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SLOWTIME
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SLOWTIME 5/24/2018 8:13pm
5/24/2018 8:13pm
Wd40.. It's all I use. I might as well have a restraining order against chain wax.
inthebadboycorner 5/24/2018 8:20pm
5/24/2018 8:20pm
TeamGreen wrote:
“Makers” and real Coca-Cola made with cane sugar!
It’s been a long, long day.
loftyair wrote:
Coca-cola.
Coca stood for 'cocaine'.
Cola is the 'nut'.
Its all good, but I guess idiots got 'hooked', and blamed a plant!
How can it be bad for you, its all natural!
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smoothwakey 5/24/2018 8:21pm
5/24/2018 8:21pm Edited Date/Time 5/24/2018 8:23pm
TeamGreen wrote:
Pfft... I do Legs and Back and then hand start my pan-head, ride home, spray my dirt-bike down with “WP40” ...It’s got what plants crave. Dude...
Pfft...
I do Legs and Back and then hand start my pan-head, ride home, spray my dirt-bike down with “WP40” ...It’s got what plants crave.
Dude, do you even lift, Bro?
I use it as a multi vitamin

PS someone pls embed this
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tempura 5/24/2018 8:29pm
5/24/2018 8:29pm
UPSman334 wrote:
Whats the difference between chain wax and chain guard by maxima? what is better?
Unless you’re riding on concrete, chainwax is about the worst stuff to put on your chain.
USPman...lol Heard about guys making threads all over the Internet.

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KennyT 5/24/2018 10:52pm
5/24/2018 10:52pm
Always use it after the bike wash....for 40+ years now. May just be a bad habit I learned as a kid but I’m sticking to it
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Lurk Ing 5/25/2018 1:23am
5/25/2018 1:23am
Works as good as aerostart, without the stink of DIETHYL ETHER, which gives the game away to customers.

Once had to put an old twin cylinder GSX250 engine from the wreckers into some guy's bike with no money and it had been sitting quite a while and bit hard to turn over. Hooked up the big jump battery, carbies stripped and cleaned out and back on with the airbox off, other mechanic holding the throttle and starter button WFO with me a can of WD into each carb flat out as it turned over. Slowly it got faster and faster and slowly a sputter and then a few more until it was running flat out with rust and shit flying out each of the twin pipes on a straight diet of WD. Got the fuel into it and ended up running like a dream, starting at the first tap on the button. True story.
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omalley 5/25/2018 2:37am
5/25/2018 2:37am
TankSlapper wrote:
Did you mean WP40? [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2013/12/11/38686/s1200_WP_40T_shirt_zps229c64f5.jpg[/img]
Did you mean WP40?

I heard that Ricky Carbuckle and Travis Pastrami use that..
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Pirate421 5/25/2018 2:38am
5/25/2018 2:38am
Ive been using this stuff for a year or so. Local mtn bike shops recommended it. It is almost like wd but leaves an oil like film after it “dries”. Displaces water but doesn’t seem to attract dirt like other stickier chain lubes but still protects the chain. About $11 for a can tho.


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kb228 5/25/2018 3:34am
5/25/2018 3:34am
Maxima chain wax bro
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JAFO92 5/25/2018 3:53am
5/25/2018 3:53am
Chain lube? Wassat?

DID X-ring and fugitaboutit.
Crisp BRAAAP! 5/25/2018 4:06am
5/25/2018 4:06am
I used to use lube but found it attracted more dirt and created its own gunk. WD40 only for me. After washing, immediately after unloading. Before riding again. Silky smooth and no change in chain life that I can see.
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mx317 5/25/2018 4:15am
5/25/2018 4:15am
I remember a chain lube shootout some years back and WD40 ran hotter and created more wear than any lube they tested. I use it or Maxima multi purpose lube after washing and then put a proper chain lube on.
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SweetDaddy 5/25/2018 5:41am
5/25/2018 5:41am
Wash chain with simple green and brush and then spray it with WD40
fullysicmate 5/25/2018 5:58am
5/25/2018 5:58am Edited Date/Time 5/25/2018 5:59am
In sand i use wd40 (or similar ) only, chain lube makes the sand stick and its like grinding your chain and sprockets. Cant beat chain lube or a tacky lanolin in the dirt....that's my theory anyway.

Wd40 after every wash.
F150Motocrosser 5/25/2018 6:01am
5/25/2018 6:01am Edited Date/Time 5/25/2018 6:01am
Maxima's MPPL is basically the same thing as WD40.. Meant to be used after washing/cleaning, to lubricate and disperse water. Just because it "lubricates", doesn't mean it protects against wear the same way actual chain lubes/waxes do..

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Tracktor 5/25/2018 6:15am
5/25/2018 6:15am
newmann wrote:
Any of you ever use this on a chain? [img]https://cometkartsales.com/images/D/triflowspray.jpg[/img]
Any of you ever use this on a chain?

I use Tri Flo damn near everything. Love that stuff. Also Starbrite teflon zipper lube on levers, throttles etc where light clean grease is needed....

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MotoTribology 5/25/2018 6:33am
5/25/2018 6:33am
RNagy052 wrote:
That’s all I use, have not used chain lube in over 10 years
This post makes me laugh because of the unintended truth within it.
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newmann 5/25/2018 6:58am
5/25/2018 6:58am
newmann wrote:
Any of you ever use this on a chain? [img]https://cometkartsales.com/images/D/triflowspray.jpg[/img]
Any of you ever use this on a chain?

Tracktor wrote:
I use Tri Flo damn near everything. Love that stuff. Also Starbrite teflon zipper lube on levers, throttles etc where light clean grease is needed....
It appears as if this wasn't just my secret. Great stuff for many things. It's all that Sidewinder sprockets would recommend on the chains (Regina) and sprockets.

After washing my bikes I fog the whole damn thing with WD40. This newfangled stuff with these "disc" brakes requires wrapping a clean rag around the brakes to keep it off the pads and rotors. One more plus for old school drum brakes!
TheNewOriginal 5/25/2018 7:10am
5/25/2018 7:10am
RNagy052 wrote:
That’s all I use, have not used chain lube in over 10 years
MotoTribology wrote:
This post makes me laugh because of the unintended truth within it.
I can't determine if some of these people actually believe WD-40 is a lubricant or if it is sarcasm. Seems like I remember a similar thread in ThumperTalk (many years ago) where they were making fun of people that used WD-40 as a lubricant.....
White_Trash 5/25/2018 9:11am
5/25/2018 9:11am
Right after a wash I use it to get the water out of the chain and prevent rust.
I spray it on plastics, especially before a mud race to help keep the mud from sticking. Seems to work.
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FRANK121 5/25/2018 9:14am
5/25/2018 9:14am
SweetDaddy wrote:
Wash chain with simple green and brush and then spray it with WD40
Same here and have never had a chain or sprocket failure in over 25 years! Chain still looks new.
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NorCal 50+ 5/25/2018 9:17am
5/25/2018 9:17am
smoothwakey wrote:
Feeling a bit rusty? This’ll loosen you up. Back by popular demand. So fucked it went platinum. #ucked #nup #donotattempt A post shared by browncardigan (@browncardigan)...
Every time I feel stupid, which happens quite a bit, I get on the Internet and there is always somebody stupider than me to make me feel better.
jerry atrick moto 5/25/2018 9:29am
5/25/2018 9:29am
Wash the bikes always spray chains down with wd40 afterwards to disperse the water so chains don't rust. After I wash the boots and gear I completely spray the outside of the boots to do the same. Pants with the leather on the knees do the same lightly spray the leather patches let hang to air dry. Boots stay looking new and shinny leather stays soft .
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RandyS 5/25/2018 10:06am
5/25/2018 10:06am
WD40??? The stuff for putting grips on???? Never thought of using it on a chain, I'll have to try that.
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MXD 5/25/2018 10:59am
5/25/2018 10:59am Edited Date/Time 5/25/2018 11:03am
You shouldn't lube your chain with WD-40. WD-40 is basically a cleaner, not a lubricant. On a chain it will heat up too quickly and fly off. It can also get into the rollers and flush out the grease in there. Spray it on before you wash your bike to loosen up the old chain lube and grime and then pressure wash it off. When you're done washing, dry the chain and apply regular chain lube. I have a portable little leaf blower that I dry my bike off with. It works great to dry the chain. Otherwise, spin the wheel a few times with a rag around the chain. Leaving WD-40 to soak into your chain is not a good idea.
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Ebs 5/25/2018 11:22am
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