Here in the great Northwest we prefer using Spotted Owl oil in our
Scottoilers. J
It must be working, I got more than 30K out of my last two chains on the
KLR (DID Gold X-Ring). One of my riding buddies has more than 60K on a
single VFR800 (OEM) chain. He put on a Scottoiler when the bike was new.
Scottoilers pay for themselves the first time you DON'T have to buy a chain.
I'd estimate that mine has already paid for itself twice. I've found that
the best oil is super cheap chainsaw bar oil, about $1.50 a quart. I found
that the stickiness reduces fling-off. The more expensive bar oil isn't as
good since it has additives that make it free-flowing at lower temperatures,
those additives increase fling-off and increase the amount of oil used.
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Behalf Of Buddy Seifert
Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2012 8:55 AM
To: transalp1@...
Cc: KLR650 list
Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] chains
harp seal oil is rather hard to ome by out here; we prefer monk seal oil.
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On Feb 12, 2012, at 21:04, "eddie" > wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I have Scottoilers on my KLR650 and FZ8. They provide a steady source
> of clean lube. What flings off is WD-40 and a paper towel easy to clean
up.
> Since the constant fresh supply of oil has a sort of cleansing effect on
the chains, they don't really get dirty.
>
> However, I've been reading up a bit today on various spray chain lubes and
their pros/cons.
> There's a ton out there on all manner of ingredients that claim cleaner
wheels, longer-lived chains and the like.
> But, there seems to be a a certain lack of good info on the proper
*cleaning* of an o-ring chain.
> Me? I still believe that WD40 cannot, will not hurt an o-ring chain. I
have never, repeat, never had even one o-ring fail from it.
> That includes a bunch of miles on many motorcycles. But, your experiences
may vary.
> What I'm getting to is this: If one chooses a commercially available chain
lube and sprays it
> on a chain without cleaning it first, doesn't that just build up and start
acting like a good abrasive paste?
>
> The Honda shop near here gave me a can of Honda's new(ish) aerosol chain
cleaner.
> It's a thin-bodied solvent of some o-ring safe description that is meant
to be applied liberally, allowed to sit a bit
> before being washed off with water(!). One is supposed to dry the chain
thoroughly before applying a quality chain lube next.
> I can't seem to figure out how one is supposed to dry a chain without a.)
using possibly o-ring damaging heat. b.) riding it lube-less to sling out
the water
> or c.) allow it to air dry over time (Anyone that's put away a bike after
a rainy ride without lubing a chain first has probably seen
> their chain rust over night.) It's a neat idea for a product. But, I kinda
have to pass on actually using it.
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