----- Original Message -----
From: dan shaw
To: John Huber ; ;
; DSN_klr650@egroups.com>; OJ Salinas
Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2000 4:58 PM
Subject: [DSN_klr650] WD40?
> im not sure WD40 is the best for lubing a chain. from
> my bicycling days, we were always told that wd40
> should not be used to lube chains because it isnt a
> lubricant. its a solvent as far as i know and most
> of it evaporates away. its good for cleaning stuff and
> loosening frozen parts, but i dont even think it says
> on the can that it lubricats. i could be wrong on this
> one, but i just use lub specifically for motorcycle
> chains, and this stuff is alot different then wd40....
>
> dan
>
> --- John Huber wrote:
> > 90W is what is used in rear ends of vehicles. I've
> > been using is and quite like it. It is quite
> > sticky, but it works.
> > John
> > A7
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: OJ Salinas
> > To: dan_iss@... ; klr_a7@... ;
> > monahanwb@... ;
DSN_klr650@egroups.com
> > Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2000 3:21 PM
> > Subject: Re: [DSN_klr650] KLR Chain Life
> >
> >
> > what else besides wd-40 do y'all use to lube your
> > chains? has anyone found
> > that something works better??? i need to slap some
> > goop on the chainoly but
> > not sure what to use.... i think the owners manual
> > says 90w???? whats up
> > with that and what is 90w??????? sounds like it
> > may slow me
> > down!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> >
> > oj
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > >From: dan shaw
> > >To: Conall O'Brien ,
> > monahanwb@...,
> > >
DSN_klr650@egroups.com
> > >Subject: Re: [DSN_klr650] KLR Chain Life
> > >Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 06:09:45 -0700 (PDT)
> > >
> > >yes, i agree, get a new chain and sprocket before
> > any
> > >long trip and put it on. you can always save the
> > old
> > >ones to use for around town later if its not
> > completly
> > >worn out yet, but having a chain or sprocket wear
> > out
> > >on the road is a BIG inconvenience. its hard to
> > find a
> > >place that has everything in stock, and it can be
> > >dangerous if you push it.
> > >
> > >for some reason my rear sprocket it always the
> > first
> > >part to show wear and i replace it around 10,000
> > >miles. it seems by the time you can see the teath
> > >wearing, it just starts to go really fast from
> > >there...
> > >
> > >dan
> > >
> > >--- Conall O'Brien wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Bill-
> > > > It's been a long time since I've used a
> > original
> > > > equipment KLR chain. I
> > > > would change it before your trip to Idaho, it
> > is an
> > > > endless chain requiring
> > > > you either cut it off or disassemble the rear
> > of the
> > > > bike to remove. I would
> > > > dare to say 16,000 miles is about all you
> > can get
> > > > from that chain. Having
> > > > a bad chain is about the worst thing to happen
> > on
> > > > the road, next to a bad
> > > > drive shaft.I think Dan Shaw will vouch for
> > that.
> > > > BTW KLR chain is 106 links. I use DID brand.
> > > >
> > > > Conall-happiness is fresh chain and sprockets.
> > > >
> > > > >From: monahanwb@...
> > > > >To:
DSN_klr650@egroups.com
> > > > >Subject: [DSN_klr650] KLR Chain Life
> > > > >Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 23:10:19 -0000
> > > > >
> > > > >Sounds like a bondage magazine title, doesn't
> > it?
> > > > Or maybe a prison
> > > > >weekly?
> > > > >
> > > > >Well, I would like to know what mileage some
> > of
> > > > youse guys are
> > > > >getting out o' them chains o your'n (not
> > chains of
> > > > urine - a phonetic
> > > > >slip). The original, I mean. I've got
> > 16,000
> > > > reasonably hard miles
> > > > >on mine, and I'm heading off the 5th of
> > August to
> > > > Idaho to ride
> > > > >around there again like I did last summer
> > (Nez
> > > > Perce Ride) and it
> > > > >seems just fine. Maybe Conall has some long
> > > > mileage on his? Or you
> > > > >udder guys? (no, not the moose, the Udder
> > Guys).
> > > > Some of you
> > > > >are "udder guys", right?
> > > > >
> > > > >Any way, mine doesn't show any slop when
> > pulled
> > > > from the rear
> > > > >sprocket, like Mr. T. says to do, and others,
> > and
> > > > it has all its O-
> > > > >rings and links and everything. I've always
> > sprayed
> > > > it with WD-40 to
> > > > >keep it clean, by the way.
> > > > >
> > > > >Wet Willie
> > > > >jes havin fun
> > > > >
> > > > >KLR 98 16,000
> > > > >R1100RS 97 30,000
> > > > >Jack Russell Terrier (low mileage)
> > > > >Chiwoggle (mileage unknown)
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> >
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