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Old 07-07-2006, 12:52 PM   #1 (permalink)
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What should i use to clean my chain??, i heard that useing kerosene is best. then i heard buying something like Chain Wax is better. Is W-D 40 useful? Also what should i used as a lube?

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Old 07-07-2006, 12:53 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Here yah go sport.According to the article WD-40 works the best but you can read up to make a better assesment for yourself good luck just take your time whatever products you decide to go with. Motorcycle Chain Lube - webBikeWorld
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I use kerosene to clean and O-Ring safe chain oil to lube.
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Old 07-07-2006, 01:01 PM   #4 (permalink)
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I use motul chain clean and motul street lube. Works well.
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Kerosene, per my owner's manual.
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What should i use to clean my chain??, i heard that useing kerosene is best. then i heard buying something like Chain Wax is better. Is W-D 40 useful? Also what should i used as a lube?

K-Y Is a good lube. ( oh you meant for your bike chain, sorry)

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Old 07-07-2006, 01:22 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Chain wax isn't a cleaner, and some say WD ruins the o-rings. Kerosene (though rarely does a streetbike chain need to be cleaned) and Hondalube.

Also, searching would've led you to several threads on this topic.
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Old 07-07-2006, 01:23 PM   #9 (permalink)
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K-Y Is a good lube. ( oh you meant for your bike chain, sorry)
Water-based. Will rust the chain.
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Water-based. Will rust the chain.

Petroleum-based, will rust the condom
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Wait, I thought KY is water soluable and so by inference, I thought it's water-based. Vaseline is petro (nasty stuff to clean off. That's why I don't use it).

All these time I kept wondering why strangers' kids come up to me and call me "daddy"....

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About every 100 miles I spray the chain in 3 directions with WD-40 and scrub it clean. I then apply a moderate amount of Chain Wax. Always clean and lube when the chain is warm (exe. right after any ride longer than 5 minutes).

I have heard WD-40 can wear rings making the chain "stretch," but I have used WD-40 on my bike for over 20,000 miles and it hasn't affected the chain at all.
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I can't imagine that WD-40 is bad for the rings (or any worse than pure kerosine), since kerosine is it's main ingredient. However, I've got some chain cleaner and a white chain spray from a local bike shop ... my chain has about 9'000 miles on in and looks like new...
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Wait, I thought KY is water soluable and so by inference, I thought it's water-based. Vaseline is petro (nasty stuff to clean off. That's why I don't use it).

All these time I kept wondering why strangers' kids come up to me and call me "daddy"....
Sperm bank?
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About every 100 miles... I have heard WD-40 can wear rings making the chain "stretch,"
Good grief. I'd be lubing every two hours! Worn o-rings don't cause stretch, but once they're gone the internal lube goes, too, and the process of degradation accelerates.
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Kerosene, per the manual. When I'm done, I ignite the remaining dirty kerosene in a pagan ritual practiced only by me.
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I just used the kerosene to clean my chain, and it worked great. It now actually looks like chain.
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