 chain advice
|
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 199
Adjunct
|
OP
Adjunct
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 199 |
I just finished riding for 3 days in some of the rainiest weather imaginable. Now my chain is covered in a lot of surface rust. Any ideas on what to use to get it looking new(ish) again????
2003 TBA Thunderbike pipes / floorboards / and the most uncomfortable seat known to man....
Barry aka: 8-Ball
|
|
|
Re: chain advice
|
Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 2,212
Oil Expert
|
|
Oil Expert
Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 2,212 |
i clean it good with wd 40 then a good waxing or oil.
2007 Speedmaster and miss it!
2013 T-Bird Storm and Luvin it!
Catching a yellow jacket in your shirt at 70 mph can double your vocabulary
|
|
|
Re: chain advice
|
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 11,126 Likes: 13
Should be Riding
|
|
Should be Riding
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 11,126 Likes: 13 |
Whatever you use to lubricate your chain, use that. Then wipe off as much as you can. (Or move to Pennsylvania where you never have to lube your chain and they never rust either.  )
Blowing gravel off rural roads
|
|
|
Re: chain advice
|
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 3,937
Loquacious
|
|
Loquacious
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 3,937 |
Quote:
I just finished riding for 3 days in some of the rainiest weather imaginable. Now my chain is covered in a lot of surface rust. Any ideas on what to use to get it looking new(ish) again????
That's the patina many bike builders are lookin' for, for their "Faux vintage" Rat-Trash bikes. 
(WHY fake rust/wear!???, talk about POSER! )
Here in Florida, I use the Motocross Chain Waxes that don't (Yeah, RIGHT, supposedly  ) attract sand/dirt.
I lube maybe twice a year, or after a wash job, which ever comes first. 
ps, JIM! Play nice. 
And you may see me tonight
With an illegal smile
J. Prine
|
|
|
Re: chain advice
|
|
Anonymous
Unregistered
|
|
Anonymous
Unregistered
|
I use lps spray lube as a cleaner and rust preventative. spray copious amounts on after a wet ride then wipe off a half hour later. Same process to lube chain every 300 miles or so.
|
|
|
Re: chain advice
|
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 7,689 Likes: 21
Monkey Butt
|
|
Monkey Butt
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 7,689 Likes: 21 |
Some lube and a grunge brush will take it off. I put the bike on the lift, put in in 1st gear and spray it once a year with chain wax. I don't have rust issues. Then again I live in the desert so not that much riding on wet roads.
I try to aggravate one person a day. Today may be your day.
|
|
|
Re: chain advice
|
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 457
Adjunct
|
|
Adjunct
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 457 |
|
|
|
Re: chain advice
|
Joined: Aug 2013
Posts: 42
Greenhorn
|
|
Greenhorn
Joined: Aug 2013
Posts: 42 |
over here in California I use Motul Chain Cleaner and Motul Chain Lube. I clean the chain down with a grunge brush and the cleaner first. Make sure she is nice and clean. Then I take the bike around the block to warm up the chain and cause any excess cleaner to have time to evaporate off. I apply the Chain Lube to the chain and let it sit for about an hour. I've been told by some pros and by a Motul rep its good to warm the chain up and let the cleaner evaporate so the chain lube better adheres and and really get sticky. Not that it isn't already. It makes sense though.
I preform this action every 500 miles and to date I have 11,000 miles on my chain and its plenty well taken care of.
Ride hard, ride fast, see the road in front of you and never worry about what is behind, unless you are checking on your buddy.
Instagram: @livemotofoto
Twitter: @livemotofoto
|
|
|
Re: chain advice
|
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 23,194 Likes: 56
Fe Butt
|
Fe Butt
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 23,194 Likes: 56 |
Quote:
Whatever you use to lubricate your chain, use that. Then wipe off as much as you can. (Or move to Pennsylvania where you never have to lube your chain and they never rust either. )
Laugh if you want but I am not wasting any time or money on it and getting just as long a life as anyone else on here. I never said there was no rust but there is very little. My chain keeps moving ,that may be why not much rust.
I learned all I need to know about life by killing smart people and eating their brains.
Eat right ,Exercise ,Stay fit, Die Anyway!
|
|
|
Re: chain advice
|
Joined: May 2010
Posts: 5,720
Check Pants
|
|
Check Pants
Joined: May 2010
Posts: 5,720 |
Iron oxide molecules can't bind to something moving, That's Ian's story and he's sticking to it, so give it up. 
|
|
|
Re: chain advice
|
Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 12,964
Stickman Yogi
|
|
Stickman Yogi
Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 12,964 |
Well, Ian... you're gonna love this. On the chain I have now I followed your lead and never lubed it. It's now in it's second season with about 15,000 miles on it and I think I adjusted it twice. It does rust a bit, but I wipe it down with a cloth dampened with penetrating oil to keep it looking good. There is a sticky link or two but I got that with lubed chains too. All in all I'd have to say I'm a convert and probably won't lube ever again.
Live to love, love to live.
|
|
|
Re: chain advice
|
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 592
Adjunct
|
|
Adjunct
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 592 |
I lube once a year, whether it needs it or not! 
|
|
|
|
|
