i have some nice gear oil. won't dust and dirt stick to it?chain lube is a scam ...a quality gear oil is cheap, keeps the chain clean and makes the chain last longer imho
The Dupont stuff is what I use after cleaning the hot chain with WD40 and wiping it down well with a rag.i have some nice gear oil. won't dust and dirt stick to it?
someone suggested a dupont product, multi-use dry lubricant (wax base, i think). any thoughts?
Didn't you just ask this on Pelican?what chain lube do you use and why?
i've been using spray chain wax. it flings all over the place and i am looking for something better.
TIA!
of course i did! more brains in the trust = more information!Didn't you just ask this on Pelican?
Welcome to the forum. These guys are great, and have been a big help to me with my 900 SS.
To answer your question here, and address another issue while I'm at it, I use the clean with WD40 / oil with 20w-50 motor oil approach. Works great.
The "other issue" is concerning WD40. You guys using it as a lube need to understand it is most decidedly not. It is a cleaner and penetrating oil, initially developed to displace water from circut boards for military applications in the '50's ("WD"= "water displacement"; "40" = the 40th iteration.) You need to add a lubricant of some kind after spraying down the chain with WD40.
i MIGHT have been able to set my suspension properly. matt at salt lake motorsports did it without a misstep. it took less than an hour and it is beautiful. seriously, the best $60 i've ever spent.I use my real name on Pelican; I'm on your chain lube thread over there as well. It should be easy enough to nail me down. Shaun, Britwrench, and myself are the other 900 SS owners over there.
Funny about the full soft suspension setting on your bike. Mine came from its PO the same way. It was so new to me, and coming from a background of plush Harleys, I didn't know any better. It took me a year (and comments from a guy at a dyno run) to figure out something was amiss. Following advice given right here on this forum, I was able to set front and rear loaded and unloaded sag and both rebound and compression damping. It transformed my bike, making it far more stable and precise in its handling.
Back to the chain - the guy at the shop is right on with regards to cleanliness. A clean chain will outlast a dirty, neglected one several fold. That's part of why motor oil works so good; you can clean and re-apply so easily. The stickier or waxier lubes are a bitch to clean off, so many won't remain as diligent about it as they should. Dirt sticks to them better, they don't get cleaned off as often, and the chain and sprockets get sanded down by all the imbedded grit. A dry chain would be better than that.
is there a trick to wiping it down without a center stand? or do i roll the bike and wipe as i go?The Dupont stuff is what I use after cleaning the hot chain with WD40 and wiping it down well with a rag.
Cheap and good. Get it a Lowe's.
Most of us using WD40 understand quite well what it is, including the history associated. From the Hall of Wisdom section of the site:The "other issue" is concerning WD40. You guys using it as a lube need to understand it is most decidedly not. It is a cleaner and penetrating oil, initially developed to displace water from circut boards for military applications in the '50's ("WD"= "water displacement"; "40" = the 40th iteration.) You need to add a lubricant of some kind after spraying down the chain with WD40.