Check behind your front sprocket cover.......

[dragonworld.]

Having been about six weeks since his previous post don't hold you breath guys

... and Mick why aren't you coming tomorrow?

There would have been at least one Concours point in that Trev. It is amazing how quickly that shit accumulates ... luckily I have someone to clean it for me 

Ooooh Betty, thats a brave statement?? I can see Juikie sneaking up behind you with a BIG stick to admonish you! 

[Jukie]

hhmmm

[dragonworld.]

Aaaaah there she is!! 

[Jukie]

we are threadjacking this too much

[BretMorris]

My tip is to clean behind the sprocket cover and chain to remove all the chain wax and then use ScottOil instead....  your chain will last longer...

[Spider]

yeah, I use Maxima for lube and I'm gunk free too (and so is the bike)

 

[dragonworld.]

The humble WD40 is a good solvent (and safe, wont screw the orings ) for some stubborn new age chain lubes that resist the more conventional types of solvents.

[monstermick58]

Ta Da !! I'm back (for a short while)

The stuff I use is from Lanotec its a lanolin based product that works a treat and yes I clean the chain first with WD40 and then wipe it dry then apply this lanolin stuff.

Oh here we go there is one of these interweb sites www.lanotec.com.au so see if that helps.

Having been about six weeks since his previous post don't hold you breath guys

... and Mick why aren't you coming tomorrow?

Well..... being the generous bastard that I am, I have helped a mate out and loaned my bike to him for a little while. So.. no bikey, no ridey.






                                      Mmick

[Spider]

lanotec is good for a lot of things....like wd40 it's good for water displacement too and a rust inhibitor, and lubricant. New Zealanders were shocked to find that sheep had so many purposes!!!!

[bazz20]

lancoate was the first lanolin grease , now theres quite a few different brands, lanolin is the only grease that is truely  salt water proof so its a good product but dont youse  wd 40 or crc or the likes befor you flame think about it, there main ingredient is kerosene which when cleaning you chain washes the grease out of the first roller then the kerosene evaporates leaveing a dry chain and most chain lubes wont get back in there , either youse a chain lube its self to clean before its sets or use 2 stoke fuel too clean it washes the chain and lubes the chain at the same time  and unlike wd 40 and crc theres no nasty other evaporates that attack the orings , just something too think about cheers bazz

[dragonworld.]

Dunno 'bout the CRC product but the good old WD40 (Water Dispersant experiment number 40) doesnt have any kero in it, and the rumour is that the primary constituant was fish oil??

For anybody thats interested.    http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/magazine/17-05/st_whatsinside

You should clean as much off as you can though, because it does have a slightly abrasive quality.

I bought my WD in a 4Litre container and use it with a brush or pump spray. cheaper in the long run and easier.

[bazz20]

the akalines are what do the damage dragon get a piece of steel cleen it with crc and watch it rust and as we found on out boards it actualy ate the allo over time and stuffed seals , i switch over to lancoat no more probs   

[monstermick58]

Looks like a few of us are on the same page with this chain lube caper.






                             Mmick

[Betty]

My tip is to clean behind the sprocket cover and chain to remove all the chain wax and then use ScottOil instead....  your chain will last longer...

Won't this make it worse? Constantly adding lubricant without the constant reminder to clean and lubricate. I would have thought any lubricant will attract shit ... and it makes sense the 'shit' will come off again at the tight radius front sprocket ... only the 'shit' is now sticky.

yeah, I use Maxima for lube and I'm gunk free too (and so is the bike)

 

We were told this is what ruined our last chains ... as the story goes the wax acts like an insulator and keeps the heat in the chain basically boiling the lubicant behind the o-ring. Oils apparently lubricate and dissipate the heat. Probably not so much of a problem if you typically only do short runs.

Well..... being the generous bastard that I am, I have helped a mate out and loaned my bike to him for a little while. So.. no bikey, no ridey.

Shame. You missed a great ride

but dont youse  wd 40 or crc or the likes ... snipped ... washes the grease out of the first roller then the kerosene evaporates leaveing a dry chain and most chain lubes wont get back in there

I heard similar things ... maybe Bazz told me

[Spider]

Maxima chain oil, not the wax, cleans and lubes, no splatter. Happy man!!!