Thu, 14 May 1998 07:15:34 +0200 - Message No. 3011
From: Vladimir Stehlik

Subject: Re: Chain lubing & cleaning


muehlberger@grz.co.at wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Does anyone of you also clean the chain from time to time?? Cause mine
> gets
> VERY dirty after some 1000 kms, coming from dirt glued onto the old
> chain
> oil.
> 
> Or does anyone uses white chain spray?? Any experiences??
> 
> Achim

Hi Achim,

from the bikers (not motorbikers) I have heard that they clean their
chain with diesel-fuel. I tried it several times - it works, just take
some brush and clean it, after lube the chain with some chain lube.

As for dirty on the chain, I think there are two types of chain lubes. 
One for the street bikes - this stays on chain, no leaving of oil due to
the centrifugal force.

And the second for cross bikes - this one due to the centrifugal force
leaves the chain and takes with itself all the dirty (sand etc.). Minus
is that your bike is then very dirty from the oil.

My opinion. Now I use Silkolene chain lube - it belong to the second
group, so after lubing the chain and first run with bike I have my bike
very dirty. For the time interval, I started to lube it everytime I
tank, so every ~350 km (so I don't need to remember when I did it last
time), but if there is a need I lube it more often.

That's all, bye for now.

Vlada




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