EP80/90 gear oils and chains

You could be right there. I have been called a compulsive polisher. Once even polished each link on my chain with a dremmel!!

Well, Women have PMT, Man has garage!! nuff said

I have CDO, it's a bit like OCD but all the letters have to be in the right order.

[NTECUK]

Originally Posted by 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

Is the sliver bracket somthing to do with the oil nozzil?

[Bibio]

yes it's my prototype speedo conversion for when you put a GSXR front end on. it incorporates the speedo sensor and the scottoiler feed nib which attach to my swingarm marker brackets. the pulse for the sensor is a disc with the magnets which attaches to the rear sprocket to create the pulses.

i also have just the brackets (well not at the moment as i need more stock) and the attachment for the oilier nib gets bolted to the bottom of the bracket. i have sold hundreds on this very forum.

[yorkie_chris]

Originally Posted by Phoenix22

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.

No you don't, just keep enough of a low flow going that it washes the crap off.

Who gives a fook what it looks like. I got over 40k with a tsubaki sigma chain once. Pretty much fit and forget, sling some oil in the oiler every 700 miles and that is it. Tools not toys...

Fair enough I did resort to wearing gloves when changing tyres as the wheel gets about 1/8th inch of crap on it but that's the thing after a certain thickness of sh*te it becomes self-cleaning and doesn't get any worse!

I use Castrol Racing chain lube,liberal spray every 4-500 mile and keep a small can of Worth Dry Wax Lube under the seat for when I am on extended journeys and got 42K out of a set of original Triumph sprockets and DID chain. When I renewed the chain and sprockets,even allowing for accelerated chain/sprocket wear I recon they were still good for 10-15k more.
I have considered auto-lube but if you gave a bike with a centre stand it only takes a minute to give the chain a spray when it is hot.
Each to his own and if it works for you why change.Proper chain adjustment,cleanliness and lube prolongs chain life a lot further no matter how it is done.

[yorkie_chris]

Originally Posted by Dicky Ticker

Proper chain adjustment,cleanliness and lube prolongs chain life a lot further no matter how it is done.

My thing with the oiler was no maintenance and cost. It's pretty easy to lube the chain on the SV with the (patent pending ) bit o wood... but still a LOT more work than not doing it

I agree about castrol racing being the best one out of a can... but it's £8 a can and how many are you going to go through in 42k?

Old engine oil is free. And it keeps it oiled and clean... when it's oiled and clean you don't need to adjust it.

Fair enough I did resort to wearing gloves when changing tyres as the wheel gets about 1/8th inch of crap on it but that's the thing after a certain thickness of sh*te it becomes self-cleaning and doesn't get any worse!

Each to their own. Not my style of biking tho', I like them clean.

Alternatively for those not so mechanically oriented you can always have the alternative of shaft or belt drive.
Belt drive with the new style belts are reckoned to be good for 30k miles.
Shaft drive even better as it runs in an oil bath.
Auto-lube is good but it is not the be-all and end-all of chain maintenance and some people think that as long as it is filled up and working that their chain is being maintained.

My personal choice is chain with my trusty spray can which means that every time I spray the chain I can examine the condition of my chain. I will add that people can be a bit over enthusiastic with the spray when it really doesn't need all that much to keep a chain in tip top condition/

All down to the choice of the person in the end

[Bibio]

my chain maintenance consists of lifting the chain with toes on my boot and then saying.. yep that's fine. i then look at the rear sprocket to see if there are any sharks fins then say.. its still good. get on the bike and ride.

i'm that lazy i even fitted a lube tube so i can get a few thousand miles without filling the oilier.

its bad enough i have to wash the bike. why cant you get self cleaning bikes....

[yorkie_chris]

Originally Posted by Dicky Ticker

Alternatively for those not so mechanically oriented you can always have the alternative of shaft or belt drive.
Belt drive with the new style belts are reckoned to be good for 30k miles.
Shaft drive even better as it runs in an oil bath.

Same as a chain then and a complete pain in the tits to change when it does need it?

Shaft drive... well I have an XJ900... run it on neglect and faith. Although I think the final drive oil was changed.... once...