XS1100 0 Posted March 6, 2011 First,Every year I read of people loosing bits of fingers becouse they lubericate the chain with the bike running in gear on the center stand and then spend the rest of the day down hospital have surgery DON'T DO IT!!! It will end in You might need to do this to.Time to drag the bike out after a winter of doing nothing.First I took a look at the new DID Chain and sprockets I fitted just before the end of last summer and to my supprise RUST on the rollers!So I spent the afternoon cleaning my chain checking the adjustment and then Lubricating with Castrol lube.It might be an idea just to check the soft link wile your at it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yankeedoodle 0 Posted March 6, 2011 nice one gaz. Im a bit lazy with this sort of maintenance, so cheers for reminding me Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stue11 0 Posted March 6, 2011 Good advice Gaz but when the likes of me that suffer from OCD i check mine before and after every rideout at the weekends Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smilinjack 0 Posted March 6, 2011 Checked mine in 2005 and again last year. No worries Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
XS1100 0 Posted March 6, 2011 Chain drive theres a lot to be said about shaft drive None this messing about, Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
always1more 0 Posted March 6, 2011 Nice post Gaz...I have some Castrol Wax in a similar tin like you'res above, it's cracking stuff, I tend to clean my chain with paraffin then wax it then oil Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davehutch-hutchs 0 Posted March 6, 2011 I switched to dry lube when i had new chain and sprockets this time last year, you get no shit (it dont turn into grinding paste)and i didnt have to ajust the chain in 3000 miles i will never go back to the old way , well only on my BSA Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dick65 0 Posted March 6, 2011 nice reminder,like stu im slightly obsessed about chain maintenance,ive lost count of all the lube types ive tried but i reckon i should be sponsered by motul Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
E.goldstein 0 Posted March 9, 2011 Your so right a guy I worked with chopped the end of his off with the chain, the bike was on the centre stand on his drive “which was sopped” he grabbed the chain as the bike moved and spent the rest of the day in A&E! We only kept giving him the thumbs up for a year or two any more time would have been insensitive. My old ZRX12s had a chain I just put a Scottoiler kit on it, bit of messing about at first but soon go it working just fine, need adjusting in the winter and again in the summer but I never had any issues with it.E.goldstein “they watching you”! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davehutch-hutchs 0 Posted March 9, 2011 @E.goldstein wrote:Your so right a guy I worked with chopped the end of his off with the chain, the bike was on the centre stand on his drive “which was sopped” he grabbed the chain as the bike moved and spent the rest of the day in A&E! We only kept giving him the thumbs up for a year or two any more time would have been insensitive. My old ZRX12s had a chain I just put a Scottoiler kit on it, bit of messing about at first but soon go it working just fine, need adjusting in the winter and again in the summer but I never had any issues with it.E.goldstein “they watching you”! you mean like this , and this someone I knew on another forum Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stantheman 0 Posted March 9, 2011 thats grahams Thumb innit Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davehutch-hutchs 0 Posted March 9, 2011 @stantheman wrote:thats grahams Thumb innit it sure is Stan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
