Chain cleaning

[roccop]

Hi Everyone,



just wondering what i should with regards to chain cleaning.


I was going to clean my chain today and local dealer said DO NOT USE KEROSENE!!!!!.....come and buy this stuff at our shop for cleaning your chain.


Another dealer whom i favour with his honesty and advice said otherwise and that i can use kero.



The chain is still my first oem chain on my 2006 gsx750f



What do i do ...use kero or buy the special cleaning fluid?

[Londob5]

I bought the chain cleaning crap and a chain cleaning brush from the stealership, but look at this thread, it may help......

http://katriders.com/vb/showthread.php?t=84668&highlight=chain+clean

and this

http://katriders.com/vb/showthread.php?t=75966&highlight=chain+clean

[DreKat]

I use karosine oil and some rags.

[diavolo]

+1 I also use kerosene on my K6 750 Kat. 16K miles, no problems. Use a good oil or wax after you finish cleaning the chain - I generally go 1500-2000 miles before cleaning with the kero, but every 300 or so miles hit it with chain oil.

[ATOMonkey]

What is the difference between Kerosene and Karosine?

[GytRDunKat]

I think he mis-spelled it.

[ATOMonkey]

Well in the post '98 manual it also spells it Kerosine. Maybe it's a foreign thing?

Just looked it up in the pre '98 Haynes manual and they spell it Kerosene.

weird...

[diavolo]

What is the difference between Kerosene and Karosine?

Depends on whether it's King's English, American English, or Chinglish.

[KansasKat]

Your owners manual says to use kerosene. I've used it on every chain i've owned and it works great. I average around 30k on each chain.
I personally prefer 80W90 oil to any chain wax out there. The wax holds dirt and grit in the chain while oil just flings off when it gets overloaded with crud. I live on a dirt road so this is a must for me.
The guy at the dealership is going to tell you different cause he wants you to give him your money.