Re: Chain cleaning
 

all up the left hand side of the tail pod on the 675 and round the wheel, bloody shop used some kind of non-dry lube and it flicks everywhere, ****ing awful stuff similar to scotoiler gunk

i still don't buy the scotoiler idea, i had one on the SV and it was nice not having to worry about lubing but made a helluva mess even after i turned the flow right down, lubing every 300 miles is once a day on a weekend away, 30 seconds to lean the bike with a mate and spray the chain, worth the lack of crap going everywhere

and yes, i'm a tart, i spent 3hrs yesterday washing/polishing and waxing the bike to protect the paint through the summer, i don't have to ride it every day in all manner of crap so i'd rather keep it looking smart:p

Re: Chain cleaning
 

i keep mine clean because 1 it looks good and 2 it keeps it from rusting and yes you wash the old crap off and spray new lube on it only needs to be done every few months.

stops black crud sliging off and pasting your bike it sticky crap.

and before anyone says i do ride my bike alot :D

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whats this all about lubing everytime you go out???????

why do you need to do that, it only need lubing every so often, you could go abroad and back and not have to lube just lube before you go.

I only lube mine every few weeks and it stays fine, my dads been lubing every few weeks for 35 years

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I missed a month or slightly more of lubing and cleaning and my chain stretched like a mofo. Didnt have to tighten much through winter, but just about six weeks of neglect and i had to adjust alot. Maybe two and a half turns each side. I wont be leaving it for that long again.

Used to always use castrol chain lube - i think after doing it this weekend with white spirit and then old oil, i'll stick to that.

Probably a lot to do with daily commuting through all weathers/seasons.

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I clean mine off cos of the grinding paste thing. Mark, are you saying that I'm wasting my time? I don't have a Scottie.

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it's not about time, I've known bikes not move in years, it's about mileage and conditions you travel in , whilst you can lube ever month if you like, I guarantee you won't get 50k miles from it.

Also the "grit gets in there" this, whilst it sounds likely, I've never seen it, the forces involved would mean anything smaller than a stone isn't going to make any difference, the main purpose of lubing is to keep the seals (o-rings) in good working condition, as said I've never seen a sprocket ground away by grit in lube, but funnily enough I have seen plenty that are knackered and dry, whilst of course looking clean.......:smt043

Cheers Mark.

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Lol my chain is fine i have never had any problems with it being dry ect. I lube often but i dont clean as often as lubing :D and its stays clean as well and nice and moist with lube

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out of interest, what sort of mileage do you normally expect and get from a chain & sprocket set then ?

Cheers Mark.

Re: Chain cleaning
 

couldnt tell you havent had the bike long enough to know but as long as possible. and keeping it lubed and clean will hep it last as long as possible :D

Re: Chain cleaning
 

well let me know, always willing to learn something that works better than the method I currently use, my worst on the SV was 35k and best 53k, that's obviously with a scttoiler run on used engine oil.

Cheers Mark.