Cheapest place to buy kerosene?

[Jin]

Where is the cheapest kerosene? Cummings have it for $5 per litre i might be remembering wrong but i swore they used to sell for $1 per litre.

Is there anywhere else its cheaper?

[awayatc]

You getting decent mileage out of it ?



Fwiw

venezuala cheapest place to buy your fuels....

[caspernz]

Do you squeak when you walk? If it's for cleaning your chain, and you're too tight to buy a litre or two per year, use diesel instead.

Don't tell me you're using it in a heater at home...:eek:

[Jin]

I thought i paid $1 for it so used it quite liberally in degreasing the bike and cleaning chain. If its $5 a litre then i guess ill have to use more sparingly :laugh:

[Oakie]

I thought i paid $1 for it so used it quite liberally in degreasing the bike and cleaning chain. If its $5 a litre then i guess ill have to use more sparingly :laugh:

Not a good idea to clean modern chains with kero. Was the bees knees 35 years when I was starting out but not nowdays.

[Madness]

Where is the cheapest kerosene?

Probably the airport. You'll probably need a plane to get it though.

[george formby]

Not a good idea to clean modern chains with kero. Was the bees knees 35 years when I was starting out but not nowdays.

Do tell why? I generally use kero for cleaning the spooge off and seem to have had no issues. Apart from it not taking clay off.

[Jin]

Not a good idea to clean modern chains with kero. Was the bees knees 35 years when I was starting out but not nowdays.
Well the bike manual recommends kerosene. What do you use?

[Stylo]

Well the bike manual recommends kerosene. What do you use?

I remember running kerosene in my '73 Honda C50 step through, circa 1977. My mate said it would work and it did, to a point.

Ran fine on the flat but going up the hill and under load it started losing steam, then I'd run beside it and keep up with poor thing as it struggled to cope with this smelly greasy shit that I'd filled it's tank up with.

Went back to petrol after that , happiest step through in town.

[Oakie]

Do tell why? I generally use kero for cleaning the spooge off and seem to have had no issues. Apart from it not taking clay off. Screws up the o-rings according to the mechanic who replaced my rooted chain 3 or 4 years back. A quick google shows many forums say it is OK thoughj so I guess caveat emptor.

[Oakie]

Well the bike manual recommends kerosene. What do you use?

A nail brush and no solvent. Bel-Ray lube afterwards.

[awayatc]

Unless you want to run a kero heater.......

no fuckin different from using regular diesel !

kero was called no 1 diesel

and diesel , no 2 diesel.

and yes its still $1 a liter

[Grumph]

Screws up the o-rings according to the mechanic who replaced my rooted chain 3 or 4 years back. A quick google shows many forums say it is OK thoughj so I guess caveat emptor.

The O rings should be viton to deal with chain lube and it's carrying solvents...Kero shouldn't hurt them - unless you set it on fire.

[Gremlin]

Well the bike manual recommends kerosene. What do you use?
Shaft drive. What chain? :nya:

[F5 Dave]

Kero rules.

The o-rings will be Nitrile which is super common and specification shows suitable for use with kero.

As usual mechanics aren't engineers, they are good for fitting parts but fallible to wives tales as the rest of us.

[The End]

This mainly refers to using WD40 on a chain, but also includes results for kerosene.

Happy reading:

http://advrider.com/index.php?threads/chain-o-ring-wd-40-exposure-effects-study-and-results.345397/

[Moi]

Well the bike manual recommends kerosene. What do you use?


Shaft drive. What chain? :nya:

A really impressive rubber band...

[Jin]

I remember running kerosene in my '73 Honda C50 step through, circa 1977. My mate said it would work and it did, to a point.

Ran fine on the flat but going up the hill and under load it started losing steam, then I'd run beside it and keep up with poor thing as it struggled to cope with this smelly greasy shit that I'd filled it's tank up with.

Went back to petrol after that , happiest step through in town.
I used cooking oil in an old mx bike seemed to run ok and made a nice fried chippy smell too

[F5 Dave]

Burger pattie grease is probably the smelliest, but the lubrication properties are indisputable.

[5ive]

Stop being pretentious and just use methylated spirits filtered through white bread.

Nice and cheap, and seems to do the trick :drinknsin

[Swoop]

A quick google shows many forums say it is OK thoughj so I guess caveat emptor.
Cool. Where can I buy a litre of Caveat Emptor?
Will it be OK to still use an old toothbrush with this stuff?

Stop being pretentious and just use methylated spirits filtered through white bread.

Nice and cheap, and seems to do the trick :drinknsin
Do you really mean Brasso, through stale bread?
:shifty:

[trustme]

Try Marketing Chemicals off Mahunga Drive

[Oakie]

Cool. Where can I buy a litre of Caveat Emptor? :shifty:

From a Caveat Emporium.

[Swoop]

From a Caveat Emporium.

Most excellent! I will capture some time tomorrow and pay them a visit!

[jellywrestler]

Where is the cheapest kerosene? Cummings have it for $5 per litre i might be remembering wrong but i swore they used to sell for $1 per litre.

Is there anywhere else its cheaper?

harley dealer?

[5ive]

Do you really mean Brasso, through stale bread?
:shifty:

Oh shit, that is really cheap, I sound a little snobby and should lower my standards a bit :p

I only clean my chain with Kero now, bought a bottle from the Warehouse. It doesn't matter how much it costs, I used to use expensive cleaners because I didn't know any better, and also didn't lube my chain properly/often enough. I learnt my lesson though after having to replace my chain sooner than I should of.

My advice after 49,000km, and on my third chain which is lasting very well now:

Kero clean only when the chain gets really dirty, especially after wet, rainy periods and the chain 'darkens', then lube properly every 1000km (at least), or staight away after wet/rainy weather.

Also replace your rear sprocket when you change your chain to prolong the life of the chain. You may be able to get away with keeping the sprocket if there is minimal wear though, but any wear will eventually shorten the life of the chain...

I'm doing 1000km per week now, so the chain is quite an imporant in my weekly maintenance.

[Oakie]

Also replace your rear sprocket when you change your chain to prolong the life of the chain. You may be able to get away with keeping the sprocket if there is minimal wear though, but any wear will eventually shorten the life of the chain... .

I prefer to replace both sprockets with the chain. I think that's fairly standard.

[BMWST?]

i can tell you where not to buy it ..repco was 10 or 11 bucks.....warehouse,bunning.mega may be the best place to try,never noticed if its at the supermarket

[Swoop]

harley dealer?
Fuck off. Official "Hardley Going-son" stealership branded products would be around $25- per litre in comparison.

Oh shit, that is really cheap, I sound a little snobby and should lower my standards a bit
Not a genuine fishead then, eh?:drinknsin

[Jin]

Stop being pretentious and just use methylated spirits filtered through white bread.

Nice and cheap, and seems to do the trick :drinknsin
Ohh look at the posh cunt using white bread. Oily rags too good for you huh? :)

[caspernz]

I prefer to replace both sprockets with the chain. I think that's fairly standard.

Replacing both sprockets when doing the chain is only done by those with sufficient experience though isn't it?

Haven't seen a worn out chain yet where the sprockets were still mint...

[Jin]

Replacing both sprockets when doing the chain is only done by those with sufficient experience though isn't it?

Haven't seen a worn out chain yet where the sprockets were still mint...
Had no experience when i did mine is not hard.

[Oakie]

Replacing both sprockets when doing the chain is only done by those with sufficient experience though isn't it? .

Probably easy enough to do but I'd still get my mechanic to do mine.

[jellywrestler]

I prefer to replace both sprockets with the chain. I think that's fairly standard.

your maths is pretty shit, given that one has three times as many teeth on it the wear rate is vastly diiferent.