08-19-2021, 09:59 AM
(08-19-2021, 04:32 AM)redbirds_imp Wrote: Modern chains are so much better than when I first started riding. After a discussion a while back on this forum about chain lubes I decided to give the synthetic gear oil another try. I have been converted now from the synthetic wax based lubes to gear oil. Works great, lasts longer and does not fling if applied sparingly. I have a one liter bottle of synthetic gear oil by Valvoline that I suspect will last 'till the next millennium. I clean the chain with WD-40 and apply the gear oil with a small paint brush.I have been using regular 90 weight oil to lube chains exactly like that for many years, and this is recommended by the owner's manuals. Avoid messy throw-off on the wheel by wiping the chain dry after application, and again after a few miles. the lube will stay where it is needed, between the plates.
Speaking of shaft drives, I've owned a BMW, Kawasaki, Honda and last a Moto Guzzi with shaft drive and never had a problem until the Guzzi which would weep gear oil from it's CARC drive without warning and the oil find it's way to the brake disc. With it's (MG) other habit of occasionally giving electrical problems, I was soured forever on Italian bikes.