View Full Version : Cleaned my chain and sproket !
my chain started getting rusty so i cleaned my chain and sprocket with a wire brush, some wire wool, some auto sole, some wd 40 and some de greaser.
This is how it came out:
3567 before
3568 in the process
3570 after
looks good :D
kwak zzr
19-03-09, 08:57 PM
well done that man!
plowsie
19-03-09, 08:59 PM
You think thats good, Mr Speirs got all racial on my chain the other week and using it as an example of how crap his looked, I was not in the least bit impressed, that was short lived though, as, after a bit of parrfin, a toothbrush and 5 mins of my time, after 10 months of ownership, I found out for the first time that I had a gold chain on my bike :shock:
You think thats good, Mr Speirs got all racial on my chain the other week and using it as an example of how crap his looked, I was not in the least bit impressed, that was short lived though, as, after a bit of parrfin, a toothbrush and 5 mins of my time, after 10 months of ownership, I found out for the first time that I had a gold chain on my bike :shock:
haha, i started cleaning in the other day as well. But when i first cleaned it i didnt know it was a chain ;) thought it was belt driven thats how thick the sludge was hahah :---)
Gene genie
19-03-09, 09:09 PM
what did you clean it with chompy, looks like it worked extremely well.
what did you clean it with chompy, looks like it worked extremely well.
my chain started getting rusty so i cleaned my chain and sprocket with a wire brush, some wire wool, some auto sole, some wd 40 and some de greaser.
:wink:
plowsie
19-03-09, 09:13 PM
:lol: I thought that.
Lol i knew someone would ask that, so thats why i added what i used ;)
markryker
19-03-09, 09:18 PM
Better get some wire wool and degreaser out then....:D
;):pthats for the sprocket your need a wire brush for the chain. if you use wire wool on the chain your be there for hours, pulling all the strands out of the gaps
markryker
19-03-09, 09:26 PM
;):pthats for the sprocket your need a wire brush for the chain. if you use wire wool on the chain your be there for hours, pulling all the strands out of the gaps
Check...wire brush also :D
FREAK
auto-sol on a chain
what has the world come too?
Check...wire brush also :D
and a bit of elbow grease the back was a bit of a pain ;)
FREAK
auto-sol on a chain
what has the world come too?
auto sole was for the sprocket
:p
Am I the only one thinking that it didn't look bad to start with?
Am I the only one thinking that it didn't look bad to start with?
it wasa abd picture but there was rust all over the chain, it had been cleaned previously before that but that was what it looked liked after the grease was cleaned off :D
Dave20046
19-03-09, 10:38 PM
That is clean, your sprocket looks well weird though! Surely not oem?
mine's cleaner. mm lubbly:
http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff246/dave20046/IMAG0091.jpg
That is clean, your sprocket looks well weird though! Surely not oem?
thats the one that was on there when i first got the bike, it had 5 k on the clock when i first got it. so i dont know if it would have been changed..
chompy
Dave20046
19-03-09, 10:47 PM
thats the one that was on there when i first got the bike, it had 5 k on the clock when i first got it. so i dont know if it would have been changed..
chompy
It looks like two stuck together lol. Yeah maybe original at 5k. nice bike.
It looks like two stuck together lol. Yeah maybe original at 5k. nice bike.
i see what you mean its because one bits polished ( the bit that is araised a litle) and makes it look like its stuck out further than it is :D
Gene genie
20-03-09, 09:42 AM
:wink:
:laughat: :oops:
see now that has happened because i was so immpressed by the piccies i never read the post.
_Stretchie_
20-03-09, 09:47 AM
Just done mine, whole bike was starting to fur and rust over, been in a damp garage for months, used old engine oil and a cut down paintbrush on the chain.
Lovely now
; )
i wish that was all i took, but mine had rust forming and took a good time with a wire brush. i dont know how it got like it in the first place a lube my chain alot and clean it but i guess it just buields up :smt017
but all clean now :D o and if anyone wants theres doing ill do it for a price haha, im skint £10 nice and shiny ;) or £5 Lol
chompy
You can do mine for me if you want mate... lol
Did it fairly recently (wire brush, brillo pad, WD40, lube), so shouldn't be too much trouble.
That is clean, your sprocket looks well weird though! Surely not oem?
mine's cleaner. mm lubbly:
http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff246/dave20046/IMAG0091.jpg
this is still clean compared to mine, i havent washed if for god knows how long
You can do mine for me if you want mate... lol
Did it fairly recently (wire brush, brillo pad, WD40, lube), so shouldn't be too much trouble.
deal Lol
this is still clean compared to mine, i havent washed if for god knows how long
haha bring bike to mine and ill do if for you but if its worse than that more £ than i said Lol ;)
Just done mine, whole bike was starting to fur and rust over, been in a damp garage for months, used old engine oil and a cut down paintbrush on the chain.
Lovely now
; )
But did you finish the plastics that someone started for you.;););)
Dave20046
20-03-09, 12:41 PM
this is still clean compared to mine, i havent washed if for god knows how long
I've done it once since I owned the bike, and that was just a wipe down with a rag then lube. fitted a new chain instead lol
Alpinestarhero
20-03-09, 12:56 PM
Brilliant! Keep it coated in something oily
_Stretchie_
20-03-09, 12:58 PM
But did you finish the plastics that someone started for you.;););)
NOPE!!!
I want to though
haha bring bike to mine and ill do if for you but if its worse than that more £ than i said Lol ;)
ill see if i remember to take a photo tonight when i get home lol
Dave20046
21-03-09, 12:01 AM
Just given mine two minutes of love with a toothbrush, not perfect but not bad.
http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff246/dave20046/IMAG0102.jpg
come do mine? fed up of it rusting on a weekly basis :(
xXBADGERXx
22-03-09, 01:14 AM
Just given mine two minutes of love with a toothbrush, not perfect but not bad.
http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff246/dave20046/IMAG0102.jpg
You bloody fibber , that chain has that white Waxy deposit on it that stops it going rusty in the packet ..... you`ve just changed the chain and sprocket you toerag :---):smt081
Dave20046
22-03-09, 02:41 AM
indeed :(
That's £90 worth of chain! Should have gone for the £20 one.
xXBADGERXx
22-03-09, 10:06 AM
Nah mate , I have a DID X Ring chain on with a Scottoiler , it has only been adjusted once since I put it on and has done over 7000 miles so far . Worth the money to pay more and look after them .
Dave20046
22-03-09, 10:10 AM
Nah mate , I have a DID X Ring chain on with a Scottoiler , it has only been adjusted once since I put it on and has done over 7000 miles so far . Worth the money to pay more and look after them .
Cool that's a did xring so hopefully will do just aswell. No oiler though :(
xXBADGERXx
22-03-09, 10:13 AM
Oh dude , you must get one , they pay for themselves with the first chain you put them on , the chain lasts so much longer it`s stupid . My mate has a chain on a GSX1400 thats done 37k with one of those fitted .
Dave20046
22-03-09, 10:26 AM
Oh dude , you must get one , they pay for themselves with the first chain you put them on , the chain lasts so much longer it`s stupid . My mate has a chain on a GSX1400 thats done 37k with one of those fitted .
doh! Everyone tells me this but I'm my own worst enemy, too tight to part with cash (I know false economy) and too lazy to fit!almost bought one last month but didn't in the end.
Right, i'm on a scottoiler hunt.
xXBADGERXx
22-03-09, 10:34 AM
Even try a parts search on one of those Breaker search engines , you can get some fairly new Sottoilers on there and order spares off the Scottoiler site . I have at least 3 friends that have done this with no worries , In fact I have tubes and bits from Oilers here as well , I`m sure the Org can cobble you some bits together :) . I have spares due to some bugger knicking my KTM with an oiler on it , and another toerag stole the Touring oiler off the back of my SV after New Years . Got it under the seat now with a nifty pipe placement that you wouldnt know it was there ;) ...... unless you read bike forums :(
come do mine? fed up of it rusting on a weekly basis :(
kents a bit away for me Lol
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