Best chain lube - Tested

[EazyDuz]

If you've not seen this channel before I'd recommend it. He tests a lot of things and this time it was chain lube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnPYdcbcAe0

Cliffs:

- Each product tested for rust prevention, roller friction (less is better), splatter and grit (less is better)

- Plain old gear oil wins overall, scoring high in rust prevention and roller friction.

- Oxford Mint dry weather lube comes in second, scoring good against rust, splatter and grit but not so good against friction.

- Muc Off ceramic chain lube is very impressive in roller friction (lowest out of all products) and splatter (again lowest of the bunch) but fails miserably at rust prevention and grit. Came in 3rd

WD40 was next to useless as was cooking spray He just threw that in the test to see how it compares with chain oils vs a household oil.
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[Nobby the Bastard]

[Islander]

Scottoiler or PD Oiler for me. When I lay the bikes up for winter, I paint the oil onto the chain to prevent surface rust.

[NutsyUk]

Oh you watch FortNine as well I really like his channel...
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[BTTD]

There is something very punchable about him.

He does some useful vids, talks some bollocks in others.

[EazyDuz]

[Courier265]

I'm sticking to Rock Oil chain Lube...
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[Val]

There is not a single dry chain lube tested there?

I use Wurth High Performance Dry Chain Lube only.

Because it's German and it's the best. Make of that what you want
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[Kentol750]

Stuff from local shop
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[Pigeon]

[RhynoCZ]

A friend of mine once tried to not use any chain lube at all. He put a brand new chain on the bike and replaced the chain once it started to look like a EKG graph.

Replacing the chain a bit sooner, while not spending any money (and time) on the lube, came slightly more cost effective, than regularly cleaning and lubricating the chain. That being said, we (continentals) only ride when the weather is nice and avoid riding motorcycles in winter.
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[One Ball 1971]

I use the Chameleon chain oiler, which I'm pretty impressed with.
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[MarJay]

EazyDuz, NutsyUK

Both you noobs should know that anyone can put anything on the internet, and it's not regulated or fact checked.

Also it's worth noting that some chain lube manufacturers recommend you put wet chain lube on when the chain is hot, and then cover it in wax once it's cooled down. That's what I did for years, and I've only ever replaced chains and sprockets on bikes I've just bought.

Youtube is a great medium, and there is some decent stuff out there. This guy might be a lubrication expert for all I know, but it's just worth covering that he could well be talking nonsense.
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[kgm]

The Wurth dry lube is great when the weather is nice but I found it had to apply it constantly in winter or the chain just rusted. I now use an auto oiler with gear oil

[EazyDuz]

[MarJay]

[EazyDuz]

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[MarJay]

[Courier265]

[EazyDuz]

[ThatDippyTwat]

Do people not know that Fort Nine is a dealership over in Canada somewhere? The kid on the channel is just the current face of it, and they're (unurprisingly) just flogging you stuff. It's like watching a 10-15 minute long PC World advert, but with bikes and more polish to it.
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[NutsyUk]

MarJay, Im not a noob to the internet, having been using it since 93...

Anyway I realise FortNine is a shop in canada, And this guy makes motorbike videos that sometimes feature products sold at the shop with links to buy it at their shop.

But if you go through his videos you realise its a mainly 2 man team. Ryan and the guy behind the camera who also does much of the editing.

They might get the video budget from the shop. But its not a simple infomercial channel for the FortNine shop.

Go through the videos, theyre some really nice bike reviews and some amazing quality productions that match that of Top Gear... Ryans whit actually works sometimes and theyre enjoyable to watch....

Do I take every single thing they say at face value? No. But i dont take any single persons view at fact value when it comes to things as wide reaching as biking or the like.

And also the only thing I actually said here is, Oh you watch FortNine too, I like his videos....... And from that you decided to throw some insults.... Wow.
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Kawasaki ER6F 2007 650 Gonna sell as a project bike!
Lexmoto XTR S 125 Sold!

[NutsyUk]

[EazyDuz]