What are we using for chain lube?

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where do you apply the chain lubricant?

1. From the side, getting the sideplates

2. from above on the rollers

-or-

3. from above between the links


Also, ya'll if you think you have your chain adjusted correctly, sit on the bike then feel how much slack you got. I used to get it within spec on my streetbike and just ride and forget about it. Then I got a dirtbike and got the proper tension on the chain, then sat on bike then felt the chain and it was very tight. Maybe it just works like that on dirtbikes because of the extra suspension travel, but no longer have a streetbike so I cannot comment on that.
 
Apply it mainly to the rollers and also to the rings (from above). The chain is at its tightest when the countershaft, swingarm pivot, and rear axle are all aligned.
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I've been using Dupont Multi-Purpose and I don't want to use anything else; good stuff.
 
Originally Posted By: RWEST

A story about some issues with the DuPont stuff.
I've been usind the dupont stuff for a couple years and don't get the accumulation he describes. I even just inspected the front sproket after reading that. My guess is he used too much.
 
I had the day off so I struggled thru this whole topic. I'm sure there was some good info in there, buried amongest the fury.

I'm almost ready to sell my chain driven bike and get a shaft drive...but then I'd have to go through the what gear oil is best and why my gears are better than yours.

I was really looking for personal preference in chain lubes.
 
Use the DuPont ChainSaver in a yellow can...not the multipurpose in the blue can.

I'd like to know if the chain/sprocket are wearing out primarily because of friction, contaminants, corrosion, or stretch. The chains and sprockets that I've seen worn are from stretching, and I don't think lubrication is going to prevent this.

Jake
 
Sprockets wear from the metal to metal contact of the chain (and steel are the best at maximum life), metal to meatal contact doesnt harm chain as much. they wear at different rates and different reasons.

An oring chain only needs a light lube. But To kill sprocket wear , takes a susbtancial heavy lube.

These dry lubes are fine for the chain, they do nothing for sprocket wear.
 
Originally Posted By: Redline955
I tried the Dupont Chainsaver and it was ok, but watery, so am going to stick with the Bel Ray I've been using for years.


Mine went on wet, then dried to look like thick wax. I sprayed a lot on.
 
Originally Posted By: Mackelroy
Sprockets wear from the metal to metal contact of the chain (and steel are the best at maximum life), metal to meatal contact doesnt harm chain as much. they wear at different rates and different reasons.


I haven't had my bike long enough to know what sprocket wear looks like. But from photos I've seen on the net, it always appeared to me that the teeth would bend. And then once the teeth are bent, more problems are caused. I imagined that the bending of the teeth is caused by the motor pulling the chain, which pulls against the teeth, which pulls the tire. If that is true, then it is the pulling that causes the wear. And I don't know of a lubrication that stops pulling.

Anyone have a photo they can post or link that shows normal sprocket wear? What does a normal sprocket look like when it needs replacement?
 
no pic, but the teeth will 'hook'. I've never seen it but it shows a pic in my owner's manual. They won't be straight anymore.

On the streetbike I had you could go two chains to one sprocket, but in the dirtbike world they say its better to replace both at the same time because the new chain will degrade rapidly with older sprockets.

As far as chain lube goes, Im using gear oil right now on the dirtbike. Its whats in the oil can and after that is finished I will go to 10w30 (since thats what goes in the car and I foolishly poured out all my 80w90 cuz I didnt think I would have a use for it and anyway I contaminated it with MTL).

10w30 is what the manual says use, also says chain lubricant but that stuff gets expensive spraying in on the chain in four directions only to have it last one ride.

thanks for the pic Aqua. I just squirt between the endplats on the bottom run and when finished scrub it all with a toothbrush to spread it around.
 
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I use the Dupont multipurpose and have nearly 15,000 miles on the chain...I haven't had to adjust the chain in over 6,000 miles....Sprocket still looks brand new and the lube doesn't sling any junk on the bike...
If you get any accumulation it wipes off easy..Alot of the black stuff you get on the chain is coming from tire wear sticking to it..When it's time to apply more chain lube just grab an old rag and apply pressure to the sides, bottom, and top of the chain and spin the wheel...any build up will wipe right off with ease with the dupont stuff.....Then just apply the lube as described in post #1634789...Works extremely well.
 
Use Maxima Synthetic Chain Guard on a CRF230L, KLR650, and DL650.

The DL650 has 16,000 miles on the chain/sprockets. They are wearing well and should be able to get 20,000+ miles on them. Spray the lube on every 400 miles and allow to sit over night after application. Will get gas before next ride and allow lubricant to fling, clean lubricant off of rear wheel, wipe excess lubricant/dirt off chain with paper towel, and ride.
 
Originally Posted By: ridehike
on a CRF230L, KLR650, and DL650.




With these 3 bikes I just know you have to be on advrider.com


Right now I have BelRay chain lube and I think PJ1 Blue.
 
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Originally Posted By: heavyhitter
Originally Posted By: ridehike
on a CRF230L, KLR650, and DL650.




With these 3 bikes I just know you have to be on advrider.com


Right now I have BelRay chain lube and I think PJ1 Blue.


It has been a while since I posted on advrider, but ride with some guys that post on advrider. Ride on & off pavement around Morganton NC, Marion NC, BRP, close to eastern Tenn, and Lake Lure NC areas.

Do you get much fling with BelRay? Ready to try another type of chain lube. The lube I use works well, but is messy.
 
The BelRay Super clean does'nt fling off. But it does attract dirt etc. although BelRay claims it doesnt.

I think it is one of the better can lubes out there though.
If I had the time and enery I would pull my chains off and clean soak them in oil but I dont have the time nor energy for that.
 
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Originally Posted By: heavyhitter
The BelRay Super clean does'nt fling off. But it does attract dirt etc. although BelRay claims it doesnt.

I think it is one of the better can lubes out there though.
If I had the time and enery I would pull my chains off and clean soak them in oil but I dont have the time nor energy for that.


With O Ring chains, I use the spray on lube and wipe the excess off with a paper towel, this keeps the chain clean enough. Will clean/check the front sprocket every 5000 miles.

On the KLR650, have never adjusted the chain in 10,000 miles since new. It was a little tight from the dealership and is still within spec using the Maxima Synthetic Chain Guard after each ride over 200 miles including 100 off pavement miles.

Will test the BelRay lube.

Thanks!
 
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ride with some guys that post on advrider. Ride on & off pavement around Morganton NC, Marion NC, BRP, close to eastern Tenn, and Lake Lure NC areas.

Do you get much fling with BelRay? Ready to try another type of chain lube. The lube I use works well, but is messy.
Try a case of Schaeffer #227 moly chain lube. It is moly and graphite in a volatile penetrating solvent that dries in minutes. You'll want to find a local distributor that will sell you a case of 12 aerosol cans and share with your riding buddies...or he may have a few cans you can try. This is a very heavy duty dry lube for industrial and agricultural chains as well as motorcycles.
http://www.schaefferoil.com/specialty/227_chain_lube.html
 
Originally Posted By: Ken2
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ride with some guys that post on advrider. Ride on & off pavement around Morganton NC, Marion NC, BRP, close to eastern Tenn, and Lake Lure NC areas.

Do you get much fling with BelRay? Ready to try another type of chain lube. The lube I use works well, but is messy.
Try a case of Schaeffer #227 moly chain lube. It is moly and graphite in a volatile penetrating solvent that dries in minutes. You'll want to find a local distributor that will sell you a case of 12 aerosol cans and share with your riding buddies...or he may have a few cans you can try. This is a very heavy duty dry lube for industrial and agricultural chains as well as motorcycles.
http://www.schaefferoil.com/specialty/227_chain_lube.html


Now I have two good lubes to test!
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Time to go on a DS ride!
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Thanks!
 
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Try a case of Schaeffer #227 moly chain lube. It is moly and graphite in a volatile penetrating solvent that dries in minutes. You'll want to find a local distributor that will sell you a case of 12 aerosol cans and share with your riding buddies...or he may have a few cans you can try. This is a very heavy duty dry lube for industrial and agricultural chains as well as motorcycles.
http://www.schaefferoil.com/specialty/227_chain_lube.html


Thanks for the info...This lube looks like a good one.
 
Yes thats what im using, Belray. I clean the chain on my '08 Hayabusa with keroscene only-not gasolene- per the owners manual, and a chain cleaning brush. Wipe it down with clean rag-with engine off. Then lube it up. I generally like wd40 but not for this application.
 
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