DLX chain lube technique

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I use that brush (only mine is red to match the bike. LOL) and I use the Honda chain cleaner and the Honda chain lube. I'm quite sure that WD40 for cleaning and some sort of miracle paste for lubing works much better than the Honda stuff at a much cheaper cost, but just how much cleaner, lubier, and cheaper does chain maintenance need to be in order to be worth all the research time? I spend, say, $20.00/year on this for two bikes and everything seems pretty okey dokey to me.

However, that wasn't the OP's question which I should have read before posting this. LOL . I have a 2013, but I would use the same lube and cleaner only using a rag to help with the lube application (as Ferret suggested).