To oil or not to oil? that is the question - Page 4

 

There you go. The next time I replace the chain I will leave it dry and ride
around the lab a few times.

 
Paul wrote:

I believe the 'best' cleaner for o ring chain longevity is kerosene per
DID and a lot of other chain manufacturers recommendation.

I believe the 'best' lube for longevity to be the graphite based lubes.

Although oil on demand by the drop while riding (
http://www.hawkeoiler.com/index.html  ) is awesome for long distance
rides as no vacuum adjustment to worry about ( ala scott oiler ) and
you just just lube a couple of drops every tank as you pull out of the
gas station.

A little messy but very effective and cleans up easy with the kerosene.

 Paul Thomson wrote:

Did they have documentation to back this up or were they justifying their lack
of maintenance?

 On my Bandit 600, I got over 20K miles on each of my past 2 chains with
   nothing but WD40.  I hardly ever clean it, either, I just spray on
more every so often.