lubing chain?

[glenbat]

how often, and how do i do it? got some worth dry chain lube but wondered how often time/miles should i do it? how do i know it needs doing and whats the best way?
first bike by the way before you all shout!

[carlnicholson...]

I would recommend lubing it weekly, or every time you wash it if that is more often.

The easiest was is to get the back wheel off the ground using either the centre stand or a paddock stand and then spin the back wheel whilst spraying the chain as it goes over the rear sprocket.

If you dont have a centre stand, then lube all the chain you can see, then push the bike forward and lube some more, until all the chain is lubed.

Try to not get any on the rear tyre and especially not the brake disk.
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[niff5855]

invest in a scottoiler mate.

I paid about 70 quid for mine and now have total peace of mind knowing my chain is oiled all the time.

If you dont know what a scottoiler is...google it
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[MikeH]

Or you can get them 2nd hand for about £25 of EvilBay, just make sure Siggi don't snipe the auction at the last minute


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[The Tot]

I rub used engine oil into the links every time i've been on a ride out. It's meant that my old bike needed NO adjustment on the chain after 8000 miles so THAT's a good thing. There seems to be loads of similar threads being thrown about regarding this topic and people reply differently.

So if you're a cheap arsed student with no cash + lots of used oil. I'd don on some marigolds and dip 2 fingers in oil just like as if you're about to lube your bird up and go and play with your links. Sure it's messy wheels etc but it encourages you to clean your bike and spot anything wrong on a weekendly basis It's an effective way of recycling motor-oil and i daresay it's a fairly slick way of properly lubing the chain without much worry. Use an old maked toothbrush to distribute the oil. Similarly, you can fill an old shampoo bottle with oil as a reservoir and squirty squirty the oil via a aqauarium tube accurately onto the top of the rear sprocket and move the wheel back and forth, or if it's on it's stand, just move the wheel.

Who in the fuck needs scott-oilers if you use your bike only on weekends.
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[AcIdBuRnZ]

Chainsaw oil works great too

Use paraffin to clean it with some nail brushes.

Should do it every few hundred miles, or if you've been riding in shity conditions.

Just remember to clean it first though - otherwise you are just lubing on top of all the crud
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[glenbat]

cheers people
acidburnz what do you clean it with? just a toothbrush or put anytihng on it?
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[derbisenda16]

i use a toothbrush, jack the back up and spin it round in nuetral. once top of chain once bottom.

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[craigs23]

Again? Isn't this the umteenth topic on cleaning/lubing chains in as many weeks?

[AcIdBuRnZ]

[glenbat]

cheers
a fella from work cleans it with parrafin and toothbrush, and lubes it with gearbox oil anyone heard of this? reckon'd his chain was good for nearly 20k
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[fuzz]

[syl]

[dodsi]

Scottoiler.

[riichy]

i get the back wheel off the ground.... then clean with a rag and some parafin.... then i get the chain lub spray on and let it set for a bit...


best to do all this when the chain is warm then the lub gets into all the little bits ..
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[Cillit-BANG]

I've been quite impressed with the Wurth dry lube.

You don't need to go daft with it, just a nice even spray once every couple of rides in the drier weather. It dries quite clear with a matt finish so like I say, don't go spraying for ages waiting for results or you'll get through it very fast.

Getting your rear wheel off the ground makes things a lot easier, if you can't afford a paddock-stand, you can quite easily use a length of wood holding the off-side of the bike up whilst on the sidestand.

[fuzz]

[extreme3d]

Again... Scottoiler. Makes it SO much easier - you can forget about your chain then. No messy sticky chain lube either as scottoiler oil washes off easily with soapy water

[stinkwheel]

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[craigs23]