Oil And Chain

@Rob2025 Great job and nice Bonnie. Great picture.

 

Rob, I got the OEM center stand for my 2023 Bonne T120; took a bit to get it fitted but just tedious; takes a bit of muscle to get it up on the center stand and care to not let the bike tumble to the right side, but, there is a Youtube video on how to yank it up on the stand easily; no worries. Like the idea of always having the center stand available.

For the chain lube, I found the spray can of Lucas Chain Lube to be acceptable with minimum fling off.

 

In searching for an OEM center stand for my new 2024 Bonneville Speedmaster, the closest I could find is the T100, T120
Center Stand Kit - A9778527 from Triumph / Cleveland.
Anyone know if the the the same T100 / T120 stand would fit on the Speedmaster?
Thanks!

 

As to the centre stand being hard to use. I'm def not young and have various injuries yet don't find my T120 hard to put on stand. I don't use spray lube anymore as it's much cheaper to use what D.I.D recommend, 80/90 gear oil. A litre lasts ages even at 300 mls between lubes.

 

I have a 2025 T120 with a centre stand. I have no difficulty putting it on the stand as I have the pannier rails that provide a handle while using the stand. Mind, without the pannier rails I would find it more difficult & more likely to topple. (@ mid 70s bad back and right shoulder problems.)
The Bonne is so much easier to put on the centre stand than my BM 1200GS.

 

Certainly won't fit.
No centre stand option for Speedmasters.

Paddock stand (oxford premium) with screw-in bobbins works well.

 

I used that option when I had a speedmaster. Same paddock stand.

Not being the strongest chap I had a lot of difficulty getting it up on the stand. The speedmaster is quite a weighty beast. I developed a technique to stand on the edge of the stand to flip it. Not a manoeuvre for the faint hearted.

 

I cleaned the bike today, and after cleaning the chain I gave it a light oil with gear oil as discussed here because my spray lube is finished....


I didn't have an oil can to hand, so I used a pound store ketchup bottle to drop oil onto the chain. A nice cheap and easy solution!!

 

I cleaned my chain a few days ago and decided to lubricate with gear oil instead of my usual spray...... my garage now smells of oil, like an old workshop, and as the kitchen door enters the garage I'm not too popular!!

If it doesn't clear a bit, I'll be cleaning again and buying some spray again.....

 

What you need now is a lemon smelling freshener or cleaner. Jays fluid works but is a little strong as well.

 

Jeyes is even worse than the smell of gear oil, maybe try zoflora .

 

The smell of Jeyes fluid reminds me of the school toilets back in the 60’s/70’s.
Get yourself one of those plug in, auto air fresheners that farts every now and again releasing a choice of fragrances.

 

Not sure my gear oil experiment worked very well - three dry rides and my chain is more rusty than ever..... back to my spray I think....

 

If you are in the UK or a country where the roads are salted then I have found dry rides are worse than wet. I was told the dry salt sticks where it can then condensation makes a concentrated salt solution in those places.

 

chain saw lubricant is very good for oiling your chain.

 

I use Diall/Bartoline Citronella Lantern and Torch Oil to clean my chain, it contains Kerosene. It works very well and is not expensive; available from B&Q in the UK. It also smells of lemons.

 

Came across this in a Revzilla chain cleaning video - an alternative to the usual plastic u-shaped brushes, and with a rag wrapped around it, it looks very easy to use.