Think I spelt it right you get celotex from a builder's merchant did my shed a couple of years ago had no problems since worth doing nothing worse than a wet bike ☺
All I use is a r&g dust cover wouldn't waste your money like I mentioned before I celotexed the shed cut it to shape then stuck it with no nails or you could use a good sealant. I also taped off the joints using a silver like foil tape .hope it helps
Wurth Dry Chain Lube. After ride, rear wheel on paddock stand, 1st gear and let it spin and lightly spray on inside of chain for a couple of rotations. Done. My chain is rusty, but its the OE one, as bike has only done 15k, since 2008. You can buy chain brushes, but they are crap. Loads of rags and Wurth Chain Cleaner works a treat.
Once every week or two when it is dry and more often when the weather is shite! As for products, all of the above suggestions will do.
I went in my shed to get the bike out the other day, was completely bone dry when i put it away, when i removed the cover it had a film of water covering the whole thing so i have ditched the cover now and will be damp proofing the shed better. Gold chain is on and looking good so fingers crossed.
Can't understand how anything rusts when you lube it properly, that's the trouble with you OCD cleaning boys
Nooooo, it's sooooo wrong. It needs to be cleaned.... I came across a bloke in a cafe last year and he had made, yes painstakingly made individual white, green and red stickers that were on his chain. I didn't realise they were stickers at first but it looked fantastic. It was on an MV. Now that is OCD, or CDO if you prefer as I like it in alphabetical order
Guys and girls, they are all just fast depreciating lumps of plastic and metal, but we all have different priorities, that's what makes the forum so interesting I guess. At the end of the day, under all that gunk, it was well protected and scrubbed up well and some a punter bought it from the dealer it was traded too, so they must have been happy, so alls well that ends well. When you buy a used bike, you don't always know what you are getting is my motto.
in the uk the humidity varies between 60~100% so rust is always a problem! the humidity can turn into condensation if your bike body is colder than the ambient temperature this is why I don't think covers work if they don't let the bike stay at ambient temperature. you can reduce condensation by providing good ventilation and air flow either naturally or by adding a vent fan. Alternatively, you can use a dehumidifier and also adding an inner wall with an air gap to the inside of your shed. the chain rusts very quickly (like a nail). I lube mine after each fuel fill (~160miles) up in the cold months, perhaps less often in the warmer months with wurth dry lube
I sort of decided myself my new chain will get cleaned and lubed with every fuel fill as i do tend to fill up quite regularly although in summer rust isn't an issue anyway. I need to buy a new house with a garage, that's it decision made, ill inform the Mrs later
admire your determination. it will pay off. once the roads are salted I think only water & bike wash can remove it (as opposied to spray on solvent cleaners). After washing the chain, I always do a short ride (5~10 miles) do dry it inside out before spraying lube on it to make sure the lube doesn't trap any water left over
I wont be riding it once the gritters have been out anyway, I don't enjoy riding in the cold and wet. How do you wash your chain then? i can noly get to a very small piece of mine at a time.
put the bike on paddock stand brush plenty diesel, central heating oil or white spirit all over the chain while rotating the wheel by hand use toothbrush or similar to work the fluid in let it stand for 10 mins or more to have a cup of coffee and for the much to dissolve spray muc off or sd100 or similar on the chain and another cup brush and rinse off the chain with very warm water "I tend to do the chain every time I wash the bike as well so wash the bike" wipe off the excess water from the chain dry bike. wipe off the chain once more (with kitchen towel this time) the go out for a ride. you can put a light coat of spray lubricant (duckoil etc) to stop rust from forming paddock stand and lube the chain immediately after the ride. use plenty to seal the metal leave the bike on the stand and spin the wheel a couple of times during the day and tha's it gosh that was longer that expected. hope you haven't fallen asleep
Ha ha very informative mate, it does seem long winded. ill do it and see how i get on. Just nipped to the shop and parked outside was an old suzuki 125 with more rust than metal left, the chain, exhaust, frame, bars the lot. shocking!!
There's a lot of faffing around going off here....dont forget that kids over 7 are quite trainable in these arts especially if they want their tea and xbox back! A quick reminder of how annoyed the bogeyman will be if they dont do a good job is especially effective
