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What are you all using for a chain lube? I'm looking for one that's not too messy or 'flingy' (which is of course what we all want!) and works well.

 

Having given all my left over bits away when I gave up riding "for good" :rolleyes: (yeah, right) over two years ago, I can't remember what I used!

 

Cheers

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I think we've all decided to save our breath/fingers. The workable enclosed chain died with the fall of the Berlin Wall, the German idiots still can't design a shaft using a universal joint with a gre

Try a Tiger Cub. You have to completely dismantle the engine to get to the gearbox sprocket, literally. That's head and barrel off, split the crankcase halves and voila, there it is, simple! Enthusias

Hi I use cheap engine oil with a loobman oiler, it seems to clean the chain while lubricanting it and no big gungy build up around the front sprocket and it doesn't seem to fling that much.

steelhorseuk

WD40- Specialist motorcycle products is what I use.

The whole range are pretty good, cleaner. lube and wax and I now never use anything else.

-Mark-

 

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I used Castrol and now I use Motul, both are very good, Castrol is more waxy and I think is better in wet conditions. The level of messy depens of your skill to apply the oil properly, at the beginning I had some of it on the rear rim but after looking on some youtube videos, now I no longer have this issue :)

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I've used Motorex 622 Strong for a while now, not cheap but seems to work well with minimal 'fling'.

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Automatic chain oiler running on sump oil is what my triumph cub uses to good effect, it also prevents corrosion to the inside of the rear mudguard and wheel rim when I have it turned up too high!

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Five answers so far - and six different ‘solutions’. :D 

For what it’s worth, I use both WD40 chain cleaner and Putoline race formula chain lube with entirely satisfactory results. 

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Slowboy
5 minutes ago, commuter said:

Automatic chain oiler running on sump oil is what my triumph cub uses to good effect, it also prevents corrosion to the inside of the rear mudguard and wheel rim when I have it turned up too high!

Many of us have had older British bikes where anything aft of the motor is well provided for in terms of corrosion protection.😃

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Andy m

Another vote for Wurth here.

 

Isn't anyone going to demand a shaft drive with gold plated splines lubricated with the oil of freshly squished Barnsley virgin? 😈

 

Andy

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I’m familiar with the Barnsley chop, but not the virgin. I thought they went out of fashion years ago? 

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Grumpy old man

Hi

I use cheap engine oil with a loobman oiler, it seems to clean the chain while lubricanting it and no big gungy build up around the front sprocket and it doesn't seem to fling that much.

Win win

Lloyd

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Finlayson99

SDoc 100 White Chain Spray but Smiths Honda in Chester use Castrol and gave me a free can recently when I went for the 600 mile service.

Seemed good so I'll try it, always nice to get a freebie.

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For the last few years - Yamaha chain cleaner and lubricant.

No problems so far, original chain still performing well. 

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I use Wurth Dry - you can sometimes get it cheaper in dual paks (e.g. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wurth-Performance-Chain-500ml-Double/dp/B00ENITTPM/) - it is pretty sticky and I find hardly any gets flung off.  I use cheap paraffin (e.g. http://www.diy.com/departments/b-q-paraffin-4l/257116_BQ.prd) to clean the chain - and in a damp rag its also perfect to remove the crud off the wheel and spokes - but WD40 does a great job of that too.

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wingrider.steve
58 minutes ago, Tex said:

I’m familiar with the Barnsley chop, but not the virgin. I thought they went out of fashion years ago? 

I don't think virgins were ever that common in Barnsley :dielaugh:

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44 minutes ago, Grumpy old man said:

Hi

I use cheap engine oil with a loobman oiler, it seems to clean the chain while lubricanting it and no big gungy build up around the front sprocket and it doesn't seem to fling that much.

Win win

Lloyd

Same here... but use Scottoiler eSystem. No fling at all and the chain stays clean AND oily. I used to use the no-fling lube spray (various makes) but it was always a pain to  clean the rim, chain guard, front and rear sprockets, front sprocket guard, etc. from the "big gungy build up". With engine oil, all it takes is a wipe with a dry rag and that's it.

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Spindizzy

+1 for Loobman. Use any engine oil.

 

Flings a bit but great for the chain

 

If you don't want a chain oiler I would say Wurth. Used it in the past before I embraced the Loobman.

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outrunner

I use Silkolene chain lube as that is what my local bike shop sells, does the job for me.

 

 

Andy.

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PoppetM

Muc off chain lube. It’s glows purple in uv so you can see where you are up to. 

Then the Muc Off chain cleaner is my angel!

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20W50 semi-synthetic in an Osco oiler. My favourite workshop for the Beemer switched from 20W50 to 15W50 and now I have close to a litre 20W50 left over.

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1 hour ago, Grumpy old man said:

I use cheap engine oil with a loobman oiler, it seems to clean the chain while lubricanting it and no big gungy build up around the front sprocket and it doesn't seem to fling that much.

 

The oil I drained from the 600 mile service looks very clean and will last years when applied every 200 miles of so. Sold by Er6n at 17K with the original chain, only ever applied used oil.

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suffolk58

Earlier this year Aldi were doing WD40 chain lube in little spray cans (and similar size chain cleaner). I think they were only a couple of pounds each. I bought all the stock I could find. It's no better than any other lube but the cans fit in the frunk, as well as the puncture repair kit, side stand puck, mini road map, ear plugs, luggage spider, assorted pens, note pad, various rags, bottle of water, sandwiches, etc. etc........

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alhendo1

Leftover clean diff oil and the occasional clean with B&Q parasene/paraffin....chain is always pretty clean with the oil anyway....initially used the WD40 lube....good stuff....

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