Julian Posted September 21, 2021 Author Share Posted September 21, 2021 (edited) On 9/17/2021 at 5:35 AM, 00RAH said: Rear stand, Nail brush, wd40, nail brush, folded paper towel, wd40. Time required: 3 min (Kerosene ate my chain guide thing) WD-40 might penetrate the seals as proven by the FortNine video, and is not a good chain lube as proven by multiple other videos. It's not cheap either so I would personally not use it. I clean with a specializwed chain cleaner and lube with gear oil atm with good success. Edited September 26, 2021 by Julian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbo10 Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 WD40 was designed to wick water rather than to lubricate. 1 Just do it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shinyribs Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 On 9/16/2021 at 11:35 PM, 00RAH said: (Kerosene ate my chain guide thing) The rubbery chain slider? Kero hasn't hurt mine, but the sliders are kinda junky. Mine was, anyway. Did your slider end up curved? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
00RAH Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 (edited) I cant remember specifically if it was curved but it had multiple grooves in it and the space near the top swingarm hook had completely worn down and was scraping paint off the swingarm. Since ordering the new one ive switched off kero. (This might have been caused by bad chain alignment) but i blame the kerosene. Also if i leave kerosene in a spray bottle the bottle wont spray next time i wanna use it. Edited September 23, 2021 by 00RAH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
00RAH Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 At the 15 min mark he talks about chain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vestal James Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 In regard to chain adjustment, cleaning, and lube, ...I suppose everybody has noticed that it's a pain in the butt without a center stand. Adjustment, O.K., not ideal but possible, but cleaning and lubing without being able to spin the wheel-- impossible. Do you guys all have axle stands or some other way to get the rear wheel off the floor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triple Jim Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 (edited) I use this Harbor Freight "Motorcycle Wheel Cleaning Stand", for $25+tax if bought locally. Others sell it too, but I haven't found any selling it cheaper. Motorcycle Wheel Cleaning Stand Edited October 19, 2021 by Triple Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shinyribs Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 (edited) 16 hours ago, Vestal James said: In regard to chain adjustment, cleaning, and lube, ...I suppose everybody has noticed that it's a pain in the butt without a center stand. Adjustment, O.K., not ideal but possible, but cleaning and lubing without being able to spin the wheel-- impossible. Do you guys all have axle stands or some other way to get the rear wheel off the floor? Rear stands are just so useful that I consider them a must. For what they cost ( as cheap as $40) I just consider them a maintenance thing. Every bike gets spools, even most of the dual sports/ dirt bikes. One rear stand will do all the bikes vs paying much more to put center stands on individual bikes. Edited October 19, 2021 by shinyribs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PMT-07 Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 Do you guys clean it on a side stand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vestal James Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 O.K. Shiny, you make a reasonable case; do you have any particular recommendation for a stand? Since the MT-07 isn't equipped with spool mounting points, where would they be installed and how does one go about it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triple Jim Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 1 hour ago, PMT-07 said: Do you guys clean it on a side stand? Using DuPont Chainsaver, which is a non-sticky wax, there really isn't much need to clean the chain. I live at the end of a dirt/gravel road, and when I used various typical chain lubes the dirt and lube quickly created grinding compound. Since I've been using Chainsaver for the last couple years there has been minimal crud on my chains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PMT-07 Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 24 minutes ago, Triple Jim said: Using DuPont Chainsaver, which is a non-sticky wax, there really isn't much need to clean the chain. I live at the end of a dirt/gravel road, and when I used various typical chain lubes the dirt and lube quickly created grinding compound. Since I've been using Chainsaver for the last couple years there has been minimal crud on my chains. Is this the one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triple Jim Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 10 minutes ago, PMT-07 said: Is this the one? Yes, that's it. Shop around, because it comes in various sizes and prices. I think the 11 oz. can was the best price/oz. last time I bought it, even though there are larger cans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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