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[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

220 miles on a 125  ........respect.

Yep......................and more than a touch of masochism  

[albitz]

quick question, can i use Carb Cleaner on a bike chain to clean it up a bit?  :-/

Best thing ive found is paraffin,does a good job and is kind to the chain.

[TheBoy]

quick question, can i use Carb Cleaner on a bike chain to clean it up a bit?  :-/

Best thing ive found is paraffin,does a good job and is kind to the chain.

As I said to you the other day tunnie, parafin

[hotel21]

quick question, can i use Carb Cleaner on a bike chain to clean it up a bit?  :-/

I would say no.  carb cleaner can and does react with rubber and if you have an 'O' ring chain, will probably bugger it.

If you need somethign stronger than paraffin, use brake cleaner.  at least thats safe for use around seals etc so should be OK with the O rings....

And I also place a vote for a Scotoiler rather than spray grease etc.  Its better to systematically adjust the flow rate on the oiler to get enough but not too much oil onto the chain rather than have a shed load of chain grease atracting road dirt and crud and turning the lot into grinding paste.

Its the loss of the oil that washed the road crap out the joints, apparently....  

ps - and, if using a scotoiler, the real stuff looks and smells remarkably like Dexron 3 atf....  

[Chris_H]

I have a scotoiler on mine and it certainly saves remembering to lube the chain but I have to do a visual check regularly.

There is another device that I haven't tried although I have heard it recommended: http://www.pro-oiler.com/ which has benefits in that it is more careful about how much it feeds out.