My chain was drier than Gandis flip flop

[Davenaylor]

I lubed my chain 100 miles ago using worth dry chain lube. After the roads were salted this week the outside edge of the chain dried out and had some oxidisation on it. I thought a ride out would sort it.

So I ride 70 odd miles to Bridlington and when I get there and start to slow down the bike was making a horrendous noise at lowers speeds ( < 40 mph). It was clearly the chain as the noise was at a specific point when the chain came round the back of the rear sprocket. So I stop and fuck me the chain is bone dry and clearly not moving round the sprocket very well at a specific point.

So I get to a garage and buy some gear oil and lube the shit out of it. Bodging some chain lube and not getting it all over your tyre using just your finger is interesting.

When I was lubing the chain the middle sections (the round bits) were freely spinning when I lubed it. So my question, is it fucked if this happens?

[barrkel]

[R-Johnny]

I just tried some Wurth dry chain lube and in my opinion it's crap.

Drowned my chain in it this morning and this evening the chain is acting like its had nothing.

Never going near the stuff again.
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Kawasaki Ninja ZX6R P8F

[Davenaylor]

Well I'm glad I made the call to sort it while I was out then. It really was dry!

I went OTT with the gear oil, i heard people talk about using that for lube on here so I'm glad they had some!
There was a shit load of fling from it but that's probably because I applied it with my finger and wiped the excess of with petrol station paper towels.

It did solve the problem and the horrible noise went away.

[R-Johnny]

Yea going to give my chain a thorough going over with any oil and non Wurth chain lube I can find tomorrow.

Quick search round the web seems to show we are not the only ones to find out the hard way about the Wurth dry lube.
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Kawasaki Ninja ZX6R P8F

[J.M.]

I find that generic chainsaw chain oil from B&Q works well and lasts ages. Both on the chain and how long the bottle lasts.

I put a small amount in the bottom of a glass... get a toothbrush... apply to the chain.

~300 miles done since I last oiled it and it's still lovely.
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2004 R1 & 2018 XSR900

[andym]

I last cleaned and oiled my chain about 9 months ago, I've done just over 200 miles in the wet and dry, been covered in loads of the salt crap from the roads and still looks (and feels) the same as when it was first cleaned and oiled.

That was white spirit and old engine oil i used

[Davenaylor]

Did you miss a zero Andy? 200 miles in 9 months?

[Turkish]

I don't rate the spray on lube, either. It might be good if you only use the bike occasionally, but it's no good for an all-weather commuter.

I went back to using gear-oil. Hell of a lot cheaper and easier to apply IMO. Plus it's what Honda recommend, though their 600 mile intervals are surely a joke, even with an O-ring chain.

So yeah, cheapo paraffin and 80W-90 gear oil, about £7 for a year's supply.
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ZX-6R G2
CBR125R RW6

[Davenaylor]

So do you wipe down with the paraffin every time then re apply the gear oil?

[neil.]