Chain wax "non-messy"?

[RentaTriumph]

What is a good chain wax that doesn't leave horrible hard to clean marks all over your rear tyre. Any recommendation?.

[James Deuce]

Maxima Racing Oils Chain Wax

[tri boy]

+1 for Maxima chain wax.
Use it on road, and off road bikes. Does need the ocassional respray when it drys out a bit.(gravel multiplies that effect).

[Monorail]

i got maxima too. small cans are only like $14

[bell]

+7 for the Maxima stuff.

[jimbo]

Yup Maxima is good,also Putoline

[NZsarge]

What is a good chain wax that doesn't leave horrible hard to clean marks all over your rear tyre. Any recommendation?.


+7 for the Maxima stuff.

+500 It's not totally clean mind but it's pretty good......Mind you I probably over do it with the application anyway.

[Delphinus]

What about the prooiler? Like a scottoiler but supposedly better. Oldrider has one on his Tiger, and after 100's of km's over the last couple of days with him everything was still perfectly clean :)
Can use whatever oil you like in them too.
http://www.pro-oiler.com/ is the website I think.

[vifferman]

Spectro Chain wax - dries clear, isn't messy, and smells nice (most important).

[James Deuce]

Spectro Chain wax - dries clear, isn't messy, and smells nice (most important).
I found Spectro flung off all over the place and needed constant re-application. You must ride like a nana!

[vifferman]

I found Spectro flung off all over the place and needed constant re-application. You must ride like a nana!
Hmmmmm....
Maybe it's the way you put it on, or the way you held your tongue? :spudwhat:
Though I must say that it's not as good as what I've been (mostly) using the last coupla years, which is Motul chain lube. However, even though the Motul lasts longer and seems to have better lubricative properties (it's a grease), it's fkn messy in comparison, and doesn't have that nice smell (very important). Plus the cans are dearer and don't last as long as the Spectro.

Mebbe I'll try Maxima next.

What's it smell like, Mister?

Oh - and actually, I do ride like a nana. :o

[Hitcher]

What are these "chains" of which you speak?

[vifferman]

What are these "chains" of which you speak?
The "chains" of which we speak, are the chains that bind. In applying various unguents such as wax, grease, oil or fat, we seek to ease the travails to which they are subjected.

[Hitcher]

Your arms are warm but they make me feel
As if they're made of cold, cold steel
A simple kiss like a turnin' key
A little click and the lock's on me
Can't move my arms, can't lift my hands
I won't admit to where I am
But I know baby, I'm in chains
I'm in chains

[James Deuce]

Hmmmmm....
Maybe it's the way you put it on, or the way you held your tongue? :spudwhat:
Though I must say that it's not as good as what I've been (mostly) using the last coupla years, which is Motul chain lube. However, even though the Motul lasts longer and seems to have better lubricative properties (it's a grease), it's fkn messy in comparison, and doesn't have that nice smell (very important). Plus the cans are dearer and don't last as long as the Spectro.

Mebbe I'll try Maxima next.

What's it smell like, Mister?

Oh - and actually, I do ride like a nana. :o

Spectro is definitely better than Motul, but Maxima is the same leap over Spectro as Spectro is over Motul.

I like how it smells.

[Jimmy B]

Spectro is definitely better than Motul, but Maxima is the same leap over Spectro as Spectro is over Motul.

I like how it smells.

I was a Motul guy and it was great but it sure left a lot of poopage in those hard to reach places. I have taken to Fuch's Silkolene of late and it seems pretty good and very clean but not as "lubey" as Motul. Do you know (or anyone else for that matter) how the Maxima would compare to the Fuch's ?

[vifferman]

I was a Motul guy and it was great but it sure left a lot of poopage in those hard to reach places.
Yes.
Lotsa chain spooge, and very sticky. It ended up dribbling - no, oozing - down from the countershaft cover onto my sidestand. Inevitably, it ended up on my boot, and tracked inside onto our new carpet. :shit:
Thank goodness for brake cleaner. Cleaned up before the vifferbabe was any the wiser.

So, Maxima it is, then? Must get some when I've used my last vestiges of TheOtherTwoChainSpoogeIngredients.

[Jimmy B]

Yes.
Lotsa chain spooge, and very sticky. It ended up dribbling - no, oozing - down from the countershaft cover onto my sidestand. Inevitably, it ended up on my boot, and tracked inside onto our new carpet. :shit:
Thank goodness for brake cleaner. Cleaned up before the vifferbabe was any the wiser.



Sweet baby Jesus that was a close one....

My mate has just picked up a K1 GSXR1000 and there's Motul spooge aplenty collecting just as you have described, I will relay your remedy before the inevitable.

[Warr]

I have just bought a new can of the Motul Wax know as "Motul Chain Lube Clear (Road)"
It was a huge improvement over the Castrol Spray on oil.
The Motul does tend to produce gunk that gathers behind the front sprocket and has ended up on my boots and foot peg. But fortunately not the carpet.
This present chain will be going in the bin after the next visit to the dealer for a replacement.
Has done 15K kms. Sadly on the Grand Challenge it didnt receive any love and this resulted in stretching and rust appearing on the side plates even after I had tried to revive it.

I'll make a note to buy the Maxima stuff next time tho since everyone has given it the vote.

[cowpoos]

Ya know the biggest key to stop chain lube of any sort flying over your rear wheel...is lubing the things when you get back from a ride...especially while the chain is still warm/hot...

as a prefference...I use chainsaw bar lube...other wise...what ever I can borrow of someone else at the time...

[vifferman]

Ya know the biggest key to stop chain lube of any sort flying over your rear wheel...is lubing the things when you get back from a ride...especially while the chain is still warm/hot...
Yup, that's what I do.
But it's not the biggest key - that would be to be very sparing with the lube.
I carefully spray just a smidgeon on each link (and then only on the links, not the rollers), and wipe the excess off the chain when I'm finished. With the solvents they put in the aerosols now, the lube penetrates very well, so with an O-ring or X-ring chain, you don't need to spray heaps on.

[oldrider]

I hope that some of you may want to think about this because it is about my personal experience and conclusion about chains and their maintenance!

Having begun to ride bikes in the early fifties and then later qualified as a Fitter and Turner, you might understand that I have had a long history with chains.

Associated not only the motorcycle world but with industry at large.

The modern sealed chain is an absolute blessing compared to the early ones and their care and attention for a long life is minimal by comparison.

However, they can still be a pain in the arse if you want to extract the maximum life and minimise the attention needed and at the same time keep your bike in a presentable state of appearance. (pride and joy stuff)

I had decided that once I had owned a shaft drive bike, I would never ever return to a chain drive again, BUT and a BIG BUT!

I had three strokes and was forced to go back to a smaller capacity lighter bike for a while. :eek: CHAINS AGAIN!!!! :sick:

I do not like ScottOilers because they are basically the same as the oilers we used to use on merchant ships, unreliable, constantly needing adjusting and generally just a pain in the arse.

But, Scott Scottoilers are better than no oiler, even though they make a hell of a mess of your bike, they do increase the life of your chain and sprockets.

Spray on cans are a debatable alternative, they have to be sticky enough and gooey enough to stay on long enough to give any benefit and so they have to be applied as stated often on here at the end of a ride or when the chain is warm.

They are also damned expensive and take up valuable space somewhere on your bike and sometimes have been known to explode! :doh:

The bloody mess they create in and around the primary sprocket and covers is extraordinary, not to mention the fling off over the rest of the bike!

If you want your bike looking good you then have to clean it all off, it hasn't helped your chain one bit while it is parked all over it on anything else BUT the chain!

False economy IMHO.

The Pro-oiler has transformed my bike into a absolute joy to keep clean, and it keeps my chain in such good condition that I would not even consider a drive shaft bike over a chain drive just for that reason, in fact I think it now gives the chain drive the edge.

At last "I" am in charge of my chain, not the other way round :headbang: and it is a good feeling!

I have got the setting sussed for tarmac but have yet to get it completely refined for gravel/off road use, the problem being that we tend to use too high a setting in preference to a lower setting.

The Pro-oiler is so precise and so manageable (even on the move) and uses so little oil, it belies our preconceptions of what is enough oil!

I have had the Pro-oiler on my bike for quite a few thousand miles now and while I am still learning the benefits and how to get the absolute best out of it, I have absolutely no qualms about promoting it as the best bit of bling I have ever bought for a motorcycle!

Also by adding a product called ACF-50 to the oil (lubes, penetrates, resists corrosion and chases water out of your chain) you get even more protection for the chain.

I am finding the ACF-50 highly beneficial when riding in rain or going in and out of fords etc, a quick wipe down on arrival home and the chain is as good as gold.

You do still get fling off but it is at an absolute minimum compared to all the other chain lube methods that I have tried. :first:

Setting the units up can be a bit tricky if you are not electrically inclined, you may need the assistance of a technician to sort it out initially.

My genius son in law helped me get it sussed.

He re-wrote the instructions so that an idiot could follow them! (albeit with a little difficulty :o ) Cheers John.

PS: I have posted this because I never knew that chain drive could be as satisfying as mine is now. :ride:

[doc]

PS: I have posted this because I never knew that chain drive could be as satisfying as mine is now. :ride:

So as you are a salesman for the product . What discount are you offering KB'rs. I would like the instructions with my order to be done in LARGE PRINT. I saw I googled and I believed, so I ordered.

Scottoiler is so darkages

[oldrider]

So as you are a salesman for the product . What discount are you offering KB'rs. I would like the instructions with my order to be done in LARGE PRINT. I saw I googled and I believed, so I ordered.

Scottoiler is so darkages

The guy's name is Pablo, seems a really nice guy.

He gets into overkill with the information he sends but it is all good value in the end.

If you have any questions when you get it, give me a ring, PM or contact me on Skype, I might be able to help.

Doc, you can have my commission and my wife's commission too but don't expect it to go far! Twice nothing is still nothing, damn it!

Thanks for the video, I got it on Friday and it was fun looking at it on the computer but it wouldn't go on the DVD/TV player! Cheers John.

[SVboy]

Very nice, but I am a great fan of Maxima wax. I went from Sikoline-very good-to Maxima and have minimal fling. I apply when chain is warm...and leave bike overnight if possible for solvents to completely evaporate. I likeeee.

[James Deuce]

I was a Motul guy and it was great but it sure left a lot of poopage in those hard to reach places. I have taken to Fuch's Silkolene of late and it seems pretty good and very clean but not as "lubey" as Motul. Do you know (or anyone else for that matter) how the Maxima would compare to the Fuch's ?
Apparently Fuch's are going to disappear from the shelves in NZ.

I used to use Fuch's many eons ago, and I can't recall if the Maxima is better or not.

[NZsarge]

Ya know the biggest key to stop chain lube of any sort flying over your rear wheel...is lubing the things when you get back from a ride...especially while the chain is still warm/hot...

as a prefference...I use chainsaw bar lube...other wise...what ever I can borrow of someone else at the time...

:gob: Blardy hell! C'mon over into the 21st century there dude.:bleh::msn-wink:

[cowpoos]

:gob: Blardy hell! C'mon over into the 21st century there dude.:bleh::msn-wink:
says the man living in dannevirke...sheeeesh!!!

It felt like I was living in the 14th century when I lived there!!!

[NZsarge]

says the man living in dannevirke...sheeeesh!!!

It felt like I was living in the 14th century when I lived there!!!
Haha, things have moved on since last century, we even got dem dere fan dangled compooters now, yee haw!!:wacko:

[Toaster]

Can't......... find........ chain........... just a big long shaft.

[Forest]

These days I prefer shaft driven bikes.

But when I rode chain driven bikes, I really liked Putoline spray-on lube.

[Scouse]

Maxima Racing Oils Chain Wax+1,000,000 I just bought some of this stuff on Saturday after reading the thread, previously I was using the Silkolene titanium chain gel, this used to leave shit all over the place, the maxima product is without doubt the best stuff for chains that I have ever used. thanks for the tip Jim.

[Brett]

Silkolene Chain Gell, works a treat for me. I load the chain heavily and never have any muck flinging off.

[Scouse]

Silkolene Chain Gell, works a treat for me. I load the chain heavily and never have any muck flinging off.After using both types I know that the Maxima product is better at not flying off the chain

[Jimmy B]

After using both types I know that the Maxima product is better at not flying off the chain

I found Silkolene very clean but not that good as to buy another can. Just didnt seem to stay lubey enough and I put plenty on at times.

I have just picked up Fuchs semi synthetic (had no Maxima which is what I wanted to try) and put that on last night, seems OK but shes hardly a long highspeed commute, still no flingage, will see how the spooge accumulates.

The next step up was Fuchs racing oil for 36 hard earned bucks. that stuff must be excellent

[vifferman]

this used to leave shit all over the place


I load the chain heavily and never have any muck flinging off.
Look, if you want to be regarded as a proper motorbicyclist, you must use the correct terminology. Just as you say, "I ride a bike", rather than, "I drive a bike", and you address the various bits of the bike by their correct names (footpeg, not pedal; handlebar(s) or 'bars, not steering thing; throttle, not accelerator), so too you must talk the lingo when it comes to other more mundane aspects of the Brotherhood of Motorbicyclists.

It's chain spooge, not shit (unless it's definitely excrement of some sort). It's chain spooge, not muck (unless you've been using your bike as a muck-spreader. :Pokey:

And the same goes for the assorted crap that other vehicles spew onto the road, for your poor bike to get covered with: it's road spooge, not "assorted crap that other vehicles spew onto the road".

:rolleyes:

[klyong82]

+1,000,000 I just bought some of this stuff on Saturday after reading the thread, previously I was using the Silkolene titanium chain gel, this used to leave shit all over the place, the maxima product is without doubt the best stuff for chains that I have ever used. thanks for the tip Jim.

Where in Auckland did you buy it? Been wanting to try this lube.

[The Pastor]

i use some chain gel stuff, its really good, NO fling off AT all. Not one drop.

[The Pastor]

Where in Auckland did you buy it? Been wanting to try this lube.
that was the chain gel I used, I found it super good. Like the best ever? Stayed on for about 1000km and no fling off at all??