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Post by tlrdreaming on Feb 1, 2015 12:02:17 GMT
This is more to the winter rider.. not you Titus! !  What's best to clean a chain when the salt is starting to produce a bit of ginger nastiness on it.. and then to keep it rust free and keep the salt out... cleaned my bike the other day.. put some chain wax on.. today I go to use it and I'm fcuking embarrassed by it.. maybe it goes back to the sight of a rusty muzzle eh Lee! Anyhow advice will be greatly received. . Sent from my GT-I9505 using proboards |
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nickw
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Post by nickw on Feb 1, 2015 12:27:20 GMT
Haha, this is where my OCD can help you....
Winter rides are followed up by the bike getting hosed off with cold water. Hot water can accelerate the salt process, so wash it all off with cold water before hot washing.
My bike is up on paddock stands when not ridden, so I normally start off with chain cleaner. Old wax / grease needs to be removed because salt and grit will stick to it. Do all the sprockets as well.
Clean bike as normal and then dry off.
Spin the back wheel up and that will throw excess water out of it.
Daft point - don't touch chain if bike is running and wheel is turning.... Seems obvious but someone I know suffered badly...
So, excess water is now out.
WD40/GT85, or any similar product disperses water, so when sprayed on chain will get the really excess water out, however, after a short while, dry cloth and wipe excess WD40 off because it is also a degreasant so could dry out chain.
So, all clean and dry, a nice coat of wurth dry chain lube is applied. I always use dry lube because there's less stuff sticks to it.
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Post by tlrdreaming on Feb 1, 2015 12:49:05 GMT
Brilliant nick you are a bloody star... The thought of it sat in the car park of M8 while I'm on backs rusting up further is making me wanna vomit...
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Post by Lee on Feb 1, 2015 13:02:21 GMT
Haha, this is where my OCD can help you.... Winter rides are followed up by the bike getting hosed off with cold water. Hot water can accelerate the salt process, so wash it all off with cold water before hot washing. My bike is up on paddock stands when not ridden, so I normally start off with chain cleaner. Old wax / grease needs to be removed because salt and grit will stick to it. Do all the sprockets as well. Clean bike as normal and then dry off. Spin the back wheel up and that will throw excess water out of it. Daft point - don't touch chain if bike is running and wheel is turning.... Seems obvious but someone I know suffered badly... So, excess water is now out. WD40/GT85, or any similar product disperses water, so when sprayed on chain will get the really excess water out, however, after a short while, dry cloth and wipe excess WD40 off because it is also a degreasant so could dry out chain. So, all clean and dry, a nice coat of wurth dry chain lube is applied. I always use dry lube because there's less stuff sticks to it. all good advice there from nick. my method differs everso slightly at the end. rather than using wurth dry chain lube, it s a spot of EP90 gear oil... or OEP220, whatever comes along cheaper |
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Post by Lee on Feb 1, 2015 13:19:41 GMT
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Post by tlrdreaming on Feb 1, 2015 13:59:32 GMT
Cheers Lee, I remember you showing me that gearbox oil.... brill... Thanks lads..
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Post by titus on Feb 2, 2015 16:26:27 GMT
This is more to the winter rider.. not you Titus! ! What's best to clean a chain when the salt is starting to produce a bit of ginger nastiness on it.. and then to keep it rust free and keep the salt out... cleaned my bike the other day.. put some chain wax on.. today I go to use it and I'm fcuking embarrassed by it.. maybe it goes back to the sight of a rusty muzzle eh Lee! Anyhow advice will be greatly received. . Sent from my GT-I9505 using proboards Cheeky Feck |
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