WD-40 Specialist Motorbike Chain Lube - 400 ml - Weatherproof, Rust and Corrosion Protection, Suitable for All Motorbikes

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All of the lubes performed fairly similarly, though S100’s White Chain Spray 2.0 stood out as having the best extreme pressure characteristics of any of the spray products. In fact, it was better than chainsaw oil.

You love riding your bicycle through different terrains, over sandbanks, dirt paths, and in hot, dry climates. But do you ever wonder how different terrains can affect your bike chain? Sometimes your bicycle can suffer from the dirt and dust that gets displaced when you ride. This debris can cause friction in your chain, ultimately affecting your performance. Here at WD-40®, we have the solution! Our WD-40 Bike® Dry Lube is perfect for bike chains in dry conditions. It has been specially formulated as a bicycle chain lube for off-roaders who like dry and dusty conditions. Keep reading below for a guide on how to lubricate your bike chain. Second issue of spraying: it's just not efficient. With a great deal of patience that renders the selling point of an aerosol irrelevant, an entire chain could be done for about 10ml of fluid – more than twice that used when going drop-by-drop from a bottle. If you dosed it on without care, pressing the aerosol button as you might a can of GT85 or similar, you could easily quadruple that figure. Just drop it However, do not use gasoline or low flash point solvents for cleaning the drive chain. Using such low flash point solvents can result in a fire or explosion.

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Waxed-based drip lubes are popular because they work well in both wet and dry conditions and for on and off-road applications. Wax lubes are made up of friction modifiers and or products like tungsten disulfide which are often emulsified in a carrier fluid; the liquid helps the particles get where they need to be and dries, leaving just the wax inside. Due to the nature of wax, it dries and doesn’t attract much grit and can also support additives like Teflon, while coating and protecting metal components. The four-ball anti-wear test in IP 239 sees one ball sitting on top of another three, with a static load of 40kg at ambient temperature. The top ball is spun at 1,475rpm for 60 minutes, then the wear scars on the balls are measured radially and perpendicular under a microscope. The results are averaged out, giving a Mean Wear Scar Diameter. As a result, if the drive chain is not lubricated sufficiently, there will be huge loss of power during the transmission. The lubes are decanted into a beaker before being tested to allow them to de-gas, but that can mean that waxy and oily lubes can’t really be directly compared. But still, XCP stood out as having a truly brilliant wear protection level, actually matching that of gear oil.

Water from a wet ride will carry contaminants into your chain links and there they will stay, wearing your chain from the inside unless they are removed and contamination is reset. You should therefore try to avoid just re-lubricating your chain after a wet ride if you can help it. According to the cyclist in the video, he’s been using WD-40 for the past 5 years of riding! For all you naysayers out there – perhaps you need to give it a try before you bash on it! Will WD-40 remove rust from the bike chain? There’s no debate on this topic. WD-40 is great at removing rust from your bike chain. After spraying, wait a few minutes to let the WD-40 Specialist Bike Chain Lube penetrate before wiping the excess from your chain. Enjoy your ride, knowing you’ve optimized and protected your drivetrain. With no industry standard I can’t tell you if there’s a lower limit to this, but the comparison in no less valuable.

The downside to wax lubes is they take a bit more initial work to apply and maintain. Before the initial application, you’ll need to make sure any factory grease or old lube has been removed and get the chain as clean as possible. The process also takes longer, it's advisable to apply these lubricants the night before a ride ideally. Should I use wet or dry lube? Unless you’ve got a motorcycle with a shaft- or belt-drive, chain lube is an essential part of motorcycle maintenance. Würth High Performance Dry looks really good, and did well across the board but it struggled in comparison to the others in the wear and weld tests. How much that matters will have to come down to your own judgement, but it did have better wear protection than the Muc-Off.

There are many cyclists who primarily use WD-40 and have had no issues. In dry conditions it can arguably keep your chain cleaner longer than regular bike lubricants, because is less oily.Lubricate: drop or spray, douse it or apply sparingly, inside of link or outside, allow to soak in or wipe off After the chain has been degreased, cleaned with soap and water, and dried you’ll need to apply a lubricant.