Bike O-Ring Chain - Cleaning & Lubrication

[bavlo]

Re: Bike O-Ring Chain - Cleaning & Lubrication

pick up from aliexpress for less than 3$ . sellers in india will rip you off for 1k+ for same stuff they get from china.
free shipping but will take 20-35 days.

i have this one.. bought from same website.

2015 Hot Sale Solid Chain Brush Bike Cycle Brake Maintenance Cleaning Brush Simple and practical Cleaning Brush Free Shipping-in Automobiles & Motorcycles on Aliexpress.com | Alibaba Group

Hi

I wish I knew it before. I can see that the product I got is exactly same and I believe its a Chinese product as I can't see any branding even in the pics on aliexpress moreover the colour is also same
But the difference in price is huge. On aliexpress its just 2.5 US $ and I bought it for Rs 650/ after applying a discount coupon of Rs 100/. :banghead:

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[theironhorse99]

Re: Bike O-Ring Chain - Cleaning & Lubrication

Hi

I wish I knew it before. I can see that the product I got is exactly same and I believe its a Chinese product as I can't see any branding even in the pics on aliexpress moreover the colour is also same
But the difference in price is huge. On aliexpress its just 2.5 US $ and I bought it for Rs 650/ after applying a discount coupon of Rs 100/. :banghead:

Sent from my MI 3W using xBhp Connect mobile app

these arent made in india neither US. all these indian websites buy in small quantities from these same seller for bulk like 10 peices and they get it for like 2.1$ as bulk for fee shipping and sell at 4 times the price. what amazing business it is...

[nakedvolves]

Re: Bike O-Ring Chain - Cleaning & Lubrication

Can anyone tell me how to clean&lube O-Ring chain of Bajaj Pulsar 200ns

[nadz11.ns]

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Can anyone tell me how to clean&lube O-Ring chain of Bajaj Pulsar 200ns

This should help:

[nakedvolves]

Re: Bike O-Ring Chain - Cleaning & Lubrication

This should help:

Can u give mW some tips about and how

[nadz11.ns]

Re: Bike O-Ring Chain - Cleaning & Lubrication

Can u give mW some tips about and how

Use a tooth brush and clean the chain with kerosene/diesel. Then wipe off with a cloth and apply gear oil for lubrication. This is the most economical method.

Else buy chain cleaner and lube set cans of Motul, Rolon etc as shown in the video. Search on YouTube for video tutorials on chain cleaning.

A word of caution, always switch OFF the bike while working on the chain. Rotate the wheel by hand.

[sanjaysangar1990]

Re: Bike O-Ring Chain - Cleaning & Lubrication

Juat saw this image in the gixxer thread saying that kerosene and gasoline damages the O ring.

I use diesel, motul chain cleaner and chain lube.

Some facts. Please!!!

Nit able to upload the image, but its there in the gixxer thread.

Cheers,
Sanjay
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[FuNa]

Re: Bike O-Ring Chain - Cleaning & Lubrication

Guys, what if the bike doesn't have a center stand? Are there any options apart from buying an external paddock stand?

[nadz11.ns]

Re: Bike O-Ring Chain - Cleaning & Lubrication

Guys, what if the bike doesn't have a center stand? Are there any options apart from buying an external paddock stand?

I don't think so. There aren't many points on the bike from where you could lift it with a jack.

[ponbaarathi]

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attaching pics of my Thunderbird 350's chain...was not aware of maintaining the chain and it ends up rusted :-( how to bring it back to shape??

[xplod566]

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Can u give mW some tips about and how

Don't ever use this way. U will end up with a less finger. Very risky.

[theironhorse99]

Re: Bike O-Ring Chain - Cleaning & Lubrication

attaching pics of my Thunderbird 350's chain...was not aware of maintaining the chain and it ends up rusted :-( how to bring it back to shape??

its not that bad as of now. get a old toothbrush and some diesel. and scrub all the chain links well. then wipe it with a cotton rag and let it dry.
once done you can use SAE-90 gear oil else chain lube. repeat every 1000km and lube every 500 km. if you ride in very dusty environment then you can follow the practise more often.


note : DO NOT EVER TRY CLEANING OR LUBING OR ANYTHING ON CHAIN WITH A RUNNING ENGINE. YOU ARE WAITING FOR A DISASTER TO HAPPEN.

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Guys, what if the bike doesn't have a center stand? Are there any options apart from buying an external paddock stand?

use a car jack under the mono shock else one side of swing arm and other side being on side stand. this is just a make shift arrangement and be very cautious.
if you tilt it a lot it might just collapse at the other side.

paddock is a hassle free setup and once in 10 year kinda buy.

[cep]

Re: Bike O-Ring Chain - Cleaning & Lubrication

Juat saw this image in the gixxer thread saying that kerosene and gasoline damages the O ring.

I use diesel, motul chain cleaner and chain lube.

Some facts. Please!!!

Back when I was planning to get a motorcycle, and reading up, I found this: PART II WD-40 O-ring exposure effect results | Adventure Rider

If this little experiment of his is any help, then you can see that apart from using a reputable chain cleaner / lube, kerosene is your best bet. Do not use WD-40, although I have seen guys who swear by it.

I personally clean my chain with a bit of kerosene and an old toothbrush (any trouble here?) and then spray it with TVS TruSpray.

[theironhorse99]

Re: Bike O-Ring Chain - Cleaning & Lubrication

Back when I was planning to get a motorcycle, and reading up, I found this: PART II WD-40 O-ring exposure effect results | Adventure Rider

If this little experiment of his is any help, then you can see that apart from using a reputable chain cleaner / lube, kerosene is your best bet. Do not use WD-40, although I have seen guys who swear by it.

I personally clean my chain with a bit of kerosene and an old toothbrush (any trouble here?) and then spray it with TVS TruSpray.

i am in the diesel wagon. never bought used wd-40...
try diesel works better than kerosene..

[cep]

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i am in the diesel wagon. never bought used wd-40...
try diesel works better than kerosene..

I will give diesel a shot, and see how that fares against kerosene. Is it known to cause any damage to the O-rings? And how do you deal with the fumes?