tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156536327610779049.post8895075900668223655..comments2024-02-23T11:23:45.971-05:00Comments on Lost Motorcyclist: Zen and the Art of Chain LubricationLost Motorcyclisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08873504561959138792noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156536327610779049.post-49922830176646521542010-08-10T09:38:50.995-04:002010-08-10T09:38:50.995-04:00You write, 'the manufacturer's recommendat...You write, '<i>the manufacturer's recommendations are conservative</i>'<br /><br />In fact, <b>ridiculously</b> conservative. I suspect the dead hand of the Legal Department in establishing those recommendations.<br /><br />I just reviewed <i>my</i> bike's owner's manual and discover I have extremely remiss in not carrying out the <b>18</b> (!) 'Daily Safety Checks' recommended by the manufacturer. Irresponsible me: I tend just to swing a leg over and ride.<br /><br />The maintenance schedule for my bike 'recommends' such onerous and time-consuming tasks as checking tightness of <b>all</b> bolts, as well as spoke tension, every 1,000 Km.<br /><br />But the chain lubrication interval is listed as 600 Km, and tension adjustment every 1,000 Km. <br /><br />But my approach is more rudimentary: when it looks 'dry' I lube it, when it looks 'slack' I tighten it ;-)Madeyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02593933575568389288noreply@blogger.com