Newbie question - :)

[Ebme Geek]

If he has that much gunk down there maybe there is some on the exhaust as well, anyway as slappy said clean it up, but I prefer to use spray can chain lube for pivots like the stands, it sprays on easy, flows into the pivots and dries to a grease so lasts longer than wd40

By the way welcome to the site ........ good choice of bike, yep, reason to be a proud owner  :thumbup

........ normal request, show us a picture of your bike
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