RE: Chain Lube

["Rick Damiani" <rickd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-st@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-st@xxxxxxxxxx]On
> Behalf Of Gaske
> David G DLVA
> Sent: Friday, March 10, 2000 8:42 AM
> To: 'Sprint RS/ST List'
> Subject: Chain Lube
>
>
> After I have given my right-of-way away, and gotten home
> safely I need to
> lube my chain.  Besides the bikes with the Scott oiler,
> what other brands
> are people using?  I see that Tsubaski actually recommends
> WD-40 for their
> chains.  I recently saw in Motorcycle Consumer News that
> they also like
> WD-40.  I have always used the "Chain Wax" brand, but as
> well as it works I
> still seemed to have alot of fling off.  So, what do you
> use and why?  If I
> get enough responses I will sent a sum to the list!!!

I use Automatic Transmission Fluid applied with a rag. I got 26,000
miles out of the chain of my '97 Magna that way (well, me and the guy
I sold it to), and 19,000 miles out of my Sprint's chain that way. I
likely would have gotten more life out of the Sprint's chain had I
taken my own advice ands stayed away from WD-40 - that stuff made the
chain start to wear rapidly.

YMMV.



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