CHAIN LUBE....who uses what?

[hovel]

remember LINKLYFE? Black wax in a big flat round can

No never heard of it, perhaps regional marketing kept it out of the South. "Googled" it and references to that stinky stuff and Mother's cookstove abound. I used to keep spare chains lubed and ready to go when we were riding off road day after day.

 

[Wordman]

I've always run O-ring and X-ring chains, and simply wiped the chain down regularly with something to keep it from rusting.

 

[Mailman]

I've always run O-ring and X-ring chains, and simply wiped the chain down regularly with something to keep it from rusting.

Here in Arizona, fine dust grit and sand are the enemy. It builds up like an abrasive paste on chains.

 

[650Skull]

simply wiped the chain down regularly with something to keep it from rusting.

Got an address/link where i can get Something........

 

[gggGary]

Got an address/link where i can get Something........

No but I can give you something ELSE!

 

[650Skull]

ELSE what??

 

[xjwmx]

Here in Arizona, fine dust grit and sand are the enemy. It builds up like an abrasive paste on chains.

Is it fair to say Arizona is Mars with oxygen?

 

[Wordman]

Got an address/link where i can get Something........

Frankly? Most of the time I use WD40. It's thin, so it doesn't hold grit, but it is water repellent, which keeps rust at bay. It does have to be reapplied fairly often, but it isn't unusual for me to hose the chain down and wipe the excess off with a rag during my pre-ride check.

 

[Mailman]

I had two shaft drive motorcycles and loved them. I would gladly trade off some horsepower for a no maintenance / clean drive system.

 

[Team Junk]

I had two shaft drive motorcycles and loved them. I would gladly trade off some horsepower for a no maintenance / clean drive system.

The first time I went to exit the Interstate on the K100 iI nearly Sxxx my pants even though I was expecting it.

To be honest chain maintenance would of been the least of my service problems. Did grow to like the thing. Wish I could afford to put it back together.

 

[fredintoon]

I had two shaft drive motorcycles and loved them. I would gladly trade off some horsepower for a no maintenance / clean drive system.

Hi Mailman,
Get an XS11.
Even if it's clean, (not NO but low) maintenance shaft drive system sucks up some horsepower there's enough left to cruise at WAY over any US speed limit.
And it has lots of parts in common with an XS650.

 

[Kevin Werner]

Hi Grimly,
me too. The important thing is the chain oiler.
A steady drip of any kinda lubricant gives far better chain life than running it soaked in the best lubricant until it flings off then running it dry.
Note to Skull:-
While Australians can buy lanolin by the gallon with no embarrassment, it's only available in North America from drug stores
where it's sold to nursing mothers to ease their chapped nipples.

Lanolin is also an excellent thread lubricant. I use it on sailboat rigging turnbuckles. Stainless threads and bronze barrels of the turnbuckle gall without a lube. We are pulling 1800-2000 lbs static tension on 3/16th wire and the barrels are still pretty easy to fine tune with lanolin.

 

[Kevin Werner]

Hi Mailman,
Get an XS11.
Even if it's clean, (not NO but low) maintenance shaft drive system sucks up some horsepower there's enough left to cruise at WAY over any US speed limit.
And it has lots of parts in common with an XS650.

I believe they were able to trade a louder exhaust for less (no) chain noise and end up with similar rear wheel HP, theoretically

 

[MrBultaco]

Wasn’t there a model of XS that ran the engine vent hose into a hole on the left side cover to vent oil fumes onto the front sprocket?

I remember my '65 Triumph T100R had this 'accessory'....
I have used Bel Ray products with great success.

 

[jetmechmarty]

 

[GLJ]

I don't run a O-Ring, X-Ring or any other ring chain. I use a conventional chain with PJ1 lube. Works well for me. I do wish it stuck to the chain as well as it does to a chrome rim.

 

[jetmechmarty]

Just lately, I’ve been using these. The first one because I decided I needed to lube chains on a road trip. I found it at Tractor Supply. The second because I ran out of chain lube at home and had this on the shelf.
Both seem to stick as well as anything else I ever used. My chains are o’ring. Both are cheaper than chain lube.

 

[Adamc]

No chain lube for me; I run X-type Chains. Clean regularly and keep rust at bay.
F9 video makes a lot of sense to me.