You still have metal on metal contact between the sprockets and chain, that needs a film of lubricant to prevent wear.
There’s far too much satisfaction to be had from degreasing a chain and lubing it right up……….chain fetish! I love me chains! chains are already sealed units so in theory they are maintenance free, what you’re essentially doing is keeping what you see clean and rust free, keeping dirt and debris off the rings which can get damaged allowing ingress and the ability for them to dry out. The wear on the sprockets and chain tends to be chain tension related but lubing the chain will reduce friction and prolong the life of the chain.
Mmm, chain porn! As for maintenance free, what a load of nonsense. From their website: “Care instructions: To guarantee the function and aesthetics, please follow 3 simple rules: Clean and relubricate the chain: after washing the motorbike after a ride in wet and/or salty or dusty conditions Before storing the motorbike at the end of the season (winter). regrease the chain once a year Check the chain tension every 3,000 km.” How’s that maintenance free?
If you’re talking about the chain the OP was going on then yes, what a load of tosh, if you’re replying to me mentioning “sealed unit” then yes, look at how a x ring or o ring is built then you will see that indeed they are sealed and designed to keep the lubricant in and any shite out, stopping ingress. What tends to happen is the seals fail due to poor maintenance and the built up of crap over time which can cause them to fail. That’s a fact, look it up, watch the countless videos which will show this. Like I said essentially what we are doing with lubricating the chain is keeping them rust free and keeping crap away from rings which keep the grease where it needs to be.
Give this a watch, essentially states that the pin that goes inside the roller has grease installed from the factory that is sealed in with the O ring X ring or whatever ring you use. If you ever fit your own chains you would know this, you fit the rings on the rivet link, apply the grease then push it through the roller before applying more and then put the remaining seals in then the outer plate then flare the soft link……..same principle, that is now sealed.
is the right answer, to this poster anyway. This thread could run and run but if this (sprocket and roller) metal-on-metal relationship is left unlubricated, all hell can break loose depending on other conditions. I believe it's best to maintain a grey, matt appearance to the roller faces as it tells me that this relationship is ok - fretting is reduced, heat is reduced, by how much, again, depends on other factors but i've seen inferior quality rollers actually become annealed as a result of lubrication neglect, and it doesn't matter how well sealed the X Y or Z seal seals, the lubricant between roller and pin is often dispersed even if it can withstand being boiled.
Are you actually thick as fook? You’re arguing with me as if I’m saying chains are maintenance free and actually agree with the OP’s post and the new chain brought out by Regina claiming that it’s maintenance free. I’m actually saying the opposite but that’s clearly went over your head which I expect a lot does, but I did say that it was sealed which you disagreed with to which I showed proof and yet you still rambled on like a eejit! Idiot!
