04-15-2012, 06:55 AM
Bogstandard Wrote:Ed,
Thats the sort of stuff. [motorcycle spray chain grease]
Usually when it is sprayed on, it sort of 'bubbles' like an air leak, but it soon gets all over the teeth and then sticks like glue.
Just imagine what speed a mo'sickle chain runs at, and it still sticks to that.
John
On my mo'sickle it can run up to about 5,000 ft/min chain speed, not bike speed which can be about 3 times that, or slightly more... Not all the time, though! At that sort of speed it would need re-lubricating every 2 hours or so, a fair exchange ;) Probably explains why a chain and sprocket kit is around £100, considering the stresses involved?
It's also good if you need to lay up a machine for a while and want to prevent corrosion - sticks like the proverbial to a blanket and a £15 can will easily cover all the working surfaces on a fair sized machine, it comes off easily with paraffin when you want to get the machine back up and running, or works well as way lubrication until you've re-oiled it! I use it on my change-gears, too.
Just my ha'pennorth,
Dave H. (the other one)
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