Do you grease your chain?

Yamerhaw · 02-10-2009, 10:15 PM

Just wondering what you guys do, i dont ever grease my chain, havent on any of the last 10 bikes i've owned, I just clean it with kerosene and wipe it off...

never had any problems, sold one of the R1's to a friend, and we finally replaced the stock chain at 25,000 miles

i just dont see how lube helps much other than maybe preventing rust,

I do mean only with 0-ring chains though, i would definately lube chains that were not 0-ring

how bout you?

Sixxxxer · 02-10-2009, 10:17 PM

When I get my bike serviced they grease it...Otherwise, No

Mikey · 02-10-2009, 10:25 PM

When I lived in AZ, I only lubed the chain when it got washed or after a heavy rain.

Here in Okinawa, I lube all the damn time, but only because it would rust to hell in a month if I didn't.

Trip · 02-10-2009, 10:26 PM

i use chain clean and lube. The lube has blue in the name i forget the full name. Usually about every 200-300 miles, my chain looks brand new til I replace it.

Cutty72 · 02-10-2009, 11:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trip

i use chain clean and lube. The lube has blue in the name i forget the full name. Usually about every 200-300 miles, my chain looks brand new til I replace it.

I used to lube my chain... back when I had a chain...
I've moved on to bigger and better things since then.

Belt FTMFW!

And I used Bel-Ray lube...

BobTheBiker · 02-10-2009, 11:37 PM

I clean/lube my chains very frequently.

Trip · 02-11-2009, 08:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cutty72

I used to lube my chain... back when I had a chain...
I've moved on to bigger and better things since then.

Belt FTMFW!

And I used Bel-Ray lube...

We need to make this part of Godwin's Law for motorcycles, whenever chains are mentioned some buell fanboy has to come in and say "nee ner nee ner I got a belt." We get it, you got a buell. It's not a fucking ducati or MV, stop being like a harley rider, oh wait you are a harley rider.

neebelung · 02-11-2009, 08:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trip

i use chain clean and lube. The lube has blue in the name i forget the full name. Usually about every 200-300 miles, my chain looks brand new til I replace it.

Same here (it's the stuff from Cycle Gear, kind of a domed lid)

And if I get caught in rain for more than a couple minutes, it gets an extra cleaning/lubing.

Oh and for those who do lube their chain often, and have a hard time getting the lube off your hands without removing your fingerprints? Armor All Wipes are the BEST thing in the world for this (and they don't remove all traces of skin oil

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z06boy · 02-11-2009, 10:09 AM

I clean mine every so often with this stuff and if it's really dirty I will also use a grungebrush.

I lube it with this stuff.

Gas Man · 02-11-2009, 04:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trip

i use chain clean and lube. The lube has blue in the name i forget the full name. Usually about every 200-300 miles, my chain looks brand new til I replace it.

Probably this

A non-o-ring chain is very important to have proper lube. Otherwise the chain super heats, can warp or stretch prematurly.

O-ring chains you are mostly chasing surface rust. The most important thing on the o-ring chains is to keep dirt out of the o-rings. So cleaning is PRIMARY. If you don't keep dirt out of the rings, the dirt chews up the ring, then the packed grease flings out and poof... no more grease. but the o-ring is still there preventing you from properly greasing where you need to.

02-10-2009, 10:15 PM	#1
Yamerhaw Country Boy Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Hicktown in NC Moto: 07 R1 Posts: 797	Do you grease your chain? Just wondering what you guys do, i dont ever grease my chain, havent on any of the last 10 bikes i've owned, I just clean it with kerosene and wipe it off... never had any problems, sold one of the R1's to a friend, and we finally replaced the stock chain at 25,000 miles i just dont see how lube helps much other than maybe preventing rust, I do mean only with 0-ring chains though, i would definately lube chains that were not 0-ring how bout you? __________________ “If trees could scream, would we be so cavalier about cutting them down? We might, if they screamed all the time, for no good reason.” It takes a big man to cry, but it takes a bigger man to laugh at that man.

02-10-2009, 10:17 PM	#2
Sixxxxer Like Gixxxxer But Not Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Dirty Jersey Moto: 2008 ZX6R Posts: 4,891	When I get my bike serviced they grease it...Otherwise, No __________________ [FRSH] Candy Plasma Blue

02-10-2009, 10:25 PM	#3
Mikey Raving Lunatic Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: San Antonio, Texas Moto: Concours 14 ABS, ZX6E Posts: 902	When I lived in AZ, I only lubed the chain when it got washed or after a heavy rain. Here in Okinawa, I lube all the damn time, but only because it would rust to hell in a month if I didn't. __________________ Slow is smooth, smooth is fast.

02-10-2009, 11:37 PM	#6
BobTheBiker too much time on my hands Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: the northern district of god damn Moto: 01 ZX6R, looking for more now. Posts: 1,802	I clean/lube my chains very frequently.

02-11-2009, 10:09 AM	#9
z06boy Letzroll Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Lake Norman area, NC Moto: 07 Red R1 & 07 Blue R6 Posts: 5,265	I clean mine every so often with this stuff and if it's really dirty I will also use a grungebrush. I lube it with this stuff.