New chain goo?

[RossW]

So my new RK chain came today and it's covered in goo. By goo I mean a thick, sticky white grease. I don't like the idea of having this stuff on my chain (I'm an oil guy, the grease seems like a magnet for dirt), can I just soak the chain in kerosene and then oil it up good or should I just apply oil in addition to the grease?

[cleankat96]

Mine was the same way just run it for a few times and then clean it off and put what you want on it im using motopro lube atm and it seems to have taken that white stuff off and lubed it well

[H-2 CHARLIE]

after 150 mles oil it iv ben using maxami chain lube every 300-400 miles =3 tanks of gas

[RossW]

Ok, I guess I'll just leave it alone for a hundred miles or so. Thanks guys.

[steves]

The directions that came with my EK chains said to soak them in Kerosene for 24 hours, then scrub vigorously before installing.

I opted just to leave the goo on, and will give the chains a good scrubbing before we head to the gap.

[teddy]

I left the goo on mine as well, can't hurt any considering it is lubricant. I'll probably wipe it off soon enough though, I'm sick of it splattering onto my polished wheels.

[Maslonik]

btw does anyone know of any chain lub that wont splatter all ova my polished rims? I lube it when im done washing cuz that when water gets into the chain, but when i take it for a spin the rim gets dirty again..

[teddy]

I use Pro Honda chain lube with moly, usually isn't too bad.

[scottynoface]

I use Pro Honda chain lube with moly, usually isn't too bad.

Good stuff. I bought some Bel Ray last week and while it's messy, it's still pretty good.

[The CyberPoet]

So my new RK chain came today and it's covered in goo. By goo I mean a thick, sticky white grease.

It's white lithium grease, and it's designed to keep the chain protected against rust damages in transit & in storage. Time period from construction to mounting could be years and often involves at least one journey across the pacific... Any o-ring safe degreaser will remove it if you want it off (I just run a rag over to take off the excess and then leave it until it flings off on it's own).

btw does anyone know of any chain lub that wont splatter all ova my polished rims? I lube it when im done washing cuz that when water gets into the chain, but when i take it for a spin the rim gets dirty again..

Some of the silicone-based sprays (DuPont chain lube comes to mind) shouldn't visibly fling -- if it flings, it should remain invisible. Not sure how good it would be for the primary job (lubing against friction & keeping contamination down), but it should keep it pretty.

Cheers
=-= The CyberPoet