Folks... any recommendations for lube (brand) for servicing the chain?

CHAIN WAX.. no fling off

http://www.maximausa.com/products/chainlubes/chainwax.asp

None. Keep it clean and don't ride in the rain. :thumbsup

None. Keep it clean and don't ride in the rain.

That's not much help to those of us who live in the real world!!! :D

I use Motul "Chain Lube" and only after going through a few brands. It's crystal clear too so your chain looks brand spanking new. I also apply their "Chain Clean" beforehand... does a stellar job! :thumbsup http://www.motul.com/

Here's my regime, if it helps. It includes:
• spraying the chain down with Chain Clean
• waiting 10 minutes or so
• use an old toothbrush for any stubborn gunk
• wipe down the chain
• go for a 10-15 min ride to warm up the chain
• spray on the Chain Lube (not too much)
• let it sit for a while and it really adheres to the warm chain (no fling)
• repeat every 800-1000 km or 400-600 miles

TIP 1: I cut out some cardboard and put behind the chain so the lube doesn't get on the swing arm or wheels.

TIP 2: I use my "Trip 2" to keep track of chain maintenance.

TIP 3: It's really worth taking off the drive sprocket cover and giving it a good clean while you're at it.

Voila!

My routine every 1000 miles:
Scrub clean with WD-40 and a "Grunge Brush"
Lubricate with Repsol Chain Lube
http://www.arequip.com/Images/grunge_brush_lg.gif
http://www.motodepot.com/images/products/3229/thumb_chainlube.jpg

I just spit on mine when it looks a little dry.

I use Motul "Chain Lube"
+1.

I use kerosene and a toothbrush to make it pretty. I'll have to give Slide's technique a try.

Good stuff, Slide. Couple things there I want to try and a couple other things I need to do.

Kerosene and an old bath towel to clean, use the spray below, let sit overnight, then wipe the excess off, repeat when the chain looks/feels like it needs it or when I get bored.

http://www.planethondaracing.com/cgi-bin/phr3/2931.html?id=gmUdeYkL

silkolene race synthetic no sling :thumbsup motul chain cleaner

I just spit on mine when it looks a little dry.
We are still talking about the chain....right...? :lol:


That's not much help to those of us who live in the real world!!!
At least one benefit to mental illness... :thumbsup

I just spit on mine when it looks a little dry.
We are still talking about the chain....right...? :lol:

:shock: :lol:

My $0.02: clean it with kerosene or diesel, using a toothbrush, and use any kind of chain lube. The chain and sprockets will probably last quite a while with getting the gunk off it, lube doesn't do a heck of a lot.

If you're serious about chain life, get a Scottoiler or Pro-oiler.

None. Keep it clean and don't ride in the rain. :thumbsup

I have a great mental image of you cowering inside a Starbuck's in Seattle... trapped by rain for days...

I have a great mental image of you cowering inside a Starbuck's in Seattle... trapped by rain for days...
I could survive...may put a dent in my Visa account and think by the third day I'd have such a caffeine rush that I'd borrow a couple of trash bags to keep the bike dry and carry it home at a swift sprint and not spill one drop of my 78th double mocha iced cappuccino latte with a double shot of espresso 4 sugar packets, half half-n-half and none of that f-ing whipped cream thank you...but I'd survive :lol:

On a serious note...if riding in the rain and muck is unavoidable (I forget that although my bike is just for fair weather pleasure, others have different pleasures/uses for the bike) I've always used the wax type lubes with good results...

If you live in Seattle (and I did, more or less, for most of my life) you ride in the rain and like it. :D It's actually rather enjoyable to ride in the rain; it's still out in the open clean air and you're rushing along with the green trees and the little puddles and (in spring, particularly) the tulips and daffies and rhododendrons in full bloom. It's really pretty. Even in the dead of winter it can be a blast. I loved it and never stopped riding, as long as there was not ice on the road.

If you live in Seattle (and I did, more or less, for most of my life) you ride in the rain and like it. :D It's actually rather enjoyable to ride in the rain; it's still out in the open clean air and you're rushing along with the green trees and the little puddles and (in spring, particularly) the tulips and daffies and rhododendrons in full bloom. It's really pretty. Even in the dead of winter it can be a blast. I loved it and never stopped riding, as long as there was not ice on the road.

My kind of woman ;)

Put on stands.
Apply Simple Green.
Scrub with Grunge Brush.
Spray off with water hose.
Let dry while removing and cleaning inside the front sprocket cover
Apply Chain Wax while using cardboard or something to avoid overspray on the rubber.
Take off the stands and clean up.

Is it absolutely necessary to clean the chain before applying chain oil or wax?

Is it absolutely necessary to clean the chain before applying chain oil or wax?

I don't. It all just depends on how dirty everything looks, how much time I have, etc.

I use wd-40 to dissolve the old lube and gunk then simple green to clean all that stuff off then what ever chain lube or like the manual states 90wt gear oil that I have laying around