Motorcycle Chains
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Hello all. I am Woraphat at Chiang Rai Saddlebags. We have had several inquiries as to whether or not Veloil Chain Spray Lube is safe for o-ring style chains. We have forwarded this question to the Veloil company. After a long wait, Paul Rogers at Veloil has replied to us via e-mail with the answer. After in-house testing of Veloil on various o-rings used in chains, Paul tells us that they have determined that Veloil Chain Spray Lube is safe for o-ring style chains.
That is useful to know! Thankyou. I usually get my chain spray sent up from Bangkok or brought over from UK.
Chain lubes can be loosely classified into fling and non-fling. Fling being those that are more liquid in texture and will fly off the the chain. Non-fling are the lubes that are more adhesive than their fling counterparts and often comes as sprays. Fling lubes penetrate better but are less adhesive once the chain starts moving when compared to non-fling lubes.
Veloil Chain Lube is easily available and retails for about 70-80 baht per 200 ml can. I prefer this over the 400-500 baht Motul or Putoline! It is convenient to carry either under the seat or in a tank bag. A good rule of thumb is to use it every 300 kms. Best to do it immediately after a ride when the chain is warm to let the lube sink in. If the chain gets exposed to wet riding conditions, lube immediately (doesn't matter if the chain was lubed just 10 mins ago)! Little dollops (or sprays) of lube should be applied in the inner circumference of the chain to reduce the possibility of fling. Using little dollops also minimizes lube going on the tires. A simple method to prevent any lube going on the tire is to fold a 7-11 plastic bag in the size of a small tissue. Hold it behind the area of the chain that is being lubed.
SAE 90 is considered to be a good lube as it is thicker than oils normally used to lube the chain. It is inconvenient to carry it around all the time when compared to spray chain lubes. Here is a suggestion - after a long ride and if bike is dirty, put on liberal amounts of fling lube such as SAE 90 oil. Ride a little, let the excess fling off. Then wash the bike and put on non-fling (spray) chain lube
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NOTE: WD-40 (WD stands for Water Displacement) is an anti corrosion agent not a chain lubricant. Sonax is similar to WD-40. Being lighter and highly viscous, they fling off more than fling lubes!
Veloil Chain Lube is easily available and retails for about 70-80 baht per 200 ml can. I prefer this over the 400-500 baht Motul or Putoline! It is convenient to carry either under the seat or in a tank bag. A good rule of thumb is to use it every 300 kms. Best to do it immediately after a ride when the chain is warm to let the lube sink in. If the chain gets exposed to wet riding conditions, lube immediately (doesn't matter if the chain was lubed just 10 mins ago)! Little dollops (or sprays) of lube should be applied in the inner circumference of the chain to reduce the possibility of fling. Using little dollops also minimizes lube going on the tires. A simple method to prevent any lube going on the tire is to fold a 7-11 plastic bag in the size of a small tissue. Hold it behind the area of the chain that is being lubed.
SAE 90 is considered to be a good lube as it is thicker than oils normally used to lube the chain. It is inconvenient to carry it around all the time when compared to spray chain lubes. Here is a suggestion - after a long ride and if bike is dirty, put on liberal amounts of fling lube such as SAE 90 oil. Ride a little, let the excess fling off. Then wash the bike and put on non-fling (spray) chain lube
)NOTE: WD-40 (WD stands for Water Displacement) is an anti corrosion agent not a chain lubricant. Sonax is similar to WD-40. Being lighter and highly viscous, they fling off more than fling lubes!
Since moving to Chiang Mai I don't really have the area to lube my chain myself, i.e the parking area in the condo building is sparklingly clean and I don't really wanna get Offsprays of veloil everywhere. Is there anywhere trustworthy in CM to take the bike to where they will properly clean the chain and lube it and should I bring my own lube. By the way, my Thai is pish, so I need to go somewhere they will understand me. Cheers.
I often drop a few drops of 3in1 or Singer light oil on my bikes chains before every major ride , the chains remain clean and suffer very little wear on any of my 3 Ducatis and no fling , I sometimes use chain sprays once a month either wurth dry lube or Sonax kettenlube for deeper penetration
also when i cleaan my chains I use parrafin to wipe off dirt and grease then some wd40 and finnaly lube the clean chain.
also when i cleaan my chains I use parrafin to wipe off dirt and grease then some wd40 and finnaly lube the clean chain.
I use Putoline Chain Wax. 600Bt from Fast Corner. Tried Muc-Off but too much fling.
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seen them at the Kwaka shopmauris;283387 wrote: Bump!
Sooo, I got the rear stand from Kawa Big Bikes (ChM). I went there just before picking up my kids from school and was rushing a bit. I asked for the stand for versys; "mee, 1,600 B". So I took it without much hesitation. Paid, packed and off to school. At home I noticed that the side spools are for KLX :-/ Today went back to change, and..."mai mee". Extra 600 B but no stock. Well, there were another set for over 1,500 B, but that does not sound good (almost the same price as the stand).
Now, I'm in a hunt for the side spools. Ran around ChM with no luck. Kawa will have them in stock probably next month. Any recommendations for any BKK supplier?
Panda, RedBaron, DirtBikes....?
Now, I'm in a hunt for the side spools. Ran around ChM with no luck. Kawa will have them in stock probably next month. Any recommendations for any BKK supplier?
Panda, RedBaron, DirtBikes....?
Heh heh, don't we allmauris;283485 wrote: Cheers Tony. That would do. Definitely practical. I just wanted to make her feel pretty
Swingarm spools should not cost you a lot of money. You can find swingarm spools of every color shape and design for cheap on eBay and various other online shops. $20 should get you sorted. Just use the 10mm bolts as a fix until your spools arrive.
Happy Trails!
Tony