Chain lube on my brakes

[SteveSmith]

This is probably a bit of a newbie question / schoolboy error, so feel free to take the piss, but I'd be grateful if you could be vaguely nice about it!

I cleaned and lubed my chain over the weekend on my Bandit 600. I've had the bike about 5 months, it's my first bike and that's the 2nd time I've oiled the chain, but the first time I've cleaned it (who knew it was supposed to be silver?)

The bike sat in the garage for a couple of days after doing it until I took it out to go to work yesterday morning. After a mile or so I noticed that my back brake was getting weaker and weaker to the point where it barely worked at all. On inspection, I realised that my newly oiled chain had splattered lube all over the back wheel, swingarm and brake disc.

That didn't happen last time I oiled the chain. Where did I go wrong?

Thanks,

Steve.

[Hetzer]

You put too much on.

ffs...seriously...?!
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[Islander]

The chain is the opposite side to the caliper so how much lube did you put on the thing?

Next time you lube the chain, leave it for a few minutes and then wipe the excess off. Oh and put a bit less on.

[FirebladeRuss]

^^ that's what I was thinking, the 2 things are on opposite sides of the rear wheel.

I don't suppose you've used a spray on lubricant have you, and been facing teh sprocket when spraying - thus, squirting it also through the wheel and onto the brake disc?
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[Acemastr]

You use your back brake?

Sounds like you quite literally put a bucket load on it, best thing to do is brake cleaner all over the disc and replace the pads, cheap thing to do it brake cleaner all over the brake and stand on it at 60, should burn some of the lube off

(don't literally stand on it... you'll fall off)
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[SteveSmith]

[SteveSmith]

[Snorty]

To quote the Hayne's Manual (I think it was the Hayne's...):

"If you have oil on your brake disks, don’t sweat it. I rode 160 miles 2up with no front brake. The master of all bodge jobs, bodge jobbing the bodge job by avoiding doing a bodge. Pro. If it’s really worrying you then take it out for a spin. Get it to a high speed and brake harshly. If the brake doesn’t work, you’re doing it right. Avoid corners doing this unless you like hedges. Once your brake disk gets hot enough it will burn the oil off and your disk will work like new.
Your brake disk will get very hot. Very, very hot. Do not touch it. I mean it. It hurts. Yes, even with gloves. Yes, I tried it. You’re still going to touch it aren’t you? That hurt, didn’t it? Thought so."
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[J.M.]

[GREENI3]

When I'm cleaning/lubing the chain I put some newspaper or an old t-shirt between the wheel and chain to stop paraffin/oil going all over the tyre and wheel.

If you're using a spray lube, another good idea is to hold a piece of cardboard behind the chain so it doesn't go all over the place.

You should lube the chain when its warm (after a ride) so the lube can penetrate (giggity) into the links better.
Only lube the inside of the chain run as centrifugal force will force it into the outer links.
Wipe any excess off after allowing it to soak for at least 30 minutes to reduce fling off on the rear wheel.

[Snorty]

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