17a Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 1st full clean job on my chain this afternoon. 1000 km's on it now. Chain has not required tightening yet. Still exactly the same as new. I used kerosene with a scrubber brush and it worked well. Anyway's when I was cleaning the chain, some of the kerosene got splashed on the tire / rim etc...I cleaned it up with a degreaser rag and seem to have worked well. Do I need to be concerned about the kerosene on the rubber tire? Does that damage it at all? It was only a small amount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Brick Posted May 16, 2017 Premium Member Share Posted May 16, 2017 No Brick 2015 Yamaha FJ-09 "Red Molly" 2014 Yamaha Super Tenere' ES 1999 Suzuki SV650 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member micah2074 Posted May 17, 2017 Premium Member Share Posted May 17, 2017 What he said. I clean my chain with kerosene and have gotten it on the tire everytime. Never had a problem. Let’s go Brandon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crash Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 If it damaged your tire it would also damage the orings in the chain. No need to worry. I use wd40 for cleaning chains and it's mostly kerosene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBB Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 Rubber is vulcanised, which means the polymers it is made of have been cross-linked during the curing process. This makes them much more resistant to attack by solvents. Paraffin is a non-polar solvent so is relatively benign to plastics, but dissolves hydrocarbons like chain lube and oil very well. It's fine on your tyres and will evaporate off slowly if simply left alone. Edit for translation: paraffin = kerosene Red 2015 Tracer, UK spec (well, it was until I started messing with it...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norcal616 Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 I avoid any brushes on an o-ring chain...kerosene and a rag to clean the gunk off the outside faces of the links... Only time I use a brush is on my dirt bike as it does not an o-ring chain... 2012 wr250f - C-class 30+ age group 2015 fz-07- Hordpower Edition-80whp 2015 fj-09- Graves Exhaust w/Woolich tune by 2WDW @120whp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owle Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 Rubber is vulcanised, which means the polymers it is made of have been cross-linked during the curing process. This makes them much more resistant to attack by solvents. Paraffin is a non-polar solvent so is relatively benign to plastics, but dissolves hydrocarbons like chain lube and oil very well. It's fine on your tyres and will evaporate off slowly if simply left alone. Edit for translation: paraffin = kerosene I have always used paraffin (kerosene) for chain cleaning, for some reason the price had tripled when i purchased some from the local D I Y store recently, i went to all the large D I Y chain stores but couldn't find any for sale, still it costs peanuts compared to the aerosol solvent made for bike chains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member DavidS Posted May 17, 2017 Premium Member Share Posted May 17, 2017 I have cleaned my chain with Kerosene since I got it, just wipe it off the excess and you will be fine...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsp Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 Try diesel fuel. Works great, similar to kerosene and cheap. john Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
17a Posted May 20, 2017 Author Share Posted May 20, 2017 Ok Thanx All. Final question....( I am new to bikes again after almost 35 years).....how bout cleaning all the gunk from around the rear sproket (spelling sucks), axle area and rear wheel. Can you just brush on some kerosene on those parts also? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcsp Posted May 20, 2017 Share Posted May 20, 2017 I use Motorex Chain Clean, works well for more than just cleaning chains too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBB Posted May 20, 2017 Share Posted May 20, 2017 Ok Thanx All. Final question....( I am new to bikes again after almost 35 years).....how bout cleaning all the gunk from around the rear sproket (spelling sucks), axle area and rear wheel. Can you just brush on some kerosene on those parts also? Yes. I put the kerosene in a cheap pump spray and then you can mist it on where you need and wipe off with an old rag/t-shirt Red 2015 Tracer, UK spec (well, it was until I started messing with it...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeg Posted May 20, 2017 Share Posted May 20, 2017 https://tse2.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP.lFN4lGB_v1AH9erqTWJHRAEsDh&w=265&h=199&c=7&qlt=90&o=4&pid=1.7 and rug for chain and sprocket and anything else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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