I'm sure this has come up before and I prob cannot use the search function correctly.

What does everyone use to clean thier chains? I have a 04 F4i and the chain is getting dirty. I know that I will have to lube it when I finish. Will brake parts cleaner work?

 

Kerosene is a good one, it is not too harsh like gasoline & won't mess up your O rings. I used it for years.

To my surprise, Purple Power is not bad -- just don't leave it there too long, or it may damage the O rings. It is very strong though

I think WD-40 is a bad choice. After using it, I noticed some kinks in my chain. (I always assumed it was from using WD-40.)
As a kid I once sprayed WD-40 on a plastic clothes-line pulley -- it broke within 30 minutes. That pulley was used for years without a problem. Goes to show you that WD-40 is not all that friendly to plastic/rubber.

 

kerosene or diesil fuel. they are both petrolium base and won't harm o-rings
i use diesl and a grung brush.
i clean my chain one section at a time, dipping the grung brush in diesil, then scurb 4-5 links twice them with a rag wip off and repeat untill the chain comes back clean al the way a round.
also don't for get to take off the front sprocket cover and clean all the gunk build up in the cover itself and aroung the chain and sprocket.. you can take the cover off witha 8mm socket.
one more thing. you can used brake parts cleanner but make sure you find the one's that are safe on plastics and rubber parts.
honda pro brake parts cleanner should work.

 

I use diesel then lube with 80 weight and wipe off excess. The reason WD-40 is so tough on the chain is that it penetrates the o-rings and dissolves the grease the o-ring is designed to keep in.

 

You are supposed to clean your chain?? I thought you just let it run until it is so dirty and dry that it knocks all the teeth off your sprocket, then it jumps off the wheel, locks up the the tire and then knocks out your teeth when you get launched over the bars!! J/K......
You guys have great suggestions.

 

Thanks for all the help guys.

 

petrolium base product dont hurt ur bike chain im using bel-ray chain lube whats the best for 954rr chain

 

I thought gasoline was ok to use to clean the chain.

 

Don't use gasoline -- it's not that it'll fry your chain or the o-rings -- but it can get under the o-rings and fry the sealed lube inside. Then your chain will die. A common mistake people make is that the lube you put on the chain actually 'lubes'. It is more of a protector of the o-rings -- they hold the real lube.

 

thats such a trip