xj750_Pete
Young Rider
When I first bought the FZ6, I also bought whatever can of chain lube was at the dealership, which happened to be the Maxima chain wax. For about 2,000 miles I have used this to lube my chain at 250-300 mile intervals. When I first applied the Maxima to the chain, it was very watery and brown. It also seemed to clean my chain very well so I don't even use chain cleaner. After about 30 minutes, it will dry to a tacky, caramel-like goop. This helps to identify any chain links that I have missed. I've noticed that on cold mornings the rollers are very hard to roll, but after a long run, the goop warms up and they roll a lot easier. At the end of each chain lube interval, the chain lube does attract a bit of gunk on them, but the lube is still there, though it is more sticky. I could probably go the 500 mile chain lube interval and be ok. The gunk easily comes off with another application of the Maxima.
Now I have run out of the Maxima chain wax and decided to take the opportunity to try the popular DuPont Teflon Wax. Found it at Lowes for about $4 a can; a bargain compared to the $10 for the Maxima Chain Wax. First time I applied it, I noticed that it doesn't seem to clean as well as the Maxima Chain Wax. It also dries very quickly and leaves the rollers to spin very, very freely. After about 300 miles or so later, the rollers still spin easily and the chain looks so much cleaner.
Overall, I really like the DuPont over the Maxima lube because of its price and how clean the chain was. However, between the stickiness of the Maxima and the super slick DuPont, I wonder if it's better for the chain if I used something stickier and more viscous to lubricate it? At high rotation speeds I worry that the DuPont would start to break down and dry up while the Maxima would just drop in viscosity. I guess the only way to find out is to see how long my chain lasts.
Now I have run out of the Maxima chain wax and decided to take the opportunity to try the popular DuPont Teflon Wax. Found it at Lowes for about $4 a can; a bargain compared to the $10 for the Maxima Chain Wax. First time I applied it, I noticed that it doesn't seem to clean as well as the Maxima Chain Wax. It also dries very quickly and leaves the rollers to spin very, very freely. After about 300 miles or so later, the rollers still spin easily and the chain looks so much cleaner.
Overall, I really like the DuPont over the Maxima lube because of its price and how clean the chain was. However, between the stickiness of the Maxima and the super slick DuPont, I wonder if it's better for the chain if I used something stickier and more viscous to lubricate it? At high rotation speeds I worry that the DuPont would start to break down and dry up while the Maxima would just drop in viscosity. I guess the only way to find out is to see how long my chain lasts.