Chain lube?

[Dylan]

I'm going to clean and adjust my ZZR chain today.
Can anybody suggest a the best lube and rough price?
Cheers

[bambam]

i use the dry type lube. (insert smutty comment here)
i use the Wurth stuff and would recommend it to anyone.
it's a bit more than some of the wet type ones but easier and cleaner to use i find.
should cost about £7 for a big tin

ps. you need to clean the chain first to get the best results and chain cleaner will be about £5

[Dylan]

Cheers mate, yeah I'm giving it a good clean first, it's lagged in some white shit at the moment, MOT on Tuesday so want to get it tip top.

[badgerKDD]

I'm using Blue PJ1 lube at the mo but can be bit gooey and flingy, supposed to be non fling but think thats a myth. Best to do a chain lube after a ride as the links are warm and the lube penetrates better therefore reducing fling? Again thats the theory but I may be put right by more knowledgable peeps than myself .
Probably gonna try Wurth Dry again when my stuff runs out as quite a few people have recomended it on other sites.

[TLS-Moose]

Buy a Scottoiler

[DynaMight]

Buy a Scottoiler

So true. One bottle of oil lasts both me and Kelly over a year, instead of a loads of cans of loob. Plus the chain life more than doubles.

[Dylan]

I'm tempted by a Scottoiler but my moto is, if it aint broken dont fix it, and I found it quite theaputic doing my chain today, specally seeing and feeling the result
I may on a more sunny day (and when I get a morgate to get all the products) do that uber clean that I seen that AutoGlym guy do, amazing results, but get the beast through MOT first...

[graham22]

PJ1 Blue (not Black as it's different).

Unlike Badger, I find it doesn't fling & I've used just this on my road bikes for years. It goes on very runny so only needs a little amount at a time (perhaps that's where you're going wrong Badger - too much Lube ).

Links always look oily & the o-rings always look wet unlike some dry chain lubes which seem to stick & collect crude.

[billinom8s]

Buy a Scottoiler

So true. One bottle of oil lasts both me and Kelly over a year, instead of a loads of cans of loob. Plus the chain life more than doubles.

but you two never ride your bikes, you are getting the same fuel economy as kim now, so no wonder it lasts so long


PJ1 blue for me too, badger, you have to make sure the chain is chemically clean first and dry. the PJ1 won't stick to lube thats already there. i have used it for a few years now and don't get any flick.

[badgerKDD]

Oh testicles, so I'd better get some chain cleaner and do it properly then ! Cheers lads

[layne]

Castrol chain lube racing (formally chain wax) £5.99 or PJ1.

But leave it overnight, otherwise they fling off if you ride it after spraying.

[jam]

Wurth high performance dry lube is the best for summer, applied to a hot chain is sinks in quickly and penetrates well, and doesn't fling and mess up my white Marchesinis. Winter riding I use PJ1 lube, avoid chain wax at all costs it doesn't penetrate and attracts all the road grime and turns into a grinding paste which fooks yer sprockets and chain up rather quickly.

[Dylan]

Thanks for all that lads, very helpfull

[rover220]

i use silkolene chain lube.