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[Poll] Chain Wax or Lube? Wax   38% (15) Lube   38% (15) Bacon Grease   23% (9) Total Votes : 39 (last vote on : 11/11/2007 9:27:51 AM) (Poll will run till: -- ) Login Message << Older Topic   Newer Topic >>

Chain Wax or Lube? - 5/2/2006 6:56:35 PM    techdog   Posts: 81 Joined: 5/28/2005 From: Long Beach/CA Status: offline I bought some new lube for my chain yesterday and I got a big diatribe from the shop on Wax vs. Lube. I normally use my buddies and he has wax. I went in and asked for was but left with lube. What do you all use? _____________________________ 05 All Black CBR600RR Suomy Spec 1R Two Brothers V.A.L.E C2 Greggs Customs front signals LSL Frame Sliders Competition Werkes Fender Eliminator PCIII USB Power Commander K&N Air Filter ZeroGravity Double Bubble All Joe Rocket'd out Post #: 1

RE: Chain Wax or Lube? - 5/2/2006 7:57:55 PM    kiggy74 Posts: 1008 Joined: 7/27/2005 Status: offline Mmmmmmm...... bacon. _____________________________ 2007 CBR600RR - For Track 2006 CBR1000RR - For Sale Yoshimura RS-5 Carbon Comp Werkes Fender Eliminator Clear Alternatives Taillight VFX Flash Eq Proton Flushmounts Lightech Frame Sliders (in reply to techdog) Post #: 2

RE: Chain Wax or Lube? - 5/2/2006 8:00:50 PM    Tahoe SC Posts: 5874 Joined: 8/24/2005 Status: offline ahhahha...i use wax...belray...goes on clear...dries white so i know where it is...very little fling... (in reply to kiggy74) Post #: 3

RE: Chain Wax or Lube? - 5/2/2006 8:58:37 PM    smarterben Posts: 120 Joined: 2/11/2005 Status: offline i use lube.....is there a difference using wax??? would you wax less than lube?? all i know is that with the lube...i do it religiously...... (in reply to Tahoe SC) Post #: 4

RE: Chain Wax or Lube? - 5/2/2006 10:26:49 PM    BBLineBacker81   Posts: 108 Joined: 4/10/2006 Status: offline rumor has it that wax is a whole lot cleaner, but thats a rumor -berg _____________________________ 05 600RR with a whole lot of work SUNY Cortland Grad - BA Kinesiology NSCA - CSCS Certified AFAA - Certified PT (in reply to smarterben) Post #: 5

RE: Chain Wax or Lube? - 5/3/2006 9:28:18 AM    CYCDUP Posts: 349 Joined: 8/17/2005 Status: offline WD-40 spray after every wash (in reply to techdog) Post #: 6

RE: Chain Wax or Lube? - 5/3/2006 9:57:53 AM    Fretless33 Posts: 1007 Joined: 9/8/2005 Status: offline quote: ORIGINAL: CYCDUP WD-40 spray after every wash I hope you lube your chain after you use that WD-40 because it's not really a lube...it's a cleaner... I use Honda spray lube... (in reply to CYCDUP) Post #: 7

RE: Chain Wax or Lube? - 5/3/2006 9:45:03 PM    mjflagg Posts: 297 Joined: 1/29/2006 Status: offline My brother uses wax cause its not so messy. My buddy has an SV that he uses lube and has got so far 25k miles out of the chain. He had used wax before and his chain was short lived. Personally I use lube. I'd rather keep my chain for a while. _____________________________ '04 CBR600RR - Yoshimura Titanium RS-5, PCIIIUSB, 520 Chain & Vortex Gears, Dunlop Qualifiers, Zero Gravity DB Windscreen, Flush Mount LED & CA Integrated Tail Lights, StompGrip (in reply to Fretless33) Post #: 8

RE: Chain Wax or Lube? - 5/4/2006 6:49:36 AM    USAF~AMMO Posts: 68 Joined: 3/22/2006 Status: offline I prefer wax, A) Not as messy, does not get slung all over the place B) Dirt sticks to lube and WD-$0 in a bad way and once wax dries about nothing will stick to it. I am not a professional mechinic though! Bacon grease would smell better on those warm days < Message edited by USAF~AMMO -- 5/4/2006 6:50:16 AM > _____________________________ Yellow 2003 CBR 600RR ARATA exhaust Carbon Fiber rear signals Flush mount front signals (in reply to mjflagg) Post #: 9

RE: Chain Wax or Lube? - 5/4/2006 9:16:07 PM    Turboedsupe   Posts: 289 Joined: 5/29/2005 Status: offline I use white lithium grease _____________________________ (in reply to USAF~AMMO) Post #: 10

RE: Chain Wax or Lube? - 5/5/2006 8:53:17 AM    josho66 Posts: 2040 Joined: 7/7/2005 Status: offline I use spray chain lube. _____________________________ 2005 CBR600RR Silver/Black -Yoshimura RS-5 Slip On -www.fendereliminators.net Flush Mounts & Fender Eliminator -Carbon Fiber Rear Hugger, Mirrors, Tank Pad, Gas Cap Overlay 9/11/2001 NEVER FORGET (in reply to Turboedsupe) Post #: 11

RE: Chain Wax or Lube? - 5/5/2006 2:40:47 PM    duck0872 Posts: 175 Joined: 1/15/2006 Status: offline Repsol Moto 210 chain lube _____________________________ "I want to be a racecar passenger, the guy who bugs the driver. Hey man, you should slow down. Why do we have to keep going in circles? Can I turn on the radio, put my feet out the window? You really like Tide." -- Mitch Hedberg 1968-2005 (in reply to josho66) Post #: 12

RE: Chain Wax or Lube? - 5/5/2006 5:20:57 PM    kiggy74 Posts: 1008 Joined: 7/27/2005 Status: offline I'm not a fan of wax. I use lube. I doesn't seem like the wax penetrates into all the little nooks and crannies like lube does. _____________________________ 2007 CBR600RR - For Track 2006 CBR1000RR - For Sale Yoshimura RS-5 Carbon Comp Werkes Fender Eliminator Clear Alternatives Taillight VFX Flash Eq Proton Flushmounts Lightech Frame Sliders (in reply to duck0872) Post #: 13

RE: Chain Wax or Lube? - 5/5/2006 6:29:51 PM    Fretless33 Posts: 1007 Joined: 9/8/2005 Status: offline Make sure the chain is warm and the lube will soak right in...I'm sure it works the same with wax... (in reply to kiggy74) Post #: 14

RE: Chain Wax or Lube? - 5/5/2006 6:56:35 PM    NINE2NINE Posts: 1495 Joined: 10/6/2005 From: Indiana Status: offline the two cans in my garage right now are pj1 lube and maxima wax. but i don't think it really matters whether you use wax or lube. what matters is that you use one or the other and clean your chain regularly. _____________________________ (in reply to Fretless33) Post #: 15

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