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Best way to lubricate none O ring bike chains question?

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taysidedragon:

--- Quote from: Skoti on May 08, 2024, 07:04:14 AM ---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?

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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! 🤔

Skoti:
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.

taysidedragon:
Paraffin is a lot less flammable than petrol. I always used Paraffin in the past, but now I ride less miles I just use aerosol chain cleaner and chain lube.

Laverdaroo:
Putoline do that wax in an aerosol Ted, anti fling it’s called and sticks like buggery. I use it on the VFR, none in stock in the shed currently as I’m using up some free stuff I got with a CSK kit but I’ll be buying some more it’s ace

Any chain lube will do as long, quite rightly put, you don’t end up with it everywhere and all over the bike.

There are several tins that you warm up in a pan of hot water which you bob the chain in, mostly in the motor cross shops, it’s a staple for them.

Really good stuff and well worth the dosh mate


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K2-K6:
interesting overview here

https://youtu.be/noshjM5CDas?si=GeWlYFxUQQVIpcMT

Reasonable method, comparison and assessment.

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