Afan
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I watched that earlier; Ryan does some good videos. And with my new chain and sprockets today perhaps I won't use the cleaner I still have ... did not do so well in his tests![video=youtube_share;UrEpAUi_QKA]https://youtu.be/UrEpAUi_QKA[/video]
Like his tire reviews, another waste of time. There is no methodology here
I remember a couple years ago I read a comment by 670cc about how people tend to over lubricate their chains. I think it was 670cc. Anyway, at that time, I was oiling my chain about every 3rd tank of fuel. Lets say that is around 500ish miles. After reading that comment, I loosened up my oiling routine to something closer to every 5th or 6th tank which puts me at approx 1000 miles. My chains ended up lasting longer with that routine. I personally like the MOTUL chain oil because it slings around less.
It is a fact that most bikers neglect their chain.Its also a fact that the original nc chain is rubbish.After 35 years of riding ,this was the first that i threw away after only 12000 km with many links seized up.Im now on my 3rd chain (did vx2 gold) having covered 37000kms.Our nc seems to eat them for breakfast maybe because of the torquey motorcharacteristic.Its not a matter of overlubing our chain as much ,as not cleaning it thoroughly before applying the product.Of course there is the possibilty to "overclean" it with very aggressive products ,like brake cleaner and gasoline.After 500km of riding i use a kerosene bottle and an old toothbrush on every side of the links(upper,down,in-,outside).After the gunk is gone,i wipe it down with a clean cloth. The cloth then is soaked in water with dish soap,squeezed very hard and used on the chain.Afterwards an syringe dispenses a few drops of gear oil on the 2 inner sides of every linkage.Last i use MOTUL CHAIN LUBE FACTORY inside the whole length of the chain, spinning the rear wheel by hand on the centerstand.I let it sit and ride it the next day.Before that i used for years Valvoline Synthetic Chain Lube White but it was messy for my rims and hard to clean off the links.It seems to me that extended use of wd40 or commercial chain cleaner made me by more often this expensive part,due to seized up links.
The chain maintenance and lube a version of an oil thread...........
Can you elaborate why is Kerosene terrible idea? I use it to clean the chain thoroughly after longer trips, and work fine to me...... Kerosene and toothbrush is a terrible idea....
It isnt an oil thread but an chain cleaner one.....................
The term Kerosene refers to refined lamp oil ,not the much more flammable and volatile gasoline used on RC models and jet engines..You cant just spray it on an expect the produced gunk to fall off by itself. A SOFT toothbrush gently used wont do harm do the linkages.Soap dish isnt applied on the chain.I meant that i use a very clean cloth lightly moistured to remove the grime when kerosene mixes with dust and sand on the links.
On my much torquier (but torque peaking at higher rpm) 99'speed trilple and 2004 vfr800 my chains lasted aprx 30.000 km with the same procedure.
But thats just my own humble opinion after 35 years as a rider.....