anyone in the amarillo area?

[Weaver, Mark]

stop it, stop right now, zip it, shhh! not another word!! put whatever you want on your chain. it's entirely a religious issue. i personally use wd40 on my chain after i've used a hose and brush to scrub most of the dust and gunk off (after offroading) and a rag to wipe off most of the water. the wd40 drives the water out so the chain doesn't rust as it dries. later (often the next day or even a couple days later if i'm lazy) i use real chain lube from a can that says "chain lube" on it. i use a waxy one (silkolene) so it'll attract less grime, and it seems to work, but my religion may not work for you. it doesn't bother me at all to ride to work with just wd40 on the chain (i did today), but generally it's pretty short term just to prevent rust until i get around to using real lube. do whatever you want to your chain, as long as it makes you feel good, and makes some sort of sense to you. -mark weaver

> -----Original Message----- > From: dan shaw [mailto:dan_iss@...] > Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2000 2:59 PM > To: John Huber; klr_a7@...; monahanwb@...; > DSN_klr650@egroups.com; OJ Salinas > 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) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >_____________________________________________________________ > ___________ > > > > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail > > at > > > > http://www.hotmail.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >__________________________________________________ > > >Do You Yahoo!? > > >Get Yahoo! 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[Karl Raupp]

Alright! Not many of us on this list with the same good taste in music If you were to say look for the guy with his nose pierced (without the KLR) that would prolly round it to 50% of the attendee's! I'm way to far away to attend but it looks like it'd be a good event. Have fun! Karl

> Just checking in and seeing if anyone's out there. I'll be heading

out

> there this weekend for the Brian Deneke Memorial Concert. Look for

the

> guy with the Y2KLR with his nose pierced, and you'll proably have

your

> man. > > Chris Astier