The final drive chain is one of the most critical parts on a motorcycle and it endures a lot of stress and to make it worse, it is left out in the open to face dust, grime, muck and whatever the road throws at it. So even though it is one tough nut to crack, the chain has a certain life span and it needs tender love and care at regular intervals to keep it healthy and to improve its life span. A well-maintained chain also guarantees a healthy set of sprockets which again require regular replacement depending upon the kind of use they undergo. A badly maintained chain will rapidly eat through a set of sprockets requiring you to change the entire chain sprocket set frequently. There are some simple and efficient methods to keep the chain working fine as well as to make sure that it lasts longer and that it does not wear out the sprockets in lesser period of time than usual. Just stick to the following steps and try to squeeze a few minutes once every week to attend to the chain and it will go a long way in keeping your lovely ride working fine.

1. Park the motorcycle in a clean place and put it on a main-stand. Incase of no main-stand on the motorcycle – use a paddock stand. Make sure that the rear wheel can rotate freely. 2. DO NOT SWITCH ON THE MOTORCYCLE. 125 dirt bikes for sale qldKeep the engine switched off at all times. motorcycle repair dubuque iaJust slot the gear in neutral so that the rear wheel is free to rotate.gta 5 top speed sanchez 3. Slowly turn the wheel and give the chain a clean wash with a chain cleaner (there are plenty of them available in the market) or you can also use kerosene or diesel for the purpose.motorcycle sales yeovil 4. In order to remove small dust and dirt particles attached to the chain, use a hard paintbrush as you rotate the wheel.

Do not use fingers to reach tight spots – it could result in severe injury. 5. Once the cleaning is done, let the chain dry off the excess cleaning liquid. Then start applying the chain lubricant. Do not over-spray the lubricant. Little but regular is how it works for chain maintenance. Honda Activa : Detailed Review Maruti Suzuki Ertiga : Detailed Review Tata Tiago XZ diesel: 3000km Long Term Review The Mercedes-Maybach G650 Landaulet Is Outright Crazy! 2017 Honda City Facelift Variants Explained Audi A4 35 TDI Diesel Launched At Rs 40.20 Lakh Honda City Facelift Launching Tomorrow BS-IV Bajaj Pulsar RS200 And NS200 Launched Tata Tigor 'Styleback' Announced, Launch Soon Aprilia SR150 Race Edition India Launch On February 9 Hyundai Grand i10 Facelift Launched at Rs 4.58 lakh Est. Price: `1.00 lakh Est. Price: `1.70 lakh Est. Price: `11.00 lakh Duke 200 2017 Edition Est. Price: `1.50 lakhHome > Gear >

My first bike, a ’68 Triumph, had a primitive chain oiler. Metered oil was drawn off the oil tank return line and a small amount was then diverted onto the chain via a drip line on the rear-wheel torque stay. It certainly oiled the chain but the errant spray also oiled my girlfriend’s snow-white jeans. My eager adolescent cure was to simply close the metering needle down and pinch off the supply, since that girlfriend was far more valuable to me at the time than any chain. I still have that original TR6R but the girl, now someone’s grandmother, is long gone. Well, times have changed and so has chain maintenance. I have four chain-drive bikes and don’t relish maintaining them the vintage Triumph way, so I looked at various systems that promise to avoid the greasy drudgery that was once the norm. Most of the available chain oiling systems promise more than they provide or are incredibly messy. I discovered Scottoilers years ago and I’m a believer. Let’s discuss some basics.

Chains don’t really need “lubrication,” per se. Modern chains are manufactured with adequate lubrication sealed inside the rollers by special O-rings of various designs. Given proper cleaning and tensioning, these chains have much longer service lives. So do they really need an oiling system? Because of their longevity, perhaps we should think of chain “oilers” more as chain “cleaners.” A light oil coating prevents corrosion, and if just enough oil is dispensed onto the chain, that oil will “fling off” the abrasive grit that eventually degrades the rubber ring seals on modern chains. Before the eSystem, that precise amount of oil was impossible to control. Too little failed to do the job and too much was just messy. The eSystem pumps proprietary oil from a reservoir onto the sprocket close to the chain run. The system is activated by a three-axis accelerometer that detects the bike’s motion and provides oil at a pre-determined rate only while the bike is moving.

Oil is pumped rather than gravity-fed, so there is no drooling when stationary. A multifunctional digital display provides data including oil flow rate, oil reservoir level, ambient temperature and motion sensor activity. Scottoiler offers two types of oil depending on ambient air temps. Traditional oil, the blue label, is for ambient temps of 32-90 degrees F. The high-temp red label is for hotter climes, 70-104 F. Here in the San Diego area, I routinely use the standard blue label with no problems. Hotter in your area? Simply choose the high-temp oil, which is slightly thicker. Once the system is installed and metering is set, it’s a set-and-forget system. Metering is easy, and comprehensive directions are provided. The system will even tell you when the reservoir gets low. The rear rim stays remarkably clean and chain life is extended. New features include the addition of a capacitor to avoid losing the settings on bikes due to sudden voltage spikes on start up, as well as minor modifications to the screen and buttons to improve reliability.