TS-804 is not a motorcycle chain lube; it’s an industrial product, manufactured by T.S. Moly Lubricants in the U.S.A.
“Moly”, or molybdenum disulfide, is a product known to BMW motorcycle owners and others who have experienced the nightmare known as the spline lube.
T.S. Moly Lubricants, Inc. specializes in manufacturing a wide variety of moly (molybdenum disulfide) pastes, sprays and liquids, used in all types of industrial lubrication applications.
Like the TS-801 Dry Film Moly Spray we reviewed in this batch, we tried this just to experiment, and because we’re always looking for something new, different, unique and “cross-sector”; that is, a product from one market segment that might work in another.
TS-804 sprays out like a foam — it surrounds the chain with a large cloud of foamy bubbles, so it should actually penetrate rather well into the chain. But the large amount of overspray and very high per-unit cost of this product makes it very inefficient for lubricating motorcycle chains.
The product is really designed to penetrate the wire strands of a cable and leave a coating of moly, so as the cable flexes and moves, the strands slide against each other instead of binding.
Again, this product was tried just as an experiment; it’s probably excellent for its intended use, but we don’t think it works very well as a motorcycle chain lubricant.
| TS-804 Chain and Cable Lube With Moly | |
|---|---|
| Type: | Spray Liquid “Foam” |
| Cost: | Very High (More Info) |
| Efficiency: | Low |
| Sprayer: | Poor |
| Fling-off: | High |
| Sticky Factor: | Medium |
| Availability: | Poor (wBW Store) |
| Manufacturer: | TS Moly |
| More Details: | 2010 Chain Lube Comparison |
| See Also: | 2008 Chain Lube Comparison |
Publication Date: June 2008
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