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Cleaning the drive train

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hughes:
Toml,

I agree with you about the spray lubes but I guess I am brain washed because I still use them. I will try the 90w gear oil it must clean up alot better. Is anybody using gold plated chains :?: If so do they keep their color or does the plating wear off :?:

alan:
I run O- Ring chains, so I blow the chain off  with an air hose and WD - 40 it  to displace any moisture!  I guess my bike is lucky to almost never see any mud or water!

Alan the desert Rat!  :lol:

KXcam22:
I spend  my time 50/50 between mud and sand.  I run the best o-ring I can buy (Tsubaki) and then simply wire brush off the crud. When brushing, the chainlube I use (the white belray stuff)  balls up and falls off taking most of the dirt with it.  Re-lube and you're ready to go.  Since I started avoiding the HP car wash, my chain/sprockets last forever; 5 years on the present set. I occasionally give it a shot of WD40 if the orings look dry. Cam.

Timbowe:
On previous lower powered machines I've owned, 2 chains brought at the same time[non Oring] have been the my answer to preserved sprocket life. When chain number 1 was due for adjustment, itwould get pulled off and dumped into a container of WD40 and left untill number 2 chain was due for adjustment. Always run alloy sprockets. Seemed to get years of service out of them usiing a couple of chains. Plus when you pull them out of the WD and give them a bit of a wipe over, the good old gold Regina looked great. Worked for me. Dunno about the dirty 5 tho. Spose a good quality 520 may handle it? Noticable power sucking from Oring to non oring. On the Ducati there was quite a difference in power between the two. Always raced with standard 520. Lubed with Motul. But all good till they are washed off in the first river crossing! Any body seen Scottoiler? My old Norton had its own chainluber in the form of a rubber hose with an adjustable tap which would clamp on and regulate a flow of oil to the chain. Never changed a chain on that old thing. Sprocket was cast as part of the rear hub. The Poms aye? Ahh just joking!  :lol:

TomL:
Anyone ever try bar and chain oil on their chains???  I was reading a bottle in the store; and it says it has a sticky additive to reduce fling-off.  It's made for chains and it's cheap as dirt!!!  Sounds good to me!!!  What do you guys think???

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