Re: [ST] Dry Chain Lube

[Blake Sobiloff <sobiloff@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Feb 25, 2006, at 7:16 AM, Sprint ST wrote:
> Does anyone know a source of ceramic chain lube in the USA?

I've never heard of a ceramic lube. Maybe you mean a "dry" lube? The  
new dry lube on the block is DuPont's Teflon Chain Lube that sets up  
dry so that it won't attract dirt. Reviewed at <http:// 
www.webbikeworld.com/t2/motorcycle-chain-lube/dupont-teflon-chain- 
lube.htm> and liked by Motorcycle Consumer News. Purchase from  
<http://www.performancelubricant.dupont.com/dp_buy.html>.

I've been experimenting with a moly dry lube <http://www.best- 
motorcycle-chain-lube.com/MX1000_motorcycle_chain_lube.htm>. Moly  
promises to stand up to high pressures better than teflon, in part  
because it actually bonds with metal under pressure.

However, I still have the crappy OEM chain on my bike and the side  
plates are not anodized or otherwise inured to rust. The moly lube  
only goes on in drops between the inner and outer plates, and between  
the inner plates and the rollers, so it doesn't protect the side  
faces of the plates. The side plates on my chain showed lots of rust  
after the first rain of the winter, so I had to go back to weekly  
applications of TriFlow. Once this chain wears out and I get a DID  
chain that's anodized I'll try the moly lube again.
--
Blake Sobiloff <sobiloff@xxxxxxxxx>
<http://sobiloff.typepad.com/>
San Jose, CA  (USA)


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