Can I? and should I?

[simon93]

Question 1: can i remove the exhaust from my bike without oil or something from the engine coming out? (just the exhuast)

Question 2: chain lube, will WD40 or GT75 work? any other oils that will work since i dont have the proper stuff?

Thanks in advance!

[Guest]

WD40 being a last resort yes... If you have any engine oil lying about, even used oil will be ok for now.

Exhaust will be fine yes

[Guest]

What he said ^^^^

[Guest]

I learnt from the best Dan

[Guest]

I learnt from the best Dan

 

Well ya know, im good

[Guest]

Pffft

[Guest philgale]

i wouldnt use wd40, i always thought it stripped all the grease from the chain and actually made it worse...

[Guest]

i wouldnt use wd40, i always thought it stripped all the grease from the chain and actually made it worse...

he's removing the manifold PG,

i would get "plus gas" or its equivalent, and take your time, don't rush it, or you'll end up taking longer..

[Guest]

Misread it Frankie mate, he was asking two seperate questions, one about the exhaust, one about chain lube.

[Guest]

Misread it Frankie mate, he was asking two seperate questions, one about the exhaust, one about chain lube.

My Bad... yep, with PG dont use WD on the chain, engine oil or 3 in 1 if thats all you have, but think about a getting some bike oils/lubricants, and a small set of tools, they come in handy.

[Guest]

I just used some of my dads engine oil He came home and said so, did you find it? I hope you didnt use it, its diesel oil!!! I was like, yeah i still used it. "But you cant use diesel oil in a bike!"

He flipped when he realised i "wasted it" on the chain

[Guest akey]

DO NOT USE WD40 or GT85 on o-ring motorcycle chains, its rubbish.

As others have said use engine oil (any engine oil), or 3 in 1 oil, or chainsaw oil, all of these will not damage the o-rings which are the life of your chain.

[Guest]

To clarify...

 

WD40 being a last resort

Something like this will only get you outta the shit, for a very short time, and as pointed out, doesn't do ya chain any good.

The proper stuff only costs like a fiver a can, so get up the shop and buy some!!!!

[Guest]

desperate times calls for desperate measures....... use ya mums oil of ulay....it will take years of ya chain

[simon93]

much thanks for the responses guys!

going to use some "moblie" stuff for now. then i'll consider stopping being lazy and get some real stuff!

1 last question to really spice up the mix, can i take my rear shocks off easily and get them back on easily, or is there a lengthy job of squashing them back onto the bike?

CHEERS MUCH DUDES!

[fazerboy]

on a cg 125?how many shocks does it have?im presuming two....but i would say this is a scale 5 on a 1 too 10 scoreso i would check a hyanes manual first and make sure you have the right tools for the job,cos if you screw this up then you wont be riding the thing til its fixed

[Guest]

if your going to take the rear shocks off you need a centerstand, as the bike will drop without them, with a centre stand the swingarm will lower to the floor, but the body of the bike will remain supported..

putting them back on is a case of fitting the lower bolt to the swingarm and then lifting the arm to connect the top.

I have removed twin shocks, and its easier to do one side, complete it and then the other... as one shock will support the swingarm in place, for refit..

i didn't have a centrestand so used a paddock stand and a car trolley jack to support the main weight of the bike.. be careful, without a centrestand the bike is very likely to topple, if you get the balance/supports wrong

what are you removing them for? to fit replacements or for major cleaning? there isn't much more you can do..

[simon93]

Two reasons I'm doing it. The first being I want some experience in taking bikes to bits, and second for a major cleaning job. I need to keep the bike looking like it came through a time machine in 1990. I've got a centre stand, and 2 shocks, so I could probably get away with it, if I do one at a time, riiiiiight??

[Guest]

Two reasons I'm doing it. The first being I want some experience in taking bikes to bits, and second for a major cleaning job. I need to keep the bike looking like it came through a time machine in 1990. I've got a centre stand, and 2 shocks, so I could probably get away with it, if I do one at a time, riiiiiight??

 

with a centre stand, the bike will remain supported with the front wheel and centre stand, so you can remove both,

removing one will just make re-assembly easier.

to clean the inside of the swingarm it would be easier and wiser to remove the rear wheel instead and leave the shocks in situ (in place), without the wheel you can still clean the shocks.

you can also examine the brakes, sprocket etc, this way.

I've found that a cloth, fed behind the shock (so you have an end on either side), and then pulled from side to side, does an adequate job, just apply some metal polish to the springs first and the cloth will shine them up.