How to clean your chain

**Stroker Girl** · 24th June 2005, 12:01

Thanks for the great write up and the pics Feint

It's make these seemingly daunting tasks (for a newbie anyway) appear a lot easier to attempt. I wouldn't have really had a clue how to go about giving my chain a good clean, didn't even know you had to!

Might give it a go this weekend, don't think my chain has been cleaned in it's lifetime.

**vifferman** · 24th June 2005, 12:03

Originally Posted by Stroker Girl

Might give it a go this weekend, don't think my chain has been cleaned in it's lifetime.

Well then it may make a HUGE difference. It'll be quieter, and the gearchanges should be a little slicker. And believe it or not, a dirty drivetrain can rob your bike of a not insignificant amount of horsies.

**Firefight** · 24th June 2005, 12:05

Originally Posted by Beemer

I don't know if you can still get them, but I bought something called a Grunge Brush (I think that's what it was called) - it is a four-sided brush (there is a gap at the top to slip the chain through) with the bristles on the inside

.. yep, still get them, most moto x related bike shops should sell them, thats all I use, I got the first brush years ago for off road riding, brush last for about two years., had about 3 since, also can get some o ring safe cleaner made by same outfit, or just use kero.

F/F

edit, have taken some pics.

**sAsLEX** · 24th June 2005, 12:07

Originally Posted by vifferman

The Doofer (tech term) under the chain, clean and/or spray, and finish off with a quick wipe of the chain while spinning the wheel at 10,000 RPM in sixth gear

must build me one of these doofers, its annoying doing it in the garage as the noise it makes bouncing off the rev limiter is a bit loud

**Bonez** · 24th June 2005, 17:51

Being a tight bastard I normally use deisel instead of kero. Works well.

**sAsLEX** · 24th June 2005, 18:36

Originally Posted by Bonez

Being a tight bastard I normally use deisel instead of kero. Works well.

hell its what, 90 cents odd for a litre of kero from the big red shed last time i got some

**Bonez** · 24th June 2005, 19:03

Originally Posted by sAsLEX

hell its what, 90 cents odd for a litre of kero from the big red shed last time i got some

Local pump is just down the road......

**myvice** · 24th June 2005, 22:45

Originally Posted by John

To make it extra shiny and purty use a clean rag dipped in degresser and rubb the chain furiously, it restores the showroom shine.

btw nice one feint

Some degressers can eat your O rings, and why not rub it happly?

**Firefight** · 27th June 2005, 15:49

Originally Posted by Beemer

I don't know if you can still get them, but I bought something called a Grunge Brush (I think that's what it was called) - it is a four-sided brush (there is a gap at the top to slip the chain through)

hey Beemer, have added some picys of a grunge brush in my original post.

and I agree, they great and easy to use.

F/F