket, thinking they were saving time over moving the wheel by hand.

[CMG241]

I've got 12,000+ miles on my Buell and never once cleaned the chain.

[KB]

ahh shit my bike has 584 miles and the chain is already loose!!!

You should pprobably sell it then.

KB

[Jim]

it got rained on yesterday. i was actually thinking of trading it in for a new one.

bike's probably thinking the same. wants to be traded in for a better rider

[KB]

it got rained on yesterday. i was actually thinking of trading it in for a new one.

Dude you should be ashamed of yourself. RAIN...........oh man say it aint so.

KB

[KB]

bike's probably thinking the same. wants to be traded in for a better rider

That's a good one. Poor joe dirt.

KB

[MattR302]

Just dont do it with the bike in first to keep the chain moving, if youre using a rag. We've all heard horror stories of dumb fucks who get their hand pulled into the rear sprocket, thinking they were saving time over moving the wheel by hand.

eat my ass, douchebag, i'm sure you've never made a mistake in your life, right?

But yeah.. dont do this............

[Nix]

eat my ass, douchebag, i'm sure you've never made a mistake in your life, right?

But yeah.. dont do this............

It's April 2nd so that can't be an April foo...<gurgle>...that's umm...yeah...

[ErionCass]

i usually just spray the wax that i am putting on the chain and then u can wipe the old crud right off. Then spin the chain while appling new lube. It works fine for me

just my 2 pennys

[CEO]

I use "the grunge brush" with motorex chain cleaner. Works great.

Then I use motorex chain lube.

They sell a kit that has cleaner, lube, a rag, and a small can of lube you can carry with you in your solo cowl.

[TheIglu]

Spray with WD, sometimes I wipe it, then chain lube.

Or KB's cankles, whichever is easier.

[BostonSVkid]

I've got 12,000+ miles on my Buell and never once cleaned the chain.

I wonder if anyone else got the humor in this post

[nilez]

I wonder if anyone else got the humor in this post

hahahaha, now that you bring it up again, I do get it! damned Buells...


how about using Honda Polish to clean the chain before lubing it??? good? bad? mildly ok? somewhat hurtful? what?

[butcher bergs]

Holy thread, Batman!

The ultimate in chain longevity and performance below...ready?

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Spin wheel by hand and spray a light coat of the 40 on chain surfaces.

Take a nylon brush and knock off the heavy deposits around the entire chain.

Wipe excess off with newspaper.....if you do it correctly there shouldn't be a shredded mess of paper....alls you need to do is wipe the gunk off.

Go for a 10 minute ride and ramp speed up to 100 mph once.

Return home, wipe excess gunk off with newspaper and spray a light coating of chain wax. Let the wax set up for about 10 minutes or so.
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This is the method I've used for as long as I can remember and I have about 38K on my FZ1's chain.

[Billy]

DBConz,

I used to use WD-40 as a cleaner but here's the problem, no matter how much you dry the chain the WD-40 gets inside the chain and all the little grooves. when you ride your bike it flings out all over the place and any lube that didnt stick to the chain.

I use Motorex Chain Clean. It cleans really well and it evaporates completely within a couple mins.

[Jim]

excellent! thanks badboy. i'm going to buy some cleaner @ the bettencorts event saturday

[Billy]

Yea or you can buy some online and save a couple bucks:

Motorex Chain Clean 611 - Read Reviews and Buy at KneeDraggers.com

[Billy]

Here's some info about the chain cleaner:

Cleaning a Motorcycle Chain - webBikeWorld

[Jim]

chain cleaner is cheaper online, but it's more after shipping. plus i'm going to bettencourts saturday anyways.
i need to clean my chain ASAP!
all this moisture has gomt some rust getting on my new chain with 350 miles

[Jim]

picked up a Grunge Brush Last night. Anyone use a heat gun to heat of the chain to clean, or just ride it for a while to heat the chain?

[Jim]

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

[Billy]

Not too sure how you cleaned it but I've never had that problem. Were you holding a rag behind the chain?

[Nix]

We need an admin to close this thread ASAP. Maybe even erase it at this point.

[Jim]

We need an admin to close this thread ASAP. Maybe even erase it at this point.

Not too sure how you cleaned it but I've never had that problem. Were you holding a rag behind the chain?

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.