Why not all bikes belt drive ?
Brake cleaner is brilliant stuff, but i don't see why you'd want to totally degrease a chain.Cleaning is one thing, but completely degreasing it wouldn't be my choice.
Back in the 80s I had a round tin of solid wax oil that you put on a camping stove and melted it and then chucked your chain in - wiggle it about a bit and then take out to dry. It was a 125 with a split pin link so was easy to get off
Quote from: fazersharp on 07 May 2016, 11:23:07 amBack in the 80s I had a round tin of solid wax oil that you put on a camping stove and melted it and then chucked your chain in - wiggle it about a bit and then take out to dry. It was a 125 with a split pin link so was easy to get offAhhhh! The old tin of 'Link-Life' graphite grease. Pop in on the stove after washing the chain in Petrol or Paraffin, dry the chain and roll the chain up into a circle and lay it on top of the Link-Life and watch it slowly sink as the stuff warmed up. Grab the tin with two pairs of mole grips and get the f--k outa there before you mum started screaming what the hell are you doing in there your stinking the place out.Hang the chain over the nail in the fence post and allow the Link-Life to drip back into the tin, ready for the next gauntlet run in your mums kitchen.You reminded me of it Sharpie with your comment.It was good stuff and set on the chain as it cooled down.Going to look on eGay to see if you can still get the stuff.The chain lube i use is either Motul or Motorex.
Tommy when you enter that shed the mrs ardin aint sleeping - she gets out her other lubrication device lolafter this weekends dirty ride (not mrs ardin) i too have a session of cleaning the bike and lubing up the spinning thing (that IS mrs ardin)good old lubricant will do it fine (wont make a joke here)taking your time to look after a bike is all part and parcel of ownershipsimilar to being married to mrs ardin(tommy - i wrote this hoping you would see the funny side if she reads this i hope she thinks i am your alter ego and it is all you)(foc-u ban is expected in the inbox within 24hours)
Quote from: Disorderlypunk on 06 December 2017, 03:07:27 amTommy when you enter that shed the mrs ardin aint sleeping - she gets out her other lubrication device lolafter this weekends dirty ride (not mrs ardin) i too have a session of cleaning the bike and lubing up the spinning thing (that IS mrs ardin)good old lubricant will do it fine (wont make a joke here)taking your time to look after a bike is all part and parcel of ownershipsimilar to being married to mrs ardin(tommy - i wrote this hoping you would see the funny side if she reads this i hope she thinks i am your alter ego and it is all you)(foc-u ban is expected in the inbox within 24hours)Yeah maybe she has one of those Twot Oilers I have often wonder what the cable ties on her thigh were for and the mess all over her rear end.