oiling chain

Originally Posted by Kinvig

Personally.


Put bike on side stand.
Spary the visible portion of the underside of the chain
Move the bike forward.
Spray a bit more.
Repeat until the whole chain is lubed

Important:

1. spray after the bike has been running so it's nive & warm - makes it easier for the oil to get in all nooks/crannies
2. Spray the bottom of hte chain & move the bike forward each time so it gets all over hte sprocket.
3. Do it on someone else's driveway so that you don't care about the stains on yours.

That's the way I used to do it before I got a scottoiler.

A good tip (picked up off Superbike's maintenence DVD) is to douse the chain in (can be old) engine oil, then wipe off the excess. Next, spray chain wax all over it. The idea is that engine oil on its own (whilst a great lubricant) flings off too quick. With the constant topping up of a scottoiler, this isn't a problem, but done manually, it is. The wax forms a sort of seal and keeps the oil on the chain.

Personally, I found chain wax to be a real pain to use and one time I dropped a can and the top came off and it proceeded to spray everywhere. In particular, over me and my rear tyre. It was an "interesting" 20 miles before I was confident I'd gotten rid of all the wax on the tyre...

[Sir Trev]

Originally Posted by Ping

I spray my chain with the bike in 1st gear, but I will only do it with the long straw spray thingy that comes with the can so my hand's a good distance away.

I also have a sheet of cardboard that I hold between the chain and the wheel to stop any lube getting on my wheel/tyre.

Cardboard - ditto. In gear - never again!!!! Even with the long straw SOME cans come with I would not do this again. A flatmate thought it would be funny to make me jump when I was doing this once and my hand got WAY too close to the spinning sprocket!!

Paddock stand after a ride (warm chain) with manual wheel movements.

i do the same as most do....put bike on paddock stand
put bike in 1st gear and let wheel spin
get old tooth bursh and scrap crud off chain
spray chain lube on chain
take bike off paddock stand
chain lubed and i'm a happy biker

Hovi5, in one of your own threads you were getting a Scott Oiler!

In the short term if your worried just spray the chain with lube and walk the bike forward a tad and do the next bit. Not rocket science really. Paddock stand is the best idea.

Bike on paddock stand in first with clutch just dragging and use a little brush with some good old gtx leave for 10 mins then remove excess with old tea towell or like wise stolen item from house

i do this every friday after my ride home from work
and so far have not adjusted chain in ove 4k miles

used tinned chain lube on oem chain it lasted 5k before totaly stuffed

Originally Posted by Beenz

Hovi5, in one of your own threads you were getting a Scott Oiler!

In the short term if your worried just spray the chain with lube and walk the bike forward a tad and do the next bit. Not rocket science really. Paddock stand is the best idea.

i have got a tin of lube from my trials bike i might as well use up.i was only asking what was the eaisest way to do it

i am getting a scottoiler !!!! bidding on ebay at the mo

Originally Posted by hovi5

i have got a tin of lube from my trials bike i might as well use up.i was only asking what was the eaisest way to do it

i am getting a scottoiler !!!! bidding on ebay at the mo

Good luck on the bidding mate. They are definitely worth it I added the dual injector to mine (this add on to the normal kit and replaces the single oil distribution on one side with two one for each side of the sprocket) which made it a very discreet fitment. Not sure how much better it was but apart freom services and new tyres I never had to adjust the chain once after I fitted it. Have a look at the web site for additional information.

How much are chains?

How much is chain lube?

If you don't lube at all, how long will the chain last?
3 cans of lube worth, 4, 5?

Not a recommendation, just a thought.

I'm always well lubed

Wurth chain Lube every time I used the bike NO MESS and it had done 13000miles chain and sprocket as new The one tip I would give is people have a tendency to overtighten chains so make sure your adjustment is set with your weight on the bike and not on the stand and don't go for the minimum setting if anything err towards the max

Paddock stand and free wheeling the chain by hand and you will know when it is free and perfect if when out of gear and engine running the wheel turns slowly,but stops as soon as you touch it

i use very little lube as you all know because it just get flug all over my shiney bike! my chain at mo has done 6.5k and is still in very good condition so if it lasts til 8k i'll just replace it.