hit some twisties. but be careful...

 

WD40 :thumbup, when its clean give a good waxing to prevent it sticking again and don't use Chain Lube in the future :secret:

 

+1

That works for the tires, what about the wheels???

 

That works for the tires, what about the wheels??? This comment was for korndog12.

 

i think he meant the twisties work for tires.. whenever i put a new chain on, i clean all that crap off with wd40 before i even put it on. no need for that huge mess.

 

WD-40 works, but not near as good as kerosene does...

And you should clean the chain with kerosene also, not WD-40...

:fact

 

WD-40 works, but not near as good as kerosene does...

And you should clean the chain with kerosene also, not WD-40...

:fact

I average 24,000+ miles out of a chain (1986 ZX1000, 1988 ZX-10, 1995 FZR1000, 2001 R1, 2008 R1 - all high HP motors) and all I ever use on it is WD-40. Do a search, you'll find that the guys who get max life out of their chains use WD-40 to clean it. They also don't use chain lubes that do nothing but attract dirt and dust and form a nice grinding compound when mixed with the chain lube/wax.

Keeping the chain clean in the first place is the key to long chain life.

In the end, do what you want. If you want max xhain life though, you'll use WD-40 exclusively.

As always, the lawyers make me say YMMV.

 

Spray a clean rag with copious amounts of WD-40, wipe all the gunk off your wheel.

Wash your bike, and towel it off.

Take it for a 5 mile ride to get it fully dried off.

Wax your bike as well as your wheels. This will make all future removal efforts of chain lube SO much easier.

 

Spray a clean rag with copious amounts of WD-40, wipe all the gunk off your wheel.

Wash your bike, and towel it off.

Take it for a 5 mile ride to get it fully dried off.

Wax your bike as well as your wheels. This will make all future removal efforts of chain lube SO much easier.

:iamwithst

This is what I do and they always look good and easy to clean :thumbup

 

clean your chain and sprockets with paraffin,
you can also wipe your wheels with it too or use panel wipe.

 

A product called "Goo-Gone". It is the stuff they use to take price tags etc. off at the store. It works really well and it is cheap ($6). You can get is at alomst any big box retail store.

 

:iamwithst When getting stuff off your tires use goo-gone, including the varnish that comes on new tires. Works great! :thumbup

 

wd-40

 

Well, after doing my research over the past 18yrs of street riding...

I've come to the conclusion, we all should use what works best for us individually... I use kerosene...

I do use WD-40 occasionally, so it mixes with the lube already on the chain... :sneaky

But I do find kerosene cleans lube off the best... Which is the O.P.'s question... :fact

Here's what 10 minutes of cleaning (in total, with kerosene) did for both my chain & rim (and most of the little nooks'n'crannies around the front sprocket) with that nylon brush...

Then I just spray abit of lube on with the engine running...


*And for the record, WD-40's main ingredient... Stoddard solvent... As in, a degreaser...


:fork

 

Kerosene In A Spray Bottle Ftw!

 

hot wheels it comes in a neon pink bottle

i just spray it on use a wheel brush to scrub of the grime and rinse......took off road grime from a gixxer thou i just cleaned that hadnt really been cleaned in 15k ish miles