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New chain and sprocket?
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(22-04-20, 11:02 PM)robbo link Wrote: Admittedly all my mileage is pleasure riding, but never had a problem using Wurth High Performance dry lube. The original chain got changed at a few hundred short of 24k miles, changed more as a precaution than necessity, as a couple of jaunts were on the cards. If I'm on a trip I'll take it with me giving the chain a quick squirt at the end of the day back at the campsite, or if out for the day, before the bike's pushed back into the garage.
Thank goodness for the centrestand, as usually on my own.


I used Wurth lube for decades, i tried others but found them nowhere near as good.
But after cleaning the chain and trying out firstly engine oil, then buying a litre of 80w90 Gear Oil i would not go back to using spray lube again.
You can physically see and feel that all the links are free moving like they are when the chain is straight out of a brand new box.
Another thing that took me a bit of getting used to is the chain has a different tune to it, it's so free moving that it makes a different noise compared to being gunked up with lube. Plus as i said before NOTHING sticks to it, so it looks much cleaner as well, and i don't need to clean it any more, i just add more oil with the brush, then wipe of the excess.
You can't miss any single link either when using the paint brush like i do, and no doubt with the Scott Oiler too. Over time there would always be that one link that would start going stiff simply because the lube never quite got in there as much as it should have, probably with a combination of salted wet roads not helping during winter as well.
If it's not for you then no harm done, but i would certainly recommend that you at least try it for a month or two as a comparison.
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New chain and sprocket? - by gfurm - 21-04-20, 08:13 PM
Re: New chain and sprocket? - by JoseSamuels - 21-04-20, 09:36 PM
Re: New chain and sprocket? - by fazersharp - 21-04-20, 11:31 PM
Re: New chain and sprocket? - by nedworthy - 22-04-20, 06:44 AM
Re: New chain and sprocket? - by Gnasher - 22-04-20, 11:01 AM
Re: New chain and sprocket? - by fazersharp - 22-04-20, 11:49 AM
Re: New chain and sprocket? - by fazersharp - 22-04-20, 11:57 AM
Re: New chain and sprocket? - by darrsi - 22-04-20, 12:05 PM
Re: New chain and sprocket? - by fazersharp - 22-04-20, 12:15 PM
Re: New chain and sprocket? - by Trebus - 22-04-20, 12:52 PM
Re: New chain and sprocket? - by darrsi - 22-04-20, 01:00 PM
Re: New chain and sprocket? - by Gnasher - 22-04-20, 01:01 PM
Re: New chain and sprocket? - by fazersharp - 22-04-20, 02:40 PM
Re: New chain and sprocket? - by gfurm - 22-04-20, 07:53 PM
Re: New chain and sprocket? - by Salty - 22-04-20, 08:25 PM
Re: New chain and sprocket? - by robbo - 22-04-20, 11:02 PM
Re: New chain and sprocket? - by darrsi - 23-04-20, 07:55 AM
Re: New chain and sprocket? - by Gnasher - 23-04-20, 09:24 AM
Re: New chain and sprocket? - by fazersharp - 23-04-20, 09:53 AM
Re: New chain and sprocket? - by fazersharp - 23-04-20, 09:57 AM
Re: New chain and sprocket? - by Gnasher - 23-04-20, 10:14 AM
Re: New chain and sprocket? - by darrsi - 23-04-20, 11:22 AM
Re: New chain and sprocket? - by Gnasher - 23-04-20, 11:48 AM
Re: New chain and sprocket? - by Dudeofrude - 27-04-20, 01:09 PM
Re: New chain and sprocket? - by Gnasher - 27-04-20, 03:07 PM
Re: New chain and sprocket? - by robbo - 27-04-20, 03:14 PM
Re: New chain and sprocket? - by fazersharp - 27-04-20, 04:39 PM
Re: New chain and sprocket? - by Gnasher - 27-04-20, 05:34 PM
Re: New chain and sprocket? - by fazersharp - 27-04-20, 06:51 PM
Re: New chain and sprocket? - by fazersharp - 08-05-20, 12:13 PM
Re: New chain and sprocket? - by Gnasher - 08-05-20, 02:12 PM
Re: New chain and sprocket? - by fazersharp - 09-05-20, 10:28 AM
Re: New chain and sprocket? - by fazersharp - 09-05-20, 10:35 AM
Re: New chain and sprocket? - by Gnasher - 09-05-20, 10:44 AM
Re: New chain and sprocket? - by fazersharp - 09-05-20, 10:52 AM

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