Chain Oil

tondi · 09-24-2018, 01:52 PM

Reading the service manual I found this information (P 2-12):

"After cleaning and drying the chain, oil it with a heavyweight
engine oil.

CAUTION
Do not use any oil sold commercially as "drive
chain oil", this type of oil can such oil can damage
the "0"-rings (or seals)."

According to this , using my regular chain oil (Motul C4) I might damage the chain ????

Any comments ?

Vegas Street Rider · 09-24-2018, 02:19 PM

I wouldn't worry to much about it. I have used WD40 Chain cleaner and WD40 Chain lube for most of the life of the bike. I got close to 18,000 miles out of the OEM chain. When it got too stretched out, I replaced it. No big deal. Everyone uses something different. My son uses WD40 to clean his chain and Dupont Teflon lubricant. That seems to work well too.

09-24-2018, 01:52 PM	#1
tondi Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Montreal Posts: 14	Chain Oil Reading the service manual I found this information (P 2-12): "After cleaning and drying the chain, oil it with a heavyweight engine oil. CAUTION Do not use any oil sold commercially as "drive chain oil", this type of oil can such oil can damage the "0"-rings (or seals)." According to this , using my regular chain oil (Motul C4) I might damage the chain ???? Any comments ? Login or Register to Remove Ads
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09-24-2018, 02:19 PM	#2
Vegas Street Rider Senior Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: Henderson, NV Posts: 1,089	I wouldn't worry to much about it. I have used WD40 Chain cleaner and WD40 Chain lube for most of the life of the bike. I got close to 18,000 miles out of the OEM chain. When it got too stretched out, I replaced it. No big deal. Everyone uses something different. My son uses WD40 to clean his chain and Dupont Teflon lubricant. That seems to work well too.
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