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It is a plastic square. Three of the sides stay in place on the forth one opens. Inside the square are plastic, rigid brushes. On the outside of the box is a little hole to squirt lube in through a tube. It is a small box, just big enough for a chain to fit through. It has a tie down so you can open the box, slip it over the chain, tie it down, and if you have it on a stand, a couple spins around the chain is clean. You do have to clean the box after though, but it does a great job on my chain every couple thousand miles.VermilionX wrote:what's this "chain cleaner"?scanevalexec wrote: Every 3 or 4 lubing times I'll run the chain cleaner across the chain (a little tool that wraps around the chain and lets you spray lube in while the chain is moving).
Chain cleaner review:scanevalexec wrote:It is a plastic square. Three of the sides stay in place on the forth one opens. Inside the square are plastic, rigid brushes. On the outside of the box is a little hole to squirt lube in through a tube. It is a small box, just big enough for a chain to fit through. It has a tie down so you can open the box, slip it over the chain, tie it down, and if you have it on a stand, a couple spins around the chain is clean. You do have to clean the box after though, but it does a great job on my chain every couple thousand miles.VermilionX wrote:what's this "chain cleaner"?scanevalexec wrote: Every 3 or 4 lubing times I'll run the chain cleaner across the chain (a little tool that wraps around the chain and lets you spray lube in while the chain is moving).
im not quite sure i get how it works but i'll just ask this...scanevalexec wrote:
It is a plastic square. Three of the sides stay in place on the forth one opens. Inside the square are plastic, rigid brushes. On the outside of the box is a little hole to squirt lube in through a tube. It is a small box, just big enough for a chain to fit through. It has a tie down so you can open the box, slip it over the chain, tie it down, and if you have it on a stand, a couple spins around the chain is clean. You do have to clean the box after though, but it does a great job on my chain every couple thousand miles.
Check out the review ^^^ I don't think you can, you have to be able to move the rear wheel so that the chain moves, and I don't suggest using the throttle to turn the rear wheel.VermilionX wrote:im not quite sure i get how it works but i'll just ask this...scanevalexec wrote:
It is a plastic square. Three of the sides stay in place on the forth one opens. Inside the square are plastic, rigid brushes. On the outside of the box is a little hole to squirt lube in through a tube. It is a small box, just big enough for a chain to fit through. It has a tie down so you can open the box, slip it over the chain, tie it down, and if you have it on a stand, a couple spins around the chain is clean. You do have to clean the box after though, but it does a great job on my chain every couple thousand miles.
can i use it w/o a rear stand?
You could, but I think it is better with a rear stand. Otherwise you have to spray and roll and spray more and roll until the chain looks clean. With your bike, you need to invest in a rear stand (and maybe front).VermilionX wrote:im not quite sure i get how it works but i'll just ask this...
can i use it w/o a rear stand?
Not really. You don't need a stand or centerstand for cleaning and lubing the chain. Matter of fact, I just got done cleaning my 599's chain and sprockets (both sprockets) without a stand. Granted it's more of a pain in the bum to do, but it's certainly cheaper than a set of stands. It was REALLY messy, stupid construction made my bike filthy.VermilionX wrote:ok thanks...
looks like i need to buy a set of stands 1st before anything else right now.
yes yes... i agree i need stands.scanevalexec wrote:
You could, but I think it is better with a rear stand. Otherwise you have to spray and roll and spray more and roll until the chain looks clean. With your bike, you need to invest in a rear stand (and maybe front).
Picture the chain on your bike. Now imagine reaching in and wrapping your fist around the chain. Now imagine inside the palm of your hand you have a bristles. Now, image you feed a hose between your fingers and feed lube in from a spray can. That is how the tool works. It wraps around the chain with a brush on the inside. You spray lube in and it breaks down the gunk and cleans the chain.
