WD-40 is just fine by me Stan ! It's the original "clean and lube in one" concept that other brands have tried to copy or improve on.
On Wednesday, July 29, 2020 at 8:53:24 PM UTC-4, stanw...@bellsouth.net wrote: > > I suspect I'll get a lot of grief for this... > > For many years I've been using WD-40 on our bicycle chains. I spray it on > while spinning the chain, let it set for a half hour or so and wipe the > excess off with a paper shop towel. > > I first started using WD on the O-ring drive chains on our Ducati > motorcycles. We had been riding BMW shaft drive bikes for years and I > wasn't sure what to do with lubing motorcycle chains. The fellow who was > president of the local Ducati club, who had a LOT of bikes, suggested > WD-40. > > In 1986 he had purchased a new Suzuki GSXR750, a pretty powerful bike at > the time, and decided to experiment with WD-40 as a chain lube. He would > apply the WD at the end of a ride. > > We bought the Ducs and met Jim around 2000. He was running the original > chain on the Gixxer then, so I figured I'd give it a shot. I did that for > our road bikes and my track bike as well. Never had any problems and had > normal service life from the chains. I figured that it was good enough for > drive chains on eighty or so hp motorcycles that were frequently ridden in > the rain, it was good enough for our bicycles. I suspect the trick with > drive chains, whether on bicycles, motorcycles or a manure spreaders is > keeping the chain clean. > > I'm not advocating or recommending. I'm merely sharing my experience. > > Stan > > > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/7d523e6a-e1e7-4d15-abc6-da469cecdaaao%40googlegroups.com.
