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Re: Riding in the rain
Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 7:01 pm
by clay
Can I just use car oil for the meantime?
Till I haul ass back to MCAS tomorrow and get some chain lube and oil?
Re: Riding in the rain
Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 7:05 pm
by robracer
Mate i saw some (silkoline) at Supacheap for $14 per can......... grab yourself a bargain...... please dont use the car oil as it will fling everywear including your rear tyre
Re: Riding in the rain
Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 7:06 pm
by smithy5
clay wrote:Can I just use car oil for the meantime?
Till I haul ass back to MCAS tomorrow and get some chain lube and oil?
Don't panic it won't rust overnight...... You can get chain lube at Supercheap auto cheaper than MCAS......... I use Fuchs Silkolene Chain Gel.........
Re: Riding in the rain
Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 7:07 pm
by robracer
Re: Riding in the rain
Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 7:10 pm
by Wardy
Chain maintenance is something you need to do regularly. And also remove the front sprocket cover every now and then and clean it up. You will get a lot of gunk in there. Best to get an aerosol type lube like silkolene or motul that won't fling off as much. Supercheap sounds like the go, I'm due for a can soon also.
Re: Riding in the rain
Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 7:11 pm
by seiko1
clay wrote:Can I just use car oil for the meantime?
Till I haul ass back to MCAS tomorrow and get some chain lube and oil?
Don't use that, it won't penetrate and may end up flicking all over your tyre making the slippery wet weather
the least of your troubles
Re: Riding in the rain
Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 7:15 pm
by clay
Sweet, thanks guys. I'll go to supercheap tomorrow then.
My bike has no centre stand, what a pain.
Any idea how much a set of stands are for a Ninja 250R and where to get them?
Should make maintenance and oil changes etc a whole lot easier.
Re: Riding in the rain
Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 7:24 pm
by seiko1
PM kaneg, he sells them and cheap too
Re: Riding in the rain
Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 7:26 pm
by Nelso
clay wrote:Sweet, thanks guys. I'll go to supercheap tomorrow then.
My bike has no centre stand, what a pain.
Any idea how much a set of stands are for a Ninja 250R and where to get them?
Should make maintenance and oil changes etc a whole lot easier.
Get a rear stand and swingarm spools from Kaneg. He's one of the sponsors here.
As for riding in the rain, you just need to slow down to double the recommended speeds on corners.
EDIT: too quick for me Seiko
Re: Riding in the rain
Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 7:35 pm
by clay
Sweet, thanks guys.
PM Sent.
As for riding in the rain, you just need to slow down to double the recommended speeds on corners.
Even in perfect conditions I'm barely taking corners at the recommended speed.
Re: Riding in the rain
Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 7:37 pm
by robracer
clay wrote:Even in perfect conditions I'm barely taking corners at the recommended speed.
one step at a time
Re: Riding in the rain
Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 9:44 am
by Jaykay
Don't stress to much about no centre stand. They are easy enough to lube up without one... You just have to lube what you can see. Then push the bike forward a bit to expose the next dry section... Oh and try and do your lubing just after a ride (when its warm)
Re: Riding in the rain
Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 1:16 pm
by photomike666
Good idea of wet corners is to corner slightly slower than usually but 1 gear higher, this will make the bike less throttle responsive and less likely to spin the rear.
Re: Riding in the rain
Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 2:22 pm
by Gav
Good on you mate for posting and asking questions.Thats the way you learn, and the folks on this forum are more than happy to offer good advice...
Re: Riding in the rain
Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 5:03 pm
by shinnynoggon
the only way you become a better rider in dry or wet is ask,listen and practice,,,,,,you'll well get there "grasshopper"