Yea, kerosene is the way to go for chain cleaners IMHO. Cheap, effective, and won't dissolve the internal lubricants in the chain.
On Wed, Jul 1, 2015 at 11:37 AM, Mark Weisenfeld <[email protected]> wrote: > I have 16k on the original chain. I only adjusted it once in the first > week. > It does rotate with an irregular sound at highway speeds. It is a normal > sound, but the repeated pattern indicates it is wearing irregularly, just > getting old. > Keep in mind I have always had a drive shaft on the NH 550, so having a > chain underneath me all the time is a new experience. I have maintained and > changed chain/sprockets for my wife's bikes, but never my own. > > I am a little leery of using any solvent of any great strength on a modern > 'o' ring chain, but the brush seems like a pretty good way to clean off the > grime and spread excess lube afterwards. > > >> >> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-JXialOKZcyQ/VZOf04lhVSI/AAAAAAAAAZQ/fURpWqqCDPI/s1600/DSC01105.JPG> >> >> >> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6jEw9OUvt5I/VZOgLw2Z-FI/AAAAAAAAAZc/X-iQ2ZrwBfU/s1600/DSC01106.JPG> >> >> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
