Chain Lube

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  1. johne

    johne Standing on the shoulders of dwarves.

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    So whats everyone using?
     
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  2. MadMrB

    MadMrB Elite Member

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    Wurth High Performance Dry Chain Lube - It's easy and virtually no fling off, their chain cleaner is good also.
     
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  3. Thripster

    Thripster Elite Member

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    #3 Thripster, Sep 11, 2020
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    Fortnine produced a very interesting film on Youtube about which chain oil to use.

    As a result of that, whether rightly or wrongly, used a manual oiler (Cobra Nemo) fitted to the handlebars, filled with thick gear oil. Give a quarter turn every time I fill up - job done. No problems with dripping oil while stopped in traffic. My pennies worth.
     
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  4. dilligaf

    dilligaf Guest

    Gearbox oil:cool:
     
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  5. Ducatitotriumph

    Ducatitotriumph Crème de la Crème

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    #5 Ducatitotriumph, Sep 11, 2020
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    I'm with @dilligaf and @Thripster !
    Definitely gear oil. I've tried it and i'm now a convert.
    It's perfect.
    Clean chain, perfect lubrication and cheap as hell.
    Get a semi-stiff brush to put it on and then you get semi-stiff results!!!! ;)
    Ultimate though (imho) , is a scott-oiler e-system. and with gear oil in it too (I suppose!!)
     
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  6. Johnjo

    Johnjo Senior Member

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    80W-90 gear oil. Delivered via a Cobrra Nemo like Thripster. Mines fitted to the frame.

    Much prefer the Cobrra over the Scottoiler system. As it doesn't need tapping into a vacuum or any 12v supply.
     
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  7. joe mc donald

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    Me to since i read it here i use heavy gear oil and very little spray of.
    Regards
    Joe.
     
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  8. MyEvilTwin

    MyEvilTwin Well-Known Member

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    Thanks guys! Never knew about that Nemo 2. Seems simple and affordable accessory I might now buy. I find the 75W140 Synthetic gear oil to be the thickest with the least throw-off. I use the left over after filling my differentials on my Jeep.
     
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  9. BigCLM

    BigCLM Senior Member

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    I like BelRay Super Clean Chain Lube. Works best out of everything I have tried. Very little 'fling off'.

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  10. TimmyTheHog

    TimmyTheHog Member

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    One key thing I see that is missed/not mentioned here is the chain NEEDS to be warm or a lot of the grease/oil/lube/wax will not get absorbed between the plates which results in fling off.

    I learned that the hard way first time...it makes a "good burn-out helper"...:oops::D:joy:
     
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  11. BigCLM

    BigCLM Senior Member

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    I use a heat gun to 'warm' the chain before I spray on the BelRay chain lube.
     
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  12. BigCLM

    BigCLM Senior Member

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    I use a heat gun to 'warm' the chain before I spray on the BelRay chain lube.

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  13. Thripster

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    Oil force fed down the pipe DD.....turn a quarter turn each time you fuel up. Can be mounted anywhere.....vacuum/small bore of pipe holds oil in
     
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  14. Thripster

    Thripster Elite Member

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    He will really like that DD assuming the quality is good. Fantastic price too. Meant to say that in hot weather, you'll notice a few unwanted drops are forced out due to expansion......but all trivial.
     
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  15. Hubaxe

    Hubaxe Good moaning! aka Mr Wordsalad :)

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    I have 5 litres of leftover truck transmission oil. It's perfect for chain lube.
    Next step, install a loobman to make it easy to oil.
     
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  16. Johnjo

    Johnjo Senior Member

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    Hi Jez,

    Looks like you've sniffed out a right deal there.

    As Thripster says you can mount them pretty much anywhere. They do need to be fitted as vertically as possible.

    The only part I didn't like with the Nemo was the mounting for the delivery bit of the tube. Didn't seem as robust as the Scottoiler equivalent. So I'm using one of theirs for my set up. You can purchase individual pieces of their systems.
     
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  17. Hubaxe

    Hubaxe Good moaning! aka Mr Wordsalad :)

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    Johnjo Senior Member

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  19. Tigcraft

    Tigcraft Unheard of Member

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    Back on track, I use both spray on grease made by shell and Chainsaw oil as it sticks well
     
  20. Hubaxe

    Hubaxe Good moaning! aka Mr Wordsalad :)

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    Just ordered one for 20 euros, let it time to cross the planet and arrive in France, and I'll make a short feedback in 2-3 weeks.
     
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