Thu, 14 May 1998 17:37:25 +0100
- Message No. 3044
From: VIPER-1@universal.nl (Fels R. Th.B.)
Subject: AW: RE: Chain Lube - yet again
Hello again,
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Van: Sheridan Coulter
Verzonden: donderdag 14 mei 1998 9:21
Aan: 'Chris Longhurst'; 'lawrence_turner@mentorg.com'; gmitropoulos@pnc.co.uk; Andy.Seaton@gs.com
CC: 'AfricaTwin'
Onderwerp: (XRV) RE: Chain Lube - yet again
I bought my @ with 16,000 on the clock and fitted a scottoiler as soon as I
got it home, it is now showing 25,000 (miles) and I haven't adjusted the
chain yet. The only time the chain looks dry is if it is raining and I
forget to turn the flow up. The only problem I have now is remembering to
fill the oiler, its so reliable and just there I forget to fill it. No I
don't get any commission from them :-)
Has anybody tried those other oilers that are on the market, are they as
good ?
Sheridan Coulter
Technical Project Leader
On my former bike, a RD07, I oiled the chain every now and then. Just when the chain looked dry, I took Belray chainlube and sprayed it onto the chain.
This lube nearly doesn't come of the chain.
Of course you have to do it when the chain is warm.
Lett it rest for a few hours, and then it's oke.
I wash the bike using Belray Motowash. This removes a little of the lube on the chain every time. But it doesn't remove it completely.
I use about one or two cans of chainlube a year.
The chain lasted........45000 kilometers.
I'm satisfied with this lifetime.
On the bike I have now, a RD07, it's a different story:
The orriginal chain lasted only 17000 kilometers with exact the same maintenance.
I replaced it with a X-ring chain and drove 20000 kilometers with it now. The chain is still oke.
It has to do something with the fact that this bike is less original as my former bike, or that the original chains are of a worse quality.......
Greetings from The Netherlands,
Raymond Fels.
atic@gmx.net