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No, they'll be fine George as the clamp down into the copper exhaust gaskets

Thanks Julie, point seen. Those exhaust gaskets though were one of the things that were missing when I first got Elen six years back, the teeth weren't missing like most of mine though!  It took me a lot of finding out, as was the case with the starter clutch you told me I needed to get as well. 

Aye Gareth,


the https://www.chainmate.co.uk/ appears to lube the chain on the outside.

But back to the Putoline stuff, as you say It is a bit dodgy messing around with petrol to clean your chain then boiling it up in the big lube tin using a gas stove, I try to be careful, but maybe paraffin would be safer?  What do others use?

Thanks for your concern tho.

Thumbs up for the big flat tin of Putoline chain wax, I use it on my Commando.

I brush the chain off with petrol first then it dry and boil it in the tin using a camping gaz stove in my garage.
Hang up to cool off and set the wax and your good to go for 500-1000 dry weather miles.

Chainmates a clever idea, but on my F1 that runs an O ring chain I stuff a bit of cardboard box up between the main stand and wheel to catch over spray mess when applying Silkolene chain lube.
Cardboard costs nowt...

Oh, BTW is it not the norm to apply chain lube on the inner run of the chain so the oil is flung out thru the chain when in operation?

Yes, always apply lube to the inner run of chain. 👍 Lube applied to outside run of chain just gets flung off easily.

Skoti, you make me nervous using petrol to clean chain , then using naked flame on camping stove! 🤔

Just keeping the project progress up to date - sorted out the wheel binding when I tightened up the axle nut - turned out to be a combination of the right wheel bearing not being knocked if fully home plus some brake shoe binding as per my 500 advice sought post on wheel binding.

Rear wheel now fitted, chain fitted together with rear brake rod / adjuster and hub bar thingy. Now the bike has two wheels fitted I need to remove the center scissor stand and torque up the sump and various other bits like the front wheel clamps.

I have a list of items to check for tightness and add my yellow dots when done. My plan is to start fitting the exhuast system in the next couple of weeks.

Or a bean counter.