[rockat]

FLUID FILM
no more cleaning... spray, ride, wipe off, lube with your favorite lube or wax.

Good to know! Scrubbing the bike chain sucks!

[JSMencer]

Watched the video for this teflon chain saver. Here's a question. What about Rustoleum's Never Wet product? It would repel all liquids from the chain.

[Aimbot9000]

but it does not lubricate. sure it would flake off quickly

[crazycraven420]

The only way you'll be able to do it without help is to spray a few links, then roll the bike and continue until lubed. Otherwise buy a stand of some sort.

I use a 2 ton car jack, placed just under the rear shock with kickstand DOWN lol you only have to give it one or two pumps an its off the ground without putting any more stress on the kickstand than an uneven road would.

[mektek]

see above steps plus take bike for a short ride to warm chain, remove chain guard, find a link that looks different than the rest (every chain has one) start there, make sure you have a long'ish drive way. Lube chain, roll forward, lube chain, roll forward etc. until you're back around to the same link

+1 for my centre stand (was going to remove it)

An option which takes less pushing and driveway is to jack up the bike on the swingarm just ahead of the brake arm mount. Kickstand down of course!

[Jcates888]

I love fluid film! I use it as my lubricant though... I clean/scrub with Dupont degreaser (Wal-Mart is the only place I can find it) and then spray with fluid film. It lasts much longer than other lubes I've tried, and it's clear, so it looks much cleaner longer too

[dano68]

All I use is Fluid Film, it works as a cleaner as well as a lube. Thats it, you need nothing else

And if you feel the need google it and do a little reading on it. I'm not a sales rep but it is amazing stuff.

[numus]

Install a wheel shield and just spray it down until it is soaked!!!

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No seriously, don't do this.



I use maxima chain wax. just spray it on the inside of the visible chain and roll the bike forward and repeat.

[rockat]

All I use is Fluid Film, it works as a cleaner as well as a lube. Thats it, you need nothing else

+1

[KatRoar]

Proper Chain Care

It rains pretty much every day around here. If I was using a teflon based chain lub should I be checking the situation out on a regular basis? anyone wiht experience?

An option which takes less pushing and driveway is to jack up the bike on the swingarm just ahead of the brake arm mount. Kickstand down of course!

I must have missed something, why is the centerstand not being used?

[MEngineer]

I must have missed something, why is the centerstand not being used?

The center stand is not there. I bought my bike and it doesn't have the center stand.

[yngveny]

Install a wheel shield and just spray it down until it is soaked!!!

[KAT TOY]

http://www.compacc.com/p/Wheel-Jocke...l-Tire-Rotator for bikes with no centerstand

[Ronny]

This might sound daft, but I've never really bothered cleaning chains. Not that fussed about what I use to lube it either. The way I see it, if you buy a good quality chain, it's well able to withstand what nature throws at it. I'm not a fan of spraying cleaning agents onto something that by definition should be oily. I'm pretty sure they're just something else for the bike shop to get you to spend money on... Paraffin, yes - if I could be arsed to go and buy some.

That said, I do have a little can of (used) engine oil that I apply once a week with a small paintbrush, then spray some waxy Yamalube gear on afterwards. That way the chain gets the best of both worlds, a smorgasbord of lubing!

Hey, it works for me

[Stumpy]

Cleaning the chain is important to get all the grit and sprocket shavings and all sorts of other crap out from between the plates. As it turns, all the crap in there can shred the o-rings, dumping your lube and ruining the chain.

You can just lube a chain and never clean it, it'll work fine - just not last as long or be as shiny I wouldn't use used engine oil though - all the teeny wee engine shavings in it will work their way into the rings