Recent content by DocL

KBF, you take good care of your bike. I'll bet you are a racer. Thanks Bruce, that is what I was looking for. Are there others? Doc

Thanks qadsan, I appreciate your rapid reply. I thought HDEO stood for High Detergent Engine Oil. Learn something new everyday. Doc

Some synthetics and energy conserving motor oil say they contain "friction modifiers". Can anyone tell me exactly what they are? I've heard that they shouldn't be used in motorcycles with wet clutches, but some riders who ride bikes with wet clutches use synthetics without experiencing clutch...

I just bought a can of DuPont's Multi-use Dry Lubricant with Teflon for my motorcyle chain. It was recommended for chains by the boys over at that topic site. It cost five bucks for 8 ozs. at Loew's. I'm going to give it a try on my customer's guns and see if it works. DuPont used to make...

Well I picked up a can of DuPont Multi-use Dry Lubricant (8 oz can for five bucks) as mentioned by Bobio, from Loew's today and put a spray of it on my Honda Shadow Spirit chain. Looks like I didn't do anything but I have faith in those recommending it. I think I will apply a shot to some of the...

Nice discussion but I'm still confused. I have a '97 Kawasaki VN800A amd an '02 Honda Shadow Spirit 750cc. Do they both have "O" ring chains? If they do, what chain lube should I use? On previous older bikes, I used any motor oil I happened to have. Honda manual says use "O" ring chain lube or...

After 58 years of trying all kinds of case sizing lubricants, I finally settled on anhydrous lanolin which you can get from a pharmacy. It is higher then it was when a bought a pound of it for about eight bucks. It has lasted for about fifteen years and I have done a lot of case forming of...