chain lube slows you down.....

gavin · World Chat Champion Joined: 05 Jul 2005 Karma :

ive tried just about everything, but dont really like any of them, they all seem to fling initially and then stick fast to the chain, and everything else. and then all kinds of crap sticks to the chain.

ive come to the conclusion that cleaning all the goo from various lubes and waxes of the bike is more costly in time and money than just giving it a light oiling once a week, so i tried it yesterday when i cleaned the bike, cleaned all the grit filled goo off the chain and oiled it on the paddock stand, wiping off the excess with a clean rag. nice clean looking chain, no mess on the bike.

rode into work today, and bugger me if it wasnt faster and smoother as well. now i know a well lubed chain is worth a couple of bhp on the dyno, and they say you cant feel a difference of less than 5bhp with the seat of your pants, but this was more than that, it was picking the front wheel up all the time, when it wasnt before, it was noticably quicker.

so...is oiling the way to go, or is there a good lube out there that dosent attract all the grit and coat the bike in crud? or slow the bike down! any opinions?

p.s. i dont want a scottoiler!

stinkwheel · Bovine Proctologist Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Karma :

Why don't you want a scotoiler (or similar device)? I fail to see what earthly difference there can be between putting the oil on yourself or allowing an automatic device to do it for you (in a far more regulated way).

I oil my chains.

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Finglonga · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Karma :

Before I got my shaftie, I had always had chain drive bikes. I always used to lube the chain just after a ride, while the chain was still warm. That way it would run into the chain better than applying to a cold chain and you wont get as much fling off.

But I still don't understand why you don't want a Scottoiler? That is by far the best solution. No manual lubing, fewer chain ajustments and easy to fill up, works out cheaper too...almost like having a shaft drive. Wink

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MarJay · But it's British! Joined: 15 Sep 2003 Karma :

I had a Loobman on my TT6 and was very very goooood.

The reccomended way to lube one's chain with spray lube is to use normal lube when the chain is hot, and then wax once the lube has penetrated. The wax seals the oily lube in.

I've not tried this on my own bike because the Buell has a belt and the RGV only gets used once in a blue moon, but I've heard good things...
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feef · Energiser Bunny Joined: 11 Feb 2002 Karma :

Any particular reason you don't want a Scottoiler? They really do make your life much easier.. by using an automatically regulated flow of light oil on the chain, the 'oiler helps keep the chain cleaner as well as lubricated.

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Korn · Admin Joined: 01 Feb 2002 Karma :

Scottoilers definitely do rock.

I have one on my Africa Twin with a tube running off to a big bottle under the seat acting as the resevoir. The bottle needs refilling with old engine oil every 2,000 miles and the chain adjusting every 4,000 miles or so - and that's it, even with harsh offroad abuse in sandy conditions. Brilliant... Thumbs Up

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THCi · Nearly there... Joined: 28 Sep 2004 Karma :

Mine aint that neat-been meaning to sort it out for ages, but aint started to get the effort required yet... Wink

Got the same setup as e3d, but with the Magnum HCR res under the number plate. I, however, didnt lapse on maintanance overnight, I never did much from the start. Wink

My view is that a S/O is better than me not doing much at all.
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Simple · World Chat Champion Joined: 08 Feb 2005 Karma :

I use a light spray rathe rthna a heavy lube.
I've done 14000miles on my castrated GPZ and adjusted the chain twice.

Are you spraying it before or after you ride?
makes a difference.

I recently rode up to uni in the pishing wet (80mile) the rain and spray stripped my chain bare, I had no lube with me so had to put GeePerZ away as was. When I next went to ride the chain was rusty and seized up, managed to use some cooking oil to free it up enough to limp to a bike shop, was slapping and making strange sounds all the way..

Having no lube deffinetly didnt speed me up..

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