Featured in a recent MCN column, Motorex Chainlube Road gets a glowing report. Available at Cornish Scoots, why not grab a few cans for your garage?
If you’re the kind of rider who treats their chain like royalty clean, cared for, and always dressed in the finest, then Motorex Chain Lube Road is your chains best friend. This fully synthetic wonder doesn’t just whisper sweet nothings to your O-rings and X-rings it pledges undying loyalty, even under high pressure and at high speeds.
It sprays on white (so yes, you’ll see where you’ve been), then clings to the chain with minimal fling and without painting your swingarm in goop. Rain? Pfft. This stuff laughs in the face of water, holding its ground like parent at a school run roundabout standoff. It’s waterproof, high- pressure resistant, and won’t throw a tantrum at high speeds.
I love how little you need to reapply it, I do regularly inspect my chain and bike for each week’s commute, meaning I probably check and adjust more often than some. You may find if you leave your bike for longer periods a heavier product may be best suited for your own DIY and maintenance periods.
This lube claims to actively reduce wear, prolonging chain life and possibly outliving your bike’s interest in you altogether. It’s hard for me to scientifically back this claim. A test starting with a brand-new chain and sprocket set would be the better. However, I can say that my current chain and sprockets have got 8500 miles on them and there is still life left.
It can gather and build up quickly when applying it, so it’s best to gently warm the can, by bringing it into the house ahead of using it. Starting with a clean chain and a little patience, lest you end up giving your sprockets a white beard. But that’s a small trade-off for chain serenity.
It’s not the cheapest, but it does go a long way. Depending on your riding mileage this will easily keep you from cursing at an empty can mid job for a good while. Overall, a very worthwhile lubricant to replenish your garage supplies.