03-13-2008, 05:44 PM | #1 |
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Clean Chains
OK, I'm a bit fanatic about cleaning my chain. By a little... I mean, REALLY crazy about it. It's just one of my OCD things I guess. What I used to do was after each ride, I'd wipe down the chain with a rag that has been sprayed down with either kerosene or WD-40. Never spraying WD-40 directly on a chain... it will seat in the O or X rings and eat the rubber.
But, now I've found a new product. Motorex Chain Clean. It's FANTASTIC. I mean, spray on... wipe of. It is tested safe for X and O rings, and evaporates rather quickly, so I can see it doesn't stay anywhere. But, the grease wipes off easily. So easily that I cleaned the gunk in front of the front sprocket, on the motor, fling on the wheel, even the spray on my arm from using a grunge brush. I was amazed. To show how fanatic I am about it... here's a pic of my friend's chain that I cleaned on her SuperHawk. It was black and gooped when I got it... after are the pics below:
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03-13-2008, 05:46 PM | #2 |
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grunge brush is worth its weight in gold
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03-13-2008, 06:20 PM | #3 | |
Hold mah beer!
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Everytime I use the grunge brush all it manages to do is wipe the lube to some other part of the chain. I wipe clean.
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03-13-2008, 07:11 PM | #4 |
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oh god you should see my chain right now it makes me want to ralph.
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03-13-2008, 07:58 PM | #5 |
FUCK IT. WE'LL DO IT LIVE
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where did you purchase this stuff did you buy it on the internet or can you get it in a parts store. I wanna check this stuff out.
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03-13-2008, 08:13 PM | #6 |
Bring on the Zombies!
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Yeah my chain is filthy right now. Its on my spring break list so Id love to pick up some of that stuff by then if possible.
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03-13-2008, 08:14 PM | #7 | |
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03-13-2008, 10:16 PM | #8 |
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I got it at our local Honda/Kawi/etc dealer. CycleGear carries it as well
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03-14-2008, 08:56 AM | #9 | |
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Thats the cleanest chain I've ever seen. Nice job. I also use WD40 and the grunge brush...but I spray that shit right on.
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03-14-2008, 09:11 AM | #10 |
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Thas what we use also. We buy it at Cycle Gear.
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