Has anyone tried alternatives for lubricating your chain!!!!

[hightower]

Wow! Thats the most replies i have had to any of the posts that i have posted? But i got to say i though thanks for making me smile  :lol

I'm not even sure if you got the answer you were looking for - but with a question like that it's just all too easy to go off on a mini rampage hehe.


Anyway, I think the response basically adds up to 'no, don't do it'

[Fazerider]

Vegetable oil is better than nothing, but its viscosity is only about 20% of that of engine oil. Probably best not to use it on a long term basis, but it'll be better for lubricating a chain than WD40.

[slimwilly]

I have just seen a dog licking his chain :eek






Surely this thread is an April fools thread,,a bit early

[mr self destruct]

Vegetable oil is better than nothing, but its viscosity is only about 20% of that of engine oil. Probably best not to use it on a long term basis, but it'll be better for lubricating a chain than WD40.

Being serious now, I had a mk2 Golf GTD that happily ran on Veg oil (back when it was actually cheaper than diesel), so I'd agree that veg oil is far too thin to use as chain lube.
My mrs said everywhere I went I left the smell of a chip shop. 

[chunk166]

I was using it temporarily    but i'm looking to make my own oiler as i think that scottoiler's are a bit pricey!

[stevierst]

It's a doddle making your own oiler, done it a few times on my work bikes for absolutely diddly squat!

[AllyBally]

If you don't want to at the prices Scottoiler charge, it's worth looking at Loobman oilers.
Check the website out, have had one before and work fine, does the job and cheaper.
Had planned on buying one when looking to buy the Fazer, but didn't need to as the Fazer I ended up buying had a scottoiler already fitted.

[darrsi]

Chopped onions, minced beef, and some fresh chillies, once applied on your chain and you get up to the legal speed limit, any vehicles following you will turn off at the nearest town because they can smell Nando's. :b

[stevierst]

Chopped onions, minced beef, and some fresh chillies, once applied on your chain and you get up to the legal speed limit, any vehicles following you will turn off at the nearest town because they can smell Nando's. :b

:'(:'(:'(8)

[chunk166]

Oh no! Not chopped onions? They give me the Shiite's  :rollin :rollin :rollin :rollin :rollin 
Will have a look at the Loobman oiler

[wutangbuzz]

Try rubbing banana skin on your chain it's mega slippy although I've never slipped on one