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01-05.-2008, 04:58 AM

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::dom::

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Re: So i feel like an idiot

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Originally Posted by concord

Why in the world would any body grease the chain??? What you want is oil, a light oil. LPS 2 will do just great and yes even WD-40, nothing wrong with that. The oil will attract dust/dirt and will get grimy. You just need to stay on top of the cleaning. The dirt that sticks to the lubricant acts like sandpaper if you don't clean it you'll have prematurely worn out parts.

Uncle Al from Roadbike rider had this to say about WD40 in his article BS about WD40 on roadbikerider.com

Do not use WD-40 as a chain lube. Yeah, your chain will stay lookin' clean, but that's because there's virtually nothing on it. It'll wear out faster than the rear tire on a kid's coaster-brake bike when he learns to skid.

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01-05.-2008, 05:13 AM

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Re: So i feel like an idiot

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Originally Posted by ::dom::

Uncle Al ought to talk to all those motorcycle road racers at the tracks on weekends who've been racing for years with nothing but WD-40 on their chains. Same for a not so small number of guys and gals riding motorcycles on the roads.

I don't use it as such, but a quick read of the label shows it be havin' some lube in it.

I wonder if Uncle Al knows that orange juice just isn't for breakfast any more?

01-05.-2008, 06:10 AM

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Re: So i feel like an idiot

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Originally Posted by alienator

LOL... in the very next para he mentions "citrus" dereaser ... anyone use OJ to clean their chain?... and ProLink... so he must be awake some of the time.

"Go ahead and clean your bike's drivetrain with WD-40 if you like (although I much prefer citrus-based degreasers), but then be sure to use a real chain lube like my favorite, ProLink, after everything has been wiped and dried. A real chain lube will do everything good that WD-40 won't."

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01-05.-2008, 09:54 AM

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Re: So i feel like an idiot

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Originally Posted by alienator

My wife would prolly have a shit-fit if she found me using the air compressor to blow kack out of the chain onto our beige carpet. Her happiness was definitely sub-optimal when she came home about 10 years ago to the smell of burning oil and the sight of the cases off of a motorcycle race engine in the oven.

WRT Arizona, I'll be fucked if the wind for the last few weeks hasn't been a cunt whore from hell.

I hear ya, my wife had fit when she came one day and I was overhauling the carburetor on the dinning table.
So now when I clean my bike chain I do it outside. Just to keep the peace.

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11-05.-2008, 11:46 PM

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Re: So i feel like an idiot

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Originally Posted by concord

I hear ya, my wife had fit when she came one day and I was overhauling the carburetor on the dinning table.
So now when I clean my bike chain I do it outside. Just to keep the peace.

Funny how wives do not understand the serious matters...

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