O Ring Chain Lube

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O ring chain lube.

This chain lubricant can be used for all motorcycle and atv chains which not a lot of lubricant products can do. As such plain chains can be cleaned more aggressively than sealed motorcycle chains. O ring x ring or z ring chains use a rubber seal between the inner link and outer links to keep grease inside the pin and bushing cavity and to keep road grime out. Note that like lots of manufacturers motorex offers road and off road formulas.

For o ring chains the blue label chain lube without needing that to a degree as required before we could make it a little thinner coat make it much more adhesive and yet still be able to. Most are exclusively for an o ring or x ring type chain while blue tac caters to both and provides everything needed in a quality chain lube. An o ring chain is a whole lot less needy. There isn t a chain on the market that doesn t require a small amount of maintenance from time to time.

Some people say you don t need to lube an o ring chain but they re missing the point. O ring or x ring chains use small seals around the chain s rollers to hold lubricant in place. Sprays on white so you can see it and contains a special wear reducing lubricant with excellent adhesion for all motorcycle chains especially x ring and o ring. Also many older bikes may not be compatible with o ring chains.

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