'Maxima' Chain Wax.

[Anonymous]

I'm happy with the product so far but it's only been 300km of winter riding (very clean, doesn't wash off in the rain or snow/salt). I've learned that the chain wax gets scraped off by the rollers in cold weather (below freezing). The end result is that you get a pile of chain lube on the teeth and outer edge of the rear sprocket but it's easy to notice. Once this happens the chain will get shiny and won't be sticky anymore. Definately press the tip of your finger on a few chain rollers to see if they are sticky before a ride.

UPDATE: I went for my first high speed high temp ride in a long time and all of the EXTRA wax flew off the rear sprocket. Temps were about 13C and speed was about 110 km/h for 3 km. :P So, if you put too much wax on it will remove itself on it's own and leave really sticky blocks on your rim. At first I thought it was melted rubber stuck to my wheel.

Steve

[Anonymous]

?? All of my red spray tubes are now plugged up with chain wax. I guess I should have turned the can upside down to blow them out after use or something. I got 2 uses out of each tube, but I didn't use them twice in a row so I didn't realize what was happening.

Steve

[KGB]

I bought a small can of he chain wax.
About 600 miles so far, seems to stick well.
I rode in the rain last weekend, no problems, stuff stuck.

So far so good, on a new o-ring DID chain.

[KEITH KRAUSE]

?? All of my red spray tubes are now plugged up with chain wax. I guess I should have turned the can upside down to blow them out after use or something. I got 2 uses out of each tube, but I didn't use them twice in a row so I didn't realize what was happening.

Steve

I just noticed your post.
Steve, you have some strange things happen to you. 8O I've never heard of the tubes getting plugged up. I don't know if your weather has something to do with it? I live in So.Cal. and all my stuff is in a nice cozy garage. :P If you have a piece of wire or the right size fishing line, you can un-plug em'.

[Anonymous]

Life is tough up here, I'll get the hang of it eventually but learning how to care for chains is expensive. This chain isn't going to make it anywhere near 20,000 miles. It's up to about 10,000 km and all I hope for is another 5 000 km. That's half of the warranty distance but it's my fault I suppose... I've set it to the 1" factory spec and it just won't stop stetching until 1.5 - 2" so that's what I've been setting it to after the first 2 000 km.

Cheers, Steve

[daveo]

The stuff is GREAT!! Especially perfect for anyone who rides in or around sand a lot,doesn't stick. It will melt out of the red spray tubes with a hair dryer or maybe in the sun Steve, you're supposed to put it on with the chain warm and it melts in. I've been using it on the same RK 630 o-ring chain for almost 10 yrs and God knows how many miles...no rotting o-rings, no appreciable chain stretch, sprockets still good.....but, I haven't been doing burnouts much. I attribute a lot of that to the RK though, I used to go through at least a chain a year...supposedly good ones too, Tsubaki comes to mind...they'd last awhile on the 750, but the 1100 would eat them.

[Hoomgar]

Been using this stuff since last year. Works good and could have helped
me save my o-ring chain I am sure. But that is a by gone now so I'll be
starting new with a new chain.

I found out the hard way about the evils of prolonged use of WD-40 on o-ring chains.

I'll keep it clean and waxed from now on.

[Anonymous]

Very entertaining thread.

Shaftie Nick

[Hoomgar]

Very entertaining thread.

Shaftie Nick

Get out of here you loony
What on earth is a shaftie bigot doing reading a chain wax thread? :?

[Anonymous]

I saw a mint one owner 83 GS1100G with a Hannigan fairing the other day. It only had 33000 km on it, the origional chain would have lasted that long. I hope he didn't pay more for the shaft or he would have gotten the ...

Steve

[Anonymous]

Steve, the guy is a fool for getting a bike that big, with a shaft, and then not riding it.

If I remember correctly, the price of a 1982 GS1100E and a 1982 GS1100G were about the same.

I have now well over 78,000 on my GK, all on the same shaft.

I just wanted to let you chainies know how entertaining, how amusing, this thread is to me. It brings me bad memories of my stupid years, 1970 to 1979, when I messed with chains. I've seen the light, while you guys keep talking about that inferior means of propulsion, leaving sticky stuff on rims, etc. Amusing indeed, how some people can see the light, yet others can't or won't.

I ought to pay you guys for making me laugh so hard. Now please carry on with the original thread; I don't want to miss anything...

Shaftie bigot (and proud of it) Nick

[Hoomgar]

Shaftie bigot (and proud of it) Nick

[Anonymous]

You guys kill me. Funny stuff. The only thing I can think of that's better than an old fashioned chain vs shaft debate is a "Is a new literbike a good bike for a newbie?" debate.

...of course, I could bring in to the mix the belt drive on my chopper and V-rod. :twisted:

---Chris

[Anonymous]

Excellent suggestions, folks. Now get the shaft and forget about chain wax!

Nick

Apply it liberally to all your brake disks. They will shine like a new coin!

[highmileage]

You guys kill me. Funny stuff. The only thing I can think of that's better than an old fashioned chain vs shaft debate is a "Is a new literbike a good bike for a newbie?" debate.

...of course, I could bring in to the mix the belt drive on my chopper and V-rod. :twisted:

---Chris

And your belt lasts how long before recommended replacement? And how much disassembly of the bike is required (such as swingarm removal) each time it's time to replace that nice, clean, maintenance-free belt?

My opinion:
- to go fast, deal with chain maintenance.
- for a daily rider, get a maintenance-free shaft.
- to fit a profile (and avoid putting many miles on the bike), the belt.