lubing your chain while out and about?

Originally Posted by jonny.boyd

The way I cleaned my chain for a few months without a paddock stand.

-> Get some chain degreaser, spray visible chain, move bike forward, spray again, etc all the way round the chain.
-> Get rag, and wipe visible chain giving a spray here and there to remove tough crap off chain, move bike forward, etc all the way round chain.
-> Once the chains looking good get your chain lube out and spray visible chain, move bike forward, etc.
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+1 did this for my neighbour on his bonnie as you cant get a paddock stand under it.
If you go at it 10mins tops

[fizzwheel]

Scottoiler, nuff said.

Really come into their own on a long trip IMHO.

Take your most knackered boxers/Y-fronts/thongs on the trip. Once you've worn them. use them to wipe the crud off the chain and then bin them. As already suggested get a mate to pull the bike over onto the side-stand, lifting the rear wheel off the deck. I use a 'notched prop' under the right-hand paddock stand bobin when I do mine. It's quicker and easier than puting the bike on the paddock stand. Oh, and, any chain lube is better than no chain lube.

Originally Posted by fizzwheel

Scottoiler, nuff said.

Really come into their own on a long trip IMHO.

Absolutely agree 100%

I don't see the point of lubing a chain when some nice man has designed a cheap and effective device that will do it for me. All I have to do is lift the chain now and then with my boot toe to check adjustment (7000 miles and only adjusted 1/6th turn of the bolt) and have a quick squint at the resevoir to see if there's plenty of oil left (Only topped up the touring kit once at 4500 miles)

[yorkie_chris]

Originally Posted by Lozzo

Absolutely agree 100%

I don't see the point of lubing a chain when some nice man has designed a cheap and effective device that will do it for me. All I have to do is lift the chain now and then with my boot toe to check adjustment (7000 miles and only adjusted 1/6th turn of the bolt) and have a quick squint at the resevoir to see if there's plenty of oil left (Only topped up the touring kit once at 4500 miles)

I get 1000 miles from standard universal one.

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

I get 1000 miles from standard universal one.

Bout the same for me. I'll get a touring kit when I stop being tight. you get a REALLY clean chain if you forget to turn it back from prime when you fill it -bit expensive to run mind, it emptied the entire res in about 100 miles!

Originally Posted by philbut

You get a REALLY clean chain if you forget to turn it back from prime when you fill it -bit expensive to run mind, it emptied the entire res in about 100 miles!

Still easier than sitting there scrubbing with paraffin. Well worth the very low cost of the oil in my opinion

[yorkie_chris]

What cost of oil?

I have a 5 litre can of Husqvarna chainsaw oil that cost a tenner. I've had it for longer than I care to remember but it's coming to the end of the road now and I need to buy another. It's certainly been cheaper than original Scottoil at a fiver a 500ml bottle.

I won't use old bike engine oil for the same reason I won't put it in my engine. I know it'll only get thown off but there's something tells me it won't be as effective as fresh oil, and 5 litres for a tenner was a bargain so I didn't feel any real cost.

[yorkie_chris]

I agree that is cheap enough to not even factor into equation of running cost.

I think you might find it is more expensive now though!