Premium Member tino206 Posted April 3, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted April 3, 2015 How often do you lube your chain? what is the indicator it needs to be lubed? What sort of lube/grease do you use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruizin Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 Lots of different opinions, but I tend to oil mine after ea two hours of riding. I am also about to order an oiler to mount on my bike. Yamaha MT-10 ForumYamaha Tracer 900 Forum Yamaha Ténéré 700 Forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andistyr Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 Hmmmm we are supposed to grease/lube the chain? I guess I better start doing that. Well 6000 miles late through rain,mud,sand is better than nothing. Guess that might get rid of the gritty sound that the chain makes as it moves. J/k I do it about every other week which works out about every 500 miles. Sometimes I get lazy and it is closer to 700 miles between cleanings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
love2gro Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 I do every few hrs of riding also. Or right after riding in the rain or washing my bike. @admin which oiler will you be getting? I just got my loobman oiler and have yet to test it out. Kinda of a pita to install, the instructions can be pretty confusing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruizin Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 Still trying to make up my mind on that. Please post a review after you try that out. Yamaha MT-10 ForumYamaha Tracer 900 Forum Yamaha Ténéré 700 Forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanner68 Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 Clean and lube about every 300 miles with Motul. Indicator? I guess when enough of it has flung off and it looks dry. But that is hard to genuinely judge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member tino206 Posted April 3, 2015 Author Premium Member Share Posted April 3, 2015 Great feedback guys! What cleaner do you recommend and what oil/grease? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member hippiebikerchick Posted April 3, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted April 3, 2015 Dupont teflon chain saver in the yellow spray can every 400-600 miles. Illegitimi non carborundum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yamahaha Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Roads are dirty right now so I'm cleaning and lubing every couple hours. Wipe the grit off with wd-40 and lube with PJ1 blue label. Very little fling with PJ1. I don't spray it on. Spray it into a cup and brush it on with a small paint brush. Too much over spray otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member rowdy Posted April 4, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted April 4, 2015 Dupont teflon chain saver in the yellow spray can every 400-600 miles.That's what I've done on my last few bikes, and it seemed to be OK. I don't ride in the rain much, but if I ride through a shower for more than a mile or two, I consider it time to re-lube. Why can't left turners see us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantheraleo Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Clean with kerosene, cuz its very cheap, and is a nice cleaning agent. The trick is to ride for 10 mins or so to warm up the chain before you start cleaning. Bel-Ray for the lube. It stays on the chain, and doesn't attract dirt very much. Every 500 miles for my interval. O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts, And men have lost their reason. Bear with me. My heart is in the coffin there with Caesar, And I must pause...till it come back to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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