Redemption! No one likes only getting one chance to prove themselves, including the maker of the SnapJack. Not much is...
The Chain Monkey is a tool to help set the correct motorcycle chain slack during a chain adjustment. It’s made...
Summary webBikeWorld visitors have responded to our recent articles on motorcycle chain maintenance (Motorcycle Chain and Sprocket Replacement and Motorcycle Chain Lube). Here are a few tips on products for cleaning motorcycle chains, with some useful comments below. One of our interesting discoveries was the relative paucity of motorcycle chain cleaning products....
Sometimes, you do get what you wish for. Back in 2012, when DuPont Chain Saver chain lube (review) was introduced, I suggested...
It was almost exactly one year ago today, I discovered, that I wrote the review on DuPont’s Teflon Chain Lube. I...
TS-801 is not a motorcycle chain lube; it’s an industrial product, manufactured by T.S. Moly Lubricants in the U.S.A. T.S. Moly is a company known to BMW motorcycle owners who have experienced the nightmare known as the spline lube. The company specializes in manufacturing a wide variety of moly (molybdenum...
Quick Look Elf Moto Chain Lube is made in the U.S.A. by Elf, a French petroleum company. Elf says this...
The manufacturer claims that it’s “Clear. Won’t fly off. Best for O-rings. New clear formula with synthetic sperm oil (!).”...
Quick Look Gel Lube is a new product. It’s actually not a dedicated motorcycle chain lube, but rather an “all-around lubricant”, according to the label. It sprays out as a thick liquid and turns into a sort of gel, like dried jam — strawberry! The label says that it will...
Welcome to the wBW Motorcycle Chain Lube Reviews index! This page includes a listing of our motorcycle chain lube reviews and related...
TS-804 is not a motorcycle chain lube; it’s an industrial product, manufactured by T.S. Moly Lubricants in the U.S.A. “Moly”,...
The topic of motorcycle chain lubrication has been discussed ad nauseum in motorcycle magazines, forums and over many pints at the local pub. But issues like cost, value, efficiency and a description of the types of chain lube delivery mechanisms (i.e., spray, foam, paste, grease, etc.) have not. We propose that it’s...
The manufacturer claims that this is an “Extremely high pressure resistant lubricating film. Highly adhesive. Resists fly-off. Water resistant. Thermally...
August 10, 2011 – Scottoiler has announced the new Scottoiler vSystem California Spec kit in the U.S.A. [UPDATE (October 19, 2011)...
Maxima Chain Guard is a “foamy” type motorcycle chain lube spray. If you like foamy chain lubes, this is one to check out. It has the least amount of overspray or waste for a foamy type. The foam “bubbles” up over and around the chain, but not as rapidly or...
Is this finally a replacement for the late, lamented and beloved DuPont Teflon Chain Lube (review)? Remember? That was the “Multi-Use...
Everything we said about Maxima Waterproof Grease (review) is ditto here. The only reason we decided to try a couple of types...
The Snapjack is a portable motorcycle jack or lift for use during travel. It lifts the rear of the bike enough to rotate the wheel for chain cleaning and/or a quick chain lube. If you have a center stand, you don’t need a Snapjack and in the garage, either the...
The manufacturer claims that it “Cleans as it works. Clings to surfaces. O-ring safe. Increases resistance to wear and pressure....
The Scottoiler vSystem “California Spec” chain oiler is a CARB (California Air Resources Board) approved version of the popular Scottoiler...
Motorcycle Stuff Chain Lube is the lowest cost per unit chain lube in this comparison, at $0.018 per gram. However, this is only $0.001 less than our favorite in this batch, Klotz KLR. Also, the Motorcycle Stuff Chain Lube has a relatively weak spray. Beyond that, the spray exits more like...
Quick Look Kleen Chain Synthetic Chain Lube was recommended by several webBikeWorld readers, so we finally acquired a bottle to...
The only reason we decided to try a couple of types of grease is to compare them to the Elf Moto...
Super hefty lock and chain is about as big and thick as they come. The looks and the feel of this combination should be enough to intimidate a potential thief. You’re looking at what has to be the biggest, baddest and most intimidating motorcycle lock and chain in the world....
Adjusting a Ducati GT 1000 chain is a fairly straightforward project. Thankfully, there aren’t any quirks that might make this...
The Tirox Chain Cleaner and brush is an interesting combination of kerosene based chain cleaner and patented brush makes the...
Kal-Gard is another name that has been around forever but is probably known only to enthusiasts and not the general public. The company makes an assortment of lubricants and the Chain Kote product shown here is the “moly” version, which contains molybdenum disulfide, a commonly used lubricant. We also reviewed...
While we were browsing around in the T.S. Moly Lubricants website, we found their “Torque Tight” product. This caught our...
Permatex spray-on rust treatment is claimed to displace rust and prevent new rust from forming. It can also be brushed...
The Cameleon oiler is relatively easy to install and it has some advantages over other automatic chain lube systems. The Cameleon system is simple, it has very few moving parts and the oil is stored in the hose, which can be easily concealed. We’ve avoided the topic of motorcycle chain...
The Chain Drain motorcycle chain cleaning system fits under the chain and rear sprocket to help prevent overspray from chain...
Quick Look The second Kal-Gard chain lube reviewed in this series, Clear Chain Kote is similar to the Moly Chain...
The formula for the DuPont Multi-Use Dry, Wax Lubricant chain lube, which was a favorite for many years, has been changed. The new formula is no longer recommended by DuPont for motorcycle chain lubrication and it has dropped off our favorite list also. The company now recommends the DuPont Chain...
Klotz makes a couple of different motorcycle chain lubes; ExtraTac is not our favorite. It sprays out as a rapidly...
A well designed, well tested and well proven product, Scottoiler systems have been extending the life of motorcycle chains for...
Motorex products are popular in Europe, but distribution in the U.S. is spotty, and the brand may be hard to find at local retailers. Motorex Chain Clean 611 is one of the very few dedicated motorcycle chain cleaning products. The clear Motorex Chain Clean 611 spray has a sort of...
Quick Look Made in South Africa and endorsed by motorcycle racer Wayne Gardner, Go High Performance Chain Wax is described...
DuPont Teflon Multi-Use chain lube is one of our all-time favorites. DuPont Teflon Chain-Saver is now commercially available also with...
It’s been a fast two years since we last ran a motorcycle chain lube review (see our 2008 motorcycle chain lube review). These quick takes on chain lubes would more accurately be called overviews, because it’s virtually impossible to conduct any kind of truly objective rating or review of a motorcycle...
The last two comprehensive motorcycle chain lube reviews were published on webBikeWorld in the 2010 Chain Lube Comparison and the 2008 Chain Lube...