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Postby Vukie » Thu May 17, 2007 8:59 am

Hey guys as the title suggest just wanted to know what you use.

I have a can of PJ21 and used it on the old bike, when i picked up the 636 it had a sort of white wax type lube on the chain anyone know what it is or where i can get it? didt ask the dealer but i think it might be like a dirt bike chain lube
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Postby MickLC » Thu May 17, 2007 9:11 am

Maxima Chain Wax....good stuff
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Postby ty » Thu May 17, 2007 9:17 am

Motul Chain Lube
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Postby photomike666 » Thu May 17, 2007 9:32 am

Silkolene Chain wax, comes out the can looking like earwax. Great stuff
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Postby Nucci » Thu May 17, 2007 10:45 am

My fave would have to be the Belray stuff. Tried Motul and Sikolene in the past.

Less fling and sprays on white which helps ensure a nice even cover when lubing.
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Postby Duane » Thu May 17, 2007 10:48 am

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Postby ross79 » Thu May 17, 2007 10:57 am

Don't ride my bike enough to need chain lube :lol:
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Postby mick_dundee » Thu May 17, 2007 10:59 am

ross79 wrote:Don't ride my bike enough to need chain lube :lol:


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Re: Chain Lube, what do you use?

Postby robracer » Thu May 17, 2007 12:17 pm

Vukie wrote:Hey guys as the title suggest just wanted to know what you use.

I have a can of PJ21 and used it on the old bike, when i picked up the 636 it had a sort of white wax type lube on the chain anyone know what it is or where i can get it? didt ask the dealer but i think it might be like a dirt bike chain lube


You have bought up a good point here Vukie... what is the OEM lube used & is it on the shelves cause in 24 years of road riding Ive never come across it!

Read ......secret formula?

It has got to be the best by far in terms of longevity
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Postby Glen » Thu May 17, 2007 1:24 pm

I've used Motul for years and I reckon it's the ducks guts. I've tried most others but still reckon Motuls the go
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Postby NovaCoder » Thu May 17, 2007 1:46 pm

Chain lube for modern chains is a misnomer (I've always wanted to use that word in a sentence :P ).

That's because they are now internally lubricated and do not really require any external lubrication. Unfortunately you do need to apply something to seal out the moisture (the dreaded 'rusty chain' syndrome) For this purpose I use my own secret formulation of Teflon, furniture polish and avgas (ex chemical engineer by trade, don't ask).
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Postby ZX-10R_04 » Fri May 18, 2007 2:18 am

Nucci wrote:My fave would have to be the Belray stuff. Tried Motul and Sikolene in the past.

Less fling and sprays on white which helps ensure a nice even cover when lubing.


yep same here cant beat the Belray it dont fling off like others & i really recommend it to anyone :wink:
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Postby ttc » Fri May 18, 2007 6:11 am

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Postby javaman » Fri May 18, 2007 9:18 am

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Postby Frank » Fri May 18, 2007 9:19 am

Motal Factory Chain Lube. It doesn't seem to fling off, it almost looks like the waxy stuff that comes with a new chain.
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