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1979 KZ SR650, stock candy persimmon red and crossover pipes
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1979 KZ SR650, stock candy persimmon red and crossover pipes
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1979 KZ SR650, stock candy persimmon red and crossover pipes
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From my experience with chain lubes in the mid 70's and early 80's. Dad would bake the chains in oil in the oven, when Mom went out shopping for the day. OK who hasn't used some kitchen item when the "other half" was away? If you said you didn't then you're a liar!!!
<br><br>Post edited by: CoreyClough, at: 2006/11/30 00:15
Anyways. There are new advanced produsts out there that are better for your chain, than engine oil. Products that don't "fling" and can repel dirt and grime, along with lubricating newer o-ring chains are out there. I use Maxima Chain Wax on both my dirtbike and streetbike.
funny about the wax and kitchen stove. back in the early 1970s, i had a CB450, and i recall putting a metal bucket on the stove and soaking the chain in hot wax and motor oil. it must have been a "best practice" at the time :lol:
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Maxima Chain Wax
PJ-1 Blue (for o-ring/x-ring chains)
PJ-1 Black (for non o ring chains)
Bel-ray Superclean
Motul Chain Lube
All are very nice products but as the old saying goes...
"Lubing is NOT a substitute for cleaning!!!"
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It is best to apply when the bike is warm. Heat the mixture until it becomes a thin liquid. Then apply it liberally to the chain with a small paint brush. The solvent allows the 90W to run into the pins where the lubrication is needed. The solvent evaporates and the 90W remains along the pins and does not run off. The paraffin cools into a wax that repels dirt, grime and moisture. The heating of the stuff makes a huge difference.
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ATF has abrasives in it. That's why it'll screw up the power steering pump on a car if used in it. And why doing a service on an older auto tranny can FUBAR them too.
WD40 is a joke.
Motor oil or gear lube attracts grit too, and doesn't last.
I've tried just about every over the counter chain lube you can imagine, and I keep going back to the products made by PJ1.
Know what's funny...the chain on my KZ is bigger than the one on my Busa. (630 vs 530)
...which leads to another topic...
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