well since ive gotten the bike i havent lubed the chain yet but recently ive noticed its very dry and starting to leave like red dust all over my rim,sprocket and swing arm? do i need a new chain or should i get to lubing asao??

 

Depends, the chains have sealed 'O' rings with grease inside the rollers, a lube may be all it needs, how old is the chain? & apart from the dust, is there any sign of wear on the sprockets? If you keep a chain lubed, they will last a lot longer as well as you being aware of any potential problems before the bugger snaps & either takes a rest in the crankcase or wraps itself around the front or rear sprocket, keep it lubed baby.

 

A guy down the block looked over my chain and said lube it first. He works on his own trikes (he rides Harleys with sidecars ). I replaced the chain and sprockets anyways as I'd rather be comfortable with a known condition than worried with an unknown.

Replacing the chain was mostly easy. Pressing the damn master link with it sliding all out of alignment was the biggest PITA

 

rust doesn't matter, kinking does. When it starts kinking, change it. otherwise just lube it up.

 

a bad instance of being kinky!

 

True story...

 

if it kinks that doesn't just mean its too loose?

 

no, it means that corrosion has made it passed the O rings and the chain starts to bind up.

 

ah I gotcha. Thanks for that info I've always wondered that

 

I hope you weren't over tightening your own chain thinking that was how to fix the kinks. Tight chains are bad!