Dupont Teflon chain lube
Chain lube ?
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WD-40 to clean and Liquid Wrench chain lube for lubricant.
Been using Bel-Ray super clean chain lube for about 5 years now on the street and in dirt. I like it. It goes on thin, then dries.
Used Wurth HHS 2000 on my previous bike with great results. Currently I'm liking the PJ1 Blue Label.
Here is a link to a thread I started... Have fun
http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=468299&page=1
http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=468299&page=1
Originally Posted By: road_rascal
I've been using a DuPont branded Teflon spray I bought at Lowe's. Works great. I usually get about 30-35,000 out of chains on my 750. PJ1 chain lubes are good too, and WD-40 seems to get used alot on the other MC boards I visit.
DuPont changed the formula and the blue can is no longer good enough for chains. You need the yellow can chain lube from DuPont.
There are a multitude of chain lube options. Triflow has its followers. PG1 blue is one good one. Some swear by the weakest lube known to man, WD-40. ATF has adherents. Wurth makes an excellent chain lube. I use Schaeffer's moly & graphite chain lube. Chainsaw bar oil has its stickum so less is thrown on the bike. (I'd stick to the PG1 Blue or DuPont yellow can or Wurth, or Schaeffer's if you can find it.)
Modern chains have o-rings to seal factory lube between the pin and the bushing, but they need additional lube between the bushing and the roller. This pic from EK Chain shows it:
http://www.ekchain.jp/feature/index.html
By the way, modern chains don't stretch except for the initial use after a new chain is installed. They seldom need adjustment for many thousands of miles. When they start to need regular adjustment they're dying due to wear between the pins and bushings. As always, slightly loose is better than slightly tight.
I've been using a DuPont branded Teflon spray I bought at Lowe's. Works great. I usually get about 30-35,000 out of chains on my 750. PJ1 chain lubes are good too, and WD-40 seems to get used alot on the other MC boards I visit.
DuPont changed the formula and the blue can is no longer good enough for chains. You need the yellow can chain lube from DuPont.
There are a multitude of chain lube options. Triflow has its followers. PG1 blue is one good one. Some swear by the weakest lube known to man, WD-40. ATF has adherents. Wurth makes an excellent chain lube. I use Schaeffer's moly & graphite chain lube. Chainsaw bar oil has its stickum so less is thrown on the bike. (I'd stick to the PG1 Blue or DuPont yellow can or Wurth, or Schaeffer's if you can find it.)
Modern chains have o-rings to seal factory lube between the pin and the bushing, but they need additional lube between the bushing and the roller. This pic from EK Chain shows it:
http://www.ekchain.jp/feature/index.html
By the way, modern chains don't stretch except for the initial use after a new chain is installed. They seldom need adjustment for many thousands of miles. When they start to need regular adjustment they're dying due to wear between the pins and bushings. As always, slightly loose is better than slightly tight.
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