EP80/90 gear oils and chains

[aesmith]

I'm using EP90 in a Tutoro but I'm going to switch to something thinner, engine oil or chainsaw oil maybe. The gear oil is so thick that the adjuster has to be wide open, but then the flow rate seems very fiddly to get right. Also the oil is so sticky that it collects grit etc where it gets thrown off the chain.

Into two pages now. Just throw this ****e away and use a dry lube.

No fling no hassle and more importantly no carbuncle of a scottoiler messing up your bike. These things have no usefullness with modern chains that have the lube sealed in. All you are doing is creating a home for grit to collect & create a very effective grinding paste.

I have never seen a decent install of one of these things yet.

[Bibio]

come back when you can get 30k+ out of your chain and sprockets using dry lube.

dry lubes are fine if you want a show bike but some of use like to ride our bikes without the hassle of lubing a chain every ride or even half way threw. i have yet to find a hand applied chain lube that will last the 300+ miles i do every sunday.

Originally Posted by Bibio

come back when you can get 30k+ out of your chain and sprockets using dry lube.

dry lubes are fine if you want a show bike but some of use like to ride our bikes without the hassle of lubing a chain every ride or even half way threw. i have yet to find a hand applied chain lube that will last the 300+ miles i do every sunday.

I'm back.

I have done...............twice!!!

The bike has done 66K now and I have just put the 3rd chain on. Previous ones were changed at 30K each & were not completely worn out. Conclusive proof to me that it works.

[NTECUK]

its just less hassle to use an auto . 20 notes gets u a manual type .fill with 75w90 EP.
turn it on for 5 mins . done job till next fill up .

[aesmith]

Originally Posted by Phoenix22

The bike has done 66K now and I have just put the 3rd chain on. Previous ones were changed at 30K each & were not completely worn out. Conclusive proof to me that it works.

What chain lube do you use, and at what intervals does it need to be reapplied? Also, you refer to "dry lube". Is that like the dry lubes used on bicycle chains (for example White Lightning), where you need to completely degrease the chain if you have previously used conventional lube?

I don't do 300 mile trips, but do 300 miles in a week and don't particularly want to have to lube the chain every day. Every week I could probably live with.

Tony S

[Bibio]

i would say this was fairly neat and tidy



marks on swingarm after 18k and original chain/sprockets



so looking good for 50k i reckon.

each to their own and all that and what works for one wont for another. i'm just a tight fisted burger that hates having to buy stuff let alone having to fit it and would rather be riding my bike

I use Wurth dry lube or Muck off do a similar one. I just do it as part of the regular bike cleaning routine normally but A 1000 mile round trip to Scotland it was fine & needed no adjustment. The trip up was in rain of monolithic proportions by the way so it's not all fair weather use.

Every few months the lube does tend to build up a little so I just use a heavy duty degreaser and a jetwash to get it all off.

Like I said before, If you have a decent chain, the lube is sealed in. All you have to do is lube the rollers & stop the side plates rusting.

With a Scottoiler, you still have to clean your chain regularly anyway as the oil attracts dust and over time forms a very effective grinding past!! Another downside is that your rear wheel is always mucky. Plus they look ****e let's be honest.

That install looks quite neat but I spot rust on the chain. I would have my head in the oven if I spotted that on mine!

[Bibio]

heheheeeee. well its not bad considering the bike was left out all winter with no cover on it.

i think someone has OCD