Table of contents
- 13 chain sprays (2020) in a comparison test Chain lubricating grease
- 1st place: S100 White Chain Spray 2.0 (test winner)
- 2nd place: Procycle Dry Lube chain spray (purchase tip)
- 3rd place: S100 Dry Lube chain spray
- 4th place: Castrol Chain Spray O-R
- 5th place: Procycle white chain spray
- 6th place: Racing Dynamite white chain spray
- 7th place: Racing Dynamite Dry Lube chain spray
- 8th place: WD-40 Specialist Motorbike chain spray
- 9th place: Caramba motorcycle chain spray white
- 10th place: Liqui Moly chain spray white
- 11th place: Motul Chain Lube Road + C2+
- 12th place: PDL Profi Dry Lube
- 13th place: Motorex Chain Lube Road Strong
- Fatty or fat-free?
- Care tips
- This is how MOTORRAD tests
- Lubrication performance
- Chain sprays in comparison test (2020) – lubrication performance
- Throwing behavior
- Chain sprays in a comparison test (2020) – throw-off behavior
- Soiling
- Chain sprays in a comparison test (2020) – soiling
- Creep ability
- Chain sprays in a comparison test (2020) – creep ability
- Corrosion protection
- Chain sprays in a comparison test (2020) – Corrosion protection
- Final scoring
- Conclusion
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13 chain sprays compete against each other in a comparison test. Which product was most convincing?
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13th place: Motorex Chain Lube Road Strong. MOTORCYCLE rating: Satisfactory.
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12th place: PDL Profi Dry Lube. MOTORCYCLE rating: Satisfactory.
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11th place: Motul Chain Lube Road + C2 +. MOTORCYCLE rating: Satisfactory.
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10th place: Liqui Moly chain spray white. MOTORCYCLE Rating: Good.
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9th place: Caramba motorcycle chain spray white. MOTORCYCLE Rating: Good.
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8th place: WD40 Special Motorbike chain spray. MOTORCYCLE Rating: Good.
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7th place: Racing Dynamic Dry Lube chain spray. MOTORCYCLE Rating: Good.
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6th place: Racing Dynamic white chain spray. MOTORCYCLE Rating: Good.
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5th place: Procycle white chain spray. MOTORCYCLE Rating: Good.
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4th place: Castrol Chain Spray O-R. MOTORCYCLE Rating: Good.
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3rd place: S100 Dry Lube chain spray. MOTORCYCLE rating: very good.
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2nd place: Procycle Dry Lube chain spray. MOTORCYCLE rating: very good.
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1st place: S100 white chain spray 2.0. MOTORCYCLE rating: very good.
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Endurance test: the cross-cylinder tester (XCT) of the Competence Center Tribology Mannheim is used to determine the lubricating performance of the samples.
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Extreme wear and tear: Ground marks (arrows) on the test pieces of the XCT.
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Karcher laboratory manager and chemist Frank Ritscher during the material compatibility test.
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KuS test engineer and expert Thomas Schuster during an application test.
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Stanislav Trubnykov from the Tribology Competence Center on the cross-cylinder tester.
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Lubricating performance: The XCT (Cross Cylinder Tester) determines three values: the wear surface on a test body, the temperature increase on the test body during the test run and the coefficient of friction.
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Throwing-off behavior: The chain spray to be tested is sprayed onto an aluminum disc and spread evenly and thinly with a doctor blade.
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Soiling: The chain sprays are sprayed onto test panels (sheet steel DC04 B) and have one hour to flash off.
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Creep ability: two glass plates lie on top of each other. The lower plate is a little longer. The chain spray is sprayed on along the overlapping edge and then has 15 minutes to crawl between the glass plates.
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Corrosion protection: The chain sprays are sprayed onto test panels (sheet steel DC04 B) and have one hour to flash off.
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13 chain sprays (2020) in a comparison test
13 chain sprays (2020) in a comparison test
Chain lubricating grease
MOTORRAD has tested 13 lubricants for the chain in the laboratory and in practice. Which chain spray wins the comparison test?
Klaus Herder
04/02/2020
Lubricate, maintain, reduce wear. In the large laboratory and user test, 13 chain sprays from different manufacturers compete against each other. There are products from S100, Procycle, Racing Dynamte, Liqui Moly, Motorex, Motul, Castrol, WD-40, Caramba, Motul and PDL. Which chain spray will win the group test? What types of lubricants are there for them? And what should you watch out for in care? These and other questions are to be answered below.
1st place: S100 White Chain Spray 2.0 (test winner)
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S100 White Chain Spray 2.0.
Providers: Dr. O. K. Wack (www.wackchem.com)
Price: 16.99 euros (bought at Polo; price 2020: 17.99 euros)
Filling quantity: 400 ml
Price for 100 ml: 4.25 euros
Use: perfectly dosed, hardly any nebulization, very good visibility, very good operating instructions, very good material compatibility
offers
S100 White Chain Spray 2.0 100ml
Delivery time: 1-2 working days
€ 9.99
plus € 3.49 shipping
To the shop
Conclusion: Outstanding lubricating performance, satisfactory throwing-off behavior, sufficiently low soiling, very good corrosion protection, very good creep capacity – test victory!
MOTORCYCLE Rating: Very well
2nd place: Procycle Dry Lube chain spray (purchase tip)
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Procycle Dry Lube chain spray.
Providers: Louis (www.louis.de)
Price: 9.99 euros (bought at Louis)
Filling quantity: 400 ml
Price for 100 ml: 2.50 euros
Use: easy to dose, practical spray jet, hardly any fogging, poor visibility, good operating instructions; poor material compatibility (ABS)
offers
S100 Dry Lube chain spray 100 ml
Delivery time: 1-2 working days
€ 9.99
plus € 3.49 shipping
To the shop
Dr OK Wack S100 Dry Lube, chain spray – 100 ml
Delivery within 3-5 days
€ 9.99
plus € 5.90 shipping
To the shop
GS27 Moto Dry Lube chain spray
Delivery time: immediate
€ 12.95
plus € 3.99 shipping
To the shop
Dry Lube chain spray, 400 ml
Delivery time: approx. 20-30 working days
€ 17.44
plus € 4.90 shipping
To the shop
Conclusion: Very good lubrication performance, very good throwing-off behavior, low soiling, moderate corrosion protection, very good creeping capacity – top price-performance ratio, a clear buying tip!
MOTORCYCLE Rating: Very well
3rd place: S100 Dry Lube chain spray
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S100 Dry Lube chain spray.
Providers: Dr. O. K. Wack (www.wackchem.com)
Price: 16.99 euros (bought at Polo; price 2020: 17.99 euros)
Filling quantity: 400 ml
Price for 100 ml: 4.25 euros
Use: perfectly dosed, optimal spray jet, hardly any fogging, moderate visibility, very good operating instructions; poor material compatibility (ABS)
offers
S100 Dry Lube chain spray 100 ml
Delivery time: 1-2 working days
€ 9.99
plus € 3.49 shipping
To the shop
Dr OK Wack S100 Dry Lube, chain spray – 100 ml
Delivery within 3-5 days
€ 9.99
plus € 5.90 shipping
To the shop
S100 Dry Lube chain spray 400 ml
Delivery time: immediate
€ 17.99
plus € 3.99 shipping
To the shop
Dry Lube chain spray, 400 ml
Delivery time: approx. 20-30 working days
€ 17.44
plus € 4.90 shipping
To the shop
Conclusion: Good lubricating performance, very good throwing-off behavior, low soiling, satisfactory corrosion protection, very good creeping capacity.
MOTORCYCLE Rating: Very well
4th place: Castrol Chain Spray O-R
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Castrol Chain Spray O-R.
Providers: Castrol (www.castrol.com)
Price: 14.99 euros (bought at Louis)
Filling quantity: 400 ml
Price for 100 ml: 3.75 euros
Use: Satisfactory dosage, hard spray jet, medium-strong nebulization, good visibility, just enough operating instructions (no intervals); good material compatibility
Conclusion: Still good lubricating performance, very good throwing-off behavior, rather low soiling, very good corrosion protection, very good creeping ability.
MOTORCYCLE Rating: Good
5th place: Procycle white chain spray
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Procycle white chain spray.
Providers: Louis (www.louis.de)
Price: 7.99 euros (bought at Louis; price 2020: 8.99 euros)
Filling quantity: 300 ml
Price for 100 ml: 2.67 euros
Use: easy to dose, practice-oriented spray jet, hardly any fogging, good visibility, sufficient operating instructions (no intervals); good material compatibility
Conclusion: Still good lubricating performance, very good throwing-off behavior, rather low soiling, very good corrosion protection, good creeping ability.
MOTORCYCLE Rating: Good
6th place: Racing Dynamite white chain spray
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Racing Dynamic White chain spray.
Providers: Polo (www.polo-motorrad.de)
Price: 8.99 euros (bought at Polo)
Filling quantity: 400 ml
Price for 100 ml: 2.25 euros
Use: very easy to dose, practical spray jet, hardly any fogging, very good visibility, good operating instructions; good material compatibility
Conclusion: Satisfactory lubrication performance, very good throwing-off behavior, rather low soiling, very good corrosion protection, very good creeping capacity.
MOTORCYCLE Rating: Good
7th place: Racing Dynamite Dry Lube chain spray
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Racing Dynamic Dry Lube chain spray.
Providers: Polo (www.polo-motorrad.de)
Price: 9.99 euros (bought at Polo)
Filling quantity: 400 ml
Price for 100 ml: 2.50 euros
Use: moderate dosage, too wide spray jet, very strong fogging, mediocre visibility, sufficient operating instructions; good material compatibility
Conclusion: Good lubricating performance, very good throwing-off behavior, only minimal soiling, unsatisfactory corrosion protection, very good creeping capacity.
MOTORCYCLE Rating: Good
8th place: WD-40 Specialist Motorbike chain spray
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WD-40 Specialist Motorbike chain spray.
Providers: WD-40 Company (www.wd40.de)
Price: 13.29 euros (bought online at Conrad)
Filling quantity: 400 ml
Price for 100 ml: 3.32 euros
Use: perfectly dosed, optimal spray jet, hardly any fogging, very low visibility, good operating instructions; good material compatibility
Conclusion: Satisfactory lubrication performance, very good throwing-off behavior, rather low soiling, unsatisfactory corrosion protection, very good creeping ability.
MOTORCYCLE Rating: Good
9th place: Caramba motorcycle chain spray white
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Caramba motorcycle chain spray white.
Providers: Caramba (www.caramba.de)
Price: 10.49 euros (bought online at Conrad)
Filling quantity: 300 ml
Price for 100 ml: 3.50 euros
Use: mediocre dosing, spray jet too wide, strong fogging, satisfactory visibility, good operating instructions; very good material compatibility
Conclusion: Sufficient lubrication performance, very good throwing-off behavior, rather low soiling, very good corrosion protection, very good creeping ability.
MOTORCYCLE Rating: Good
10th place: Liqui Moly chain spray white
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Liqui Moly chain spray white.
Providers: Liqui Moly (www.liqui-moly.de)
Price: 13.99 euros (bought at Polo)
Filling quantity: 400 ml
Price for 100 ml: 3.50 euros
Use: easy to dose, practical spray jet, low level of fogging, good visibility, moderate operating instructions (only pictograms, no intervals); good material compatibility
Conclusion: Satisfactory lubrication performance, moderate throwing-off behavior, rather low soiling, very good corrosion protection, good creeping ability.
MOTORCYCLE Rating: Good
11th place: Motul Chain Lube Road + C2+
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Motul Chain Lube Road + C2+
Providers: Motul (www.motul.de)
Price: 14.99 euros (bought at Louis)
Filling quantity: 400 ml
Price for 100 ml: 3.75 euros
Use: easy to dose, practical spray jet, relatively strong atomization, satisfactory operating instructions, very good visibility; good material compatibility
Conclusion: Sufficient lubrication performance, very good throwing-off behavior, low soiling, unsatisfactory corrosion protection, very good creeping ability.
MOTORCYCLE Rating: Satisfying
12th place: PDL Profi Dry Lube
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PDL Profi Dry Lube.
Providers: Professional Products (www.profi-products.de)
Price: 16.95 euros (bought at Polo)
Filling quantity: 400 ml
Price for 100 ml: 4.24 euros
Use: easy to dose, practical spray jet with attachment tube, medium-strength nebulization, very low visibility, satisfactory operating instructions; good material compatibility.
Conclusion: Still sufficient lubrication performance, very good throwing-off behavior, rather low soiling, moderate corrosion protection, very good creeping ability.
MOTORCYCLE Rating: Satisfying
13th place: Motorex Chain Lube Road Strong
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Motorex Chain Lube Road Strong.
Providers: Motorex (www.motorex.com)
Price: 13.90 euros (bought online in the KTM Power Shop)
Filling quantity: 500 ml
Price for 100 ml: 2.78 euros
Use: easy to dose, too concentrated spray jet, very good visibility, brief instruction manual; good material compatibility
Conclusion: Good lubrication performance, unsatisfactory throwing-off behavior, increased soiling, very good corrosion protection, rather moderate creep ability.
MOTORCYCLE Rating: Satisfying
Fatty or fat-free?
Looking good is not everything. But for some contemporaries it is. And so there has been a certain war of faith in chain lubrication for many years. The more pragmatic, i.e. technology-oriented, fraction has so far used greasy sprays. Rims and swingarms full of piggybacks due to thrown off lubricant? Disgusting lumps of fat that, if carelessly cared for, develop into permanent mess behind the sprocket cover and sprocket? The fat faction doesn’t care; Because good lubricity, the best possible corrosion protection, the longest possible maintenance intervals and proper visibility when spraying were the top priority for the Fetties. The last MOTORRAD chain spray test in 2010 confirmed that they were pretty much on the right track: fat was clearly ahead, fat-free didn’t stand a chance.
Klaus Herder.
The lubrication performance of the samples is determined on the cross-cylinder tester (XCT) of the Competence Center Tribology Mannheim.
And yet some chain aesthetes continued to swear “dry” Chain sprays, new German “Dry Lube”. They weren’t in the mood for excessive cleaning, wanted their possibly colored motorcycle chain to shine permanently in bright colors, drove little and certainly not in the rain and had no problem with significantly shorter maintenance intervals of around 500 kilometers instead of 800 to 1,000 Kilometre. The aesthetes group slowly grew bigger and bigger, the market demanded more Dry Lube products. And so the top dogs in the care products – Louis and Polo with their own brands Procycle and Racing Dynamic as well as Dr. Wack with the S100 series – in addition to their fatty chain sprays, Dry-Lube products are also in the range. Obviously, they have little to do with the technically lagging products from ten years ago. How come? On the one hand, a lot has happened in terms of raw material supply. On the other hand, many chemists have probably invested a lot of brainpower to develop new recipes that manage to bring the sometimes conflicting requirements under one roof – market pressure made it possible. Especially in terms of lubrication performance, and especially in terms of wear protection, the Dry-Lube chain sprays have made a huge leap forward and in some cases even overtaken their greasy competitors. That was almost unthinkable a decade ago.
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Karcher laboratory manager and chemist Frank Ritscher during the material compatibility test.
But even the cleverest white coats cannot do magic. Attentive table readers will see this, for example, at the checkpoint “Material compatibility”. In order to stabilize the composition of particularly well-lubricating Dry Lube chain sprays, some formulations do not contain any “classic” Hydrocarbons are used as a solvent matrix. An alternatively selected polar solvent base helps the agent to achieve the above-mentioned top lubricity performance, but unfortunately it is not compatible with ABS plastic. Theoretically (and in laboratory tests) this can lead to stress cracks. In practice, however, there is the all-clear: Unpainted ABS is practically non-existent on the motorcycle, as the plastic is in “Raw state” is not UV stable. This fact shows, however, an example of where the challenges lie for chain spray developers. For the customer, things are a bit simpler: if you want the technically best test participant, you can still go for the fat test winner. But if you are into Dry Lube, you will too “very good” served.
Care tips
Do you like painting rust and wallpapering dust? No problem, then you don’t have to worry about chain cleaning any further. So continue to diligently paste chain spray onto the already existing dirt crust. The lubricant then has little chance of getting to where it is needed; and dirt is also a very unsuitable primer, but after all, someone has to ensure that chain set manufacturers generate flourishing sales. Tech-savvy skimmers prefer a slightly different care technique. And that begins with chain cleaning, a task that has to be carried out every 3,000 to 5,000 kilometers at the latest, depending on the operating conditions. If possible, no chemical club, such as brake cleaner, should be used, because some O- or X-rings have an allergic reaction to this: They swell up, possibly become brittle, and this runs counter to their sealing function. So it’s better to use chain cleaner. Almost all chain spray providers have such in their program for very manageable money.
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All 13 products in rank and file.
When cleaning, please also take a look under the sprocket cover and behind the sprocket, because this is where dirt particularly likes to collect, and in connection with (fatty) chain spray, impressive lumps of used grease form there. who of “fat” on “dry” If you want to change, you should take the subject of cleaning very seriously. Only a chain that has been completely degreased and cleaned can ensure that the DryLube products can really show their strengths. The actual lubrication is about finding the right spots: The chain spray mainly belongs on the inside of the chain, i.e. on the part that is directly facing the pinion and sprocket. It should be two runs when spraying. The outside can then be given a rather superficial spray round at the end, but it doesn’t necessarily have to be. Much more important: do not drive off immediately; because the chain spray should flash off for at least 30 minutes. Otherwise there is a risk of being thrown off prematurely. A little tip for particularly meticulous cleaners: please “S100 Clean Sepp” google – a great little helper to avoid messes.
This is how MOTORRAD tests
The test samples were obtained according to the well-known pattern: MOTORRAD bought all chain sprays in the autumn of 2019 on the free market. And also at the first test station, the test team was able to fall back on a tried and tested constant: the research and development laboratory of Alfred Karcher SE & Co. KG in Winnenden (one of the most famous cleaning equipment manufacturers). Karcher laboratory manager and motorcyclist Frank Ritscher tested the test samples there. intensively on material compatibility (unpainted ABS) and soiling behavior. Then it went from Baden-Wurttemberg to Bavaria, more precisely to the laboratory of Dr. O. K. Wack Chemie GmbH in Ingolstadt.
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KuS test engineer and expert Thomas Schuster during an application test.
Test engineer Thomas Schuster from the renowned testing organization KuS (motor vehicle monitoring organization freelance motor vehicle expert) ensured that all five tests carried out (throwing off behavior, soiling II, corrosion protection, creep ability and application) were absolutely neutral and reproducible. For the last test – and by far the most important in terms of points – the MOTORRAD team then traveled to the north of Ba-Wu, to Mannheim. When it comes to tribology (friction theory), the Tribology Competence Center affiliated with the Mannheim University of Applied Sciences is the first address when it comes to analyzes and testing technology for all aspects of lubrication. Not least because the Mannheim scientists have a test device at their disposal with the cross-cylinder tester (XCT) they developed themselves, which provides excellent services for the investigation of friction and wear processes and enables extensive test statements.
Lubrication performance
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Lubricating performance: XCT (cross cylinder tester).
Triple evaluation: The XCT (cross cylinder tester) determines three values: the wear surface on a test specimen, the temperature increase on the test specimen during the test run and the coefficient of friction (the lower the better). For the test, the fixed test specimen is pressed for 30 seconds with a load of 400 N onto a metal ring (diameter 35 mm) rotating at 686 rpm. This metal ring is wetted evenly with chain spray beforehand, which then has ten minutes to dry. The chain spray creates a gap between the metal ring and the test body “Lubricating film”, which protects more or less well against wear. The 40 maximum points are made up as follows: 30/5/5 (wear / temperature / coefficient of friction).
Chain sprays in comparison test (2020) – lubrication performance
| Wear (mm²) | Temperature rise in degrees Celsius | Coefficient of friction (µ) | Points (maximum 40) | |
| Caramba | 23.2 | 29.8 | 0.36 | 21 |
| Castrol | 13.1 | 17.9 | 0.19 | 30th |
| Liqui Moly | 19.9 | 18.1 | 0.19 | 28 |
| Motorex | 12.4 | 6.1 | 0.14 | 33 |
| Motul | 23.9 | 31.7 | 0.34 | 20th |
| PDL | 24.8 | 29.7 | 0.34 | 19th |
| Procycle white | 20.0 | 2.1 | 0.21 | 29 |
| Procycle Dry Lube | 1.5 | 6.1 | 0.12 | 38 |
| Racing Dynamic White | 20.8 | 16.1 | 0.22 | 27 |
| Racing Dynamic Dry Lube | 2.9 | 10.6 | 0.21 | 35 |
| S100 White Chain Spray 2.0 | 0.6 | 4.1 | 0.07 | 40 |
| S100 Dry Lube chain spray | 6.7 | 9.0 | 0.14 | 35 |
| WD-40 | 20.5 | 25.1 | 0.20 | 27 |
| Wear (mm²) | Temperature rise in degrees Celsius | Coefficient of friction (µ) | Points (maximum 40) | |
| Caramba | 23.2 | 29.8 | 0.36 | 21 |
| Castrol | 13.1 | 17.9 | 0.19 | 30th |
| Liqui Moly | 19.9 | 18.1 | 0.19 | 28 |
| Motorex | 12.4 | 6.1 | 0.14 | 33 |
| Motul | 23.9 | 31.7 | 0.34 | 20th |
| PDL | 24.8 | 29.7 | 0.34 | 19th |
| Procycle white | 20.0 | 2.1 | 0.21 | 29 |
| Procycle Dry Lube | 1.5 | 6.1 | 0.12 | 38 |
| Racing Dynamic White | 20.8 | 16.1 | 0.22 | 27 |
| Racing Dynamic Dry Lube | 2.9 | 10.6 | 0.21 | 35 |
| S100 White Chain Spray 2.0 | 0.6 | 4.1 | 0.07 | 40 |
| S100 Dry Lube chain spray | 6.7 | 9.0 | 0.14 | 35 |
| WD-40 | 20.5 | 25.1 | 0.20 | 27 |
Throwing behavior
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Throwing-off behavior: The chain spray is sprayed onto an aluminum disc.
It’s all going on here: The chain spray to be tested is sprayed onto an aluminum disc (0 12 cm) and spread evenly and thinly with a squeegee. After flashing off (1 hour), the disc is clamped with a steel shaft in an overhead stirrer. The disk rotates at 1,650 rpm for 15 minutes. The disc is weighed three times (cleaned; sprayed and ventilated; after “sling”). With these three values, the amount of product thrown off can be calculated in percent. The average value is determined from two test runs. In nine of 13 candidates, no thrown chain spray was measurable – full points!
Chain sprays in a comparison test (2020) – throw-off behavior
| Average value thrown off (%) | Points (maximum of 20) | |
| Caramba | 0 | 20th |
| Castrol | 2 | 19th |
| Liqui Moly | 22nd | 10 |
| Motorex | 47 | 5 |
| Motul | 0 | 20th |
| PDL | 0 | 20th |
| Procycle white | 0 | 20th |
| Procycle Dry Lube | 0 | 20th |
| Racing Dynamic White | 0 | 20th |
| Racing Dynamic Dry Lube | 0 | 20th |
| S100 White Chain Spray 2.0 | 13th | 15th |
| S100 Dry Lube chain spray | 0 | 20th |
| WD-40 | 0 | 20th |
Soiling
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Soiling: The chain sprays are sprayed onto test panels.
Now it’s getting dirty: The chain sprays are sprayed onto test panels (sheet steel DC04 B) and have one hour to ventilate. Then the sheets are immersed in quartz sand without pressure, which is located in a beaker that is in turn on a scale. After the sheets have been lifted up, the weight loss of the sand cup gives the mass of the quartz sand adhering to the sheets. The average value is determined from two test runs. At this checkpoint, the Dry-Lube products in particular can show their strengths; With the Racing Dynamic product, almost nothing sticks.
Chain sprays in a comparison test (2020) – soiling
| Average dirt adhesion (g) | Points (maximum 10) | |
| Caramba | 0.23 | 7th |
| Castrol | 0.21 | 7th |
| Liqui Moly | 0.27 | 7th |
| Motorex | 0.57 | 4th |
| Motul | 0.16 | 8th |
| PDL | 0.20 | 7th |
| Procycle white | 0.21 | 7th |
| Procycle Dry Lube | 0.19 | 8th |
| Racing Dynamic White | 0.22 | 7th |
| Racing Dynamic Dry Lube | 0.03 | 10 |
| S100 White Chain Spray 2.0 | 0.32 | 6th |
| S100 Dry Lube chain spray | 0.19 | 8th |
| WD-40 | 0.20 | 7th |
Creep ability
Klaus Herder.
The creeping ability is determined with two glass plates lying one on top of the other.
They want in: Two glass plates are on top of each other. The lower plate is a little longer. The chain spray is sprayed on along the overlapping edge and then has 15 minutes to crawl between the glass plates. Then the wetted area between the glass plates is marked with a felt pen. Millimeter paper is then placed flush on the top plate and the translucent marking is traced. The marked paper area is then cut out, weighed and then calculated in terms of area. Everything over 300 cm² of wetted area is top and therefore gives full points.
Chain sprays in a comparison test (2020) – creep ability
| Average value of creeping area (cm²) | Points (maximum 5) | |
| Caramba | 408 | 5 |
| Castrol | 441 | 5 |
| Liqui Moly | 264 | 4th |
| Motorex | 116 | 2 |
| Motul | 472 | 5 |
| PDL | 687 | 5 |
| Procycle white | 282 | 4th |
| Procycle Dry Lube | 768 | 5 |
| Racing Dynamic White | 352 | 5 |
| Racing Dynamic Dry Lube | 554 | 5 |
| S100 White Chain Spray 2.0 | 449 | 5 |
| S100 Dry Lube chain spray | 594 | 5 |
| WD-40 | 318 | 5 |
Corrosion protection
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The chain sprays are sprayed onto test panels to determine the corrosion protection.
Fills the glasses: The chain sprays are sprayed onto test panels (sheet steel DC04 B) and have one hour to flash off. The trays then end up in a beaker with a five percent sodium chloride solution. The jars are placed on a magnetic stirrer for 24 hours. The test panels are then removed and the corroded surfaces are assessed visually. This gives the proportion of corroded areas in relation to the total area wetted with the sodium chloride solution. The average value is determined from two test runs. Unsurprisingly, dry-lube products in particular show weaknesses in this test.
Chain sprays in a comparison test (2020) – Corrosion protection
| Average proportion of the corroded area (%) | Points (maximum 10) | |
| Caramba | 1 | 10 |
| Castrol | 1 | 10 |
| Liqui Moly | 2 | 10 |
| Motorex | 1 | 10 |
| Motul | 55 | 2 |
| PDL | 23 | 5 |
| Procycle white | <1 | 10 |
| Procycle Dry Lube | 23 | 5 |
| Racing Dynamic White | 1 | 10 |
| Racing Dynamic Dry Lube | 83 | 1 |
| S100 White Chain Spray 2.0 | 3 | 9 |
| S100 Dry Lube chain spray | 10 | 7th |
| WD-40 | 70 | 2 |
Final scoring
The participants in the chain spray comparison test were able to collect 100 points in total. In the final evaluation we show how the points are distributed and which product ends up where:
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The final score. A total of three products got the rating “Very well” earned.
Conclusion
Fat gone? Why not, because there are two representatives of the Dry Lube faction on the podium. The dry lubricants have increased particularly in terms of lubricating performance. Anyone who is not out and about in the rain too often and does not attach great importance to above-average corrosion protection can now resort to the tested Dry-Lube products without hesitation. The clear test winner is the S100 White Chain Spray 2.0 “greasier” Classic – more is hardly possible at the moment in terms of lubrication performance. But the same applies to the rest of the test field: Provided that it is handled correctly, a motorcycle chain can be properly maintained with all candidates.
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Herder 27 pictures Herder 1/27 mps photo studio 2/27 Sonax, motorcycle chain cleaner, MOTORRAD verdict: good. mps photo studio 3/27 WD-40, Motorbike…
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Full-face helmets up to 100 euros in a comparison test
mps photo studio 43 pictures 1/43 MOTORCYCLE final scoring mps photo studio 2/43 Bayard SP-51 (MOTORRAD test winner), MOTORRAD verdict: good mps photo…
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Twelve balaclavas in a comparison test
fotolia, mps-Studio 16 pictures Javier Brosch – Fotolia (1) / mps photo studio 1/16 Anyone traveling by motorcycle in winter would like to have the hair…
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Motorcycle jeans in a comparison test
clothing Station wagons, jackets & pants Motorcycle jeans in a comparison test Comparison test motorcycle jeans The stuff that motorcycle dreams are made…
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Test winner chain cleaner (MOTORRAD 26-2014)
mps studio accesories Test winner chain cleaner (MOTORRAD 26/2014) Test winner chain cleaner (MOTORRAD 26/2014) Dr. Wack S100 chain cleaner power gel The…
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All-round motorcycle gloves under 100 euros in a comparison test
Lohse 30th pictures Lohse 1/30 Open and close once and already … Ratsch: After the first test round, there is already a gap in the Sinisalo gripper….
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14 sporty full-face motorcycle helmets in a comparison test
Klaus Herder 50 pictures Klaus Herder 1/50 mps photo studio 2/50 Visor without detent and with locking in the field of vision. mps photo studio 3/50…
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A comparison test of ten silencers for the Kawasaki Z 800
mps studio 30th pictures Lohse 1/30 Certification mark: If the exhaust is correctly marked (E-check digit plus four-digit numerical code, 5 or 9 circled…