Centre Stand complete removal

fingerpuk · May 2, 2015

Hi all.

Iv'e taken the centre stand off (never going to use, it's also ugly). But the mounting points I think will be trickier to remove. Has anyone done this? If so how big of a job was it?

Cheers.

GR8 · May 16, 2015

How do you lube the chain, just walk it after you oil it in increments?

fingerpuk · May 26, 2015

Paddock stand.

beef tits · Sep 14, 2015

GR8 said:
How do you lube the chain, just walk it after you oil it in increments?

It's an o-ring chain. No lube required... though cleaning the dirt off makes it pretty if you're worried about it.

gatdammit · Sep 14, 2015

beef **** said:
It's an o-ring chain. No lube required... though cleaning the dirt off makes it pretty if you're worried about it.

Haven't been to a shop yet that would suggest not lubing your chain. In fact, my 2 primary shops had extensive procedures on proper cleaning/lubing.

...but, I'm friggin sick of the grime sprayed up all of my pants. That crap just doesn't come out and I spend way too much time cleaning the excess off after lubing.

gatdammit · Sep 14, 2015

Pretty informative chain tutorial. BLUF: While there are deformative processes you can't stop, you should still clean and lube your chain regularly.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEE0KVRwGUY

Itsn · Sep 14, 2015

fingerpuk said:
Hi all.

Iv'e taken the centre stand off (never going to use, it's also ugly). But the mounting points I think will be trickier to remove. Has anyone done this? If so how big of a job was it?

Cheers.

I've removed it before, it's pretty easy. There are 2 red-locktight'd M8 (?) screws that hold in a cast triangle that has the giant bolt hole for the centre stand. On the kickstand side, however, the kickstand mounting component is a single cast piece that also houses the center stand bolt hole. I think you would need to take the part from a regular HM for that.

Edit: for clarity these are the two big screws at the bottom of the rearset. Also, I believe you'll need like a 10-20mm spacer otherwise the rearset won't set properly (?). I have a Ducabike rearset so I never tried it removed with the stock setup.

beef tits · Sep 14, 2015

gatdammit said:
Haven't been to a shop yet that would suggest not lubing your chain. In fact, my 2 primary shops had extensive procedures on proper cleaning/lubing.

...but, I'm friggin sick of the grime sprayed up all of my pants. That crap just doesn't come out and I spend way too much time cleaning the excess off after lubing.

Shops want to sell lube! Mine tries to sell me a $300 oil change every 3,000 miles instead of the 9,000 that Ducati recommends.

Clean it, lube it just be careful what chemicals you put on it. O-rings will deteriorate with kerosene and can be pentrated by WD-40, thus replacing the lube that is in there from the factory (the stuff that never needs replaced... hence the O-rings

) And do not use a wire brush!!

I use soap, water and a plastic scrub brush to clean mine. Nothing else. You need special lube too, if you choose to lube it. If the lube is not made for O-rings it's probably doing more harm than good.

IMO lube on an O-ring chain only makes dirt build up faster.

ferdi · Sep 15, 2015

beef **** said:
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You need special lube too, if you choose to lube it. If the lube is not made for O-rings it's probably doing more harm than good.
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there are chain lubes for o-rings availabale to buy, so not really a big deal

Itsn · Sep 15, 2015

beef **** said:
Shops want to sell lube! Mine tries to sell me a $300 oil change every 3,000 miles instead of the 9,000 that Ducati recommends.

Clean it, lube it just be careful what chemicals you put on it. O-rings will deteriorate with kerosene and can be pentrated by WD-40, thus replacing the lube that is in there from the factory (the stuff that never needs replaced... hence the O-rings ) And do not use a wire brush!!

I use soap, water and a plastic scrub brush to clean mine. Nothing else. You need special lube too, if you choose to lube it. If the lube is not made for O-rings it's probably doing more harm than good.

IMO lube on an O-ring chain only makes dirt build up faster.

I use Dupont teflon spray-on wax stuff that says it's good for O-ring chains, mostly just to keep it from rusting. And a plastic 3 sided brush thingy to clean it. Seems to work.

cndctrdj · Oct 8, 2015

Itsn said:
I use Dupont teflon spray-on wax stuff that says it's good for O-ring chains, mostly just to keep it from rusting. And a plastic 3 sided brush thingy to clean it. Seems to work.

the same stuff i use. nice little package from amazon

R6chase · Oct 12, 2015

beef **** said:
Shops want to sell lube! Mine tries to sell me a $300 oil change every 3,000 miles instead of the 9,000 that Ducati recommends.

Clean it, lube it just be careful what chemicals you put on it. O-rings will deteriorate with kerosene and can be pentrated by WD-40, thus replacing the lube that is in there from the factory (the stuff that never needs replaced... hence the O-rings ) And do not use a wire brush!!

I use soap, water and a plastic scrub brush to clean mine. Nothing else. You need special lube too, if you choose to lube it. If the lube is not made for O-rings it's probably doing more harm than good.

IMO lube on an O-ring chain only makes dirt build up faster.

That could be one of the scariest things I have ever heard, I plead anyone reading this to do proper maintenance to youre chain, including regular lubricantion, and cleaning!

The o rings don't indefenatly hold oil, it creeps in as you apply lube and centrifugal force slowly lets the lube escape.

And a 9000mi oil interval is insane, I know it's what ducati recommends but the more often you do it the longer you're motor will last, I do it about every 5000kms so around 3000mi.

And to do you're oil change yourself is not a hard job and literally costs less then $80, it also won't void you're warranty, so do it often!

Stradasphere · Oct 13, 2015

I use PJ1 Blue Label chain lube on my bikes. I only ride about 6 months a year so when I put the Ducati away for the season it gets it oil changed. That way I don't worry about the oil being acidic and etching the bearing or moisture causing problems. I works out to be about 3000 to 4000 miles between changes.

shakeszilla · Oct 15, 2016

Where are you guys buying your magic chains that never need lubing?

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