I've now given up on any notion of preserving the things.
I keep a bike 3 years tops. In that time most OE chains rust because of the action of salt they use on our roads in winter and fact the chains are designed for Thailand. When I go to sell, the dealers don't care so long as the chain is correctly adjusted and oily looking.
So, I wipe it with an oily rag once a week, no special sprays. I adjust it when I change tyres (no laser monkey tools). When I decide to sell I put the OE tyres back (Honda sold me this ****, they can sell them to the next bloke too!) and give the surface rusted chain a really good clean and oil while it's more accessible.
If I was riding hundreds of thousands of miles on one bike it may make sense to invest more. The dealers usually try it on with "that's a lot of miles for a three year old bike" and on e-bay the closest I could find to my three year old CB500f was eight. This suggests to me the majority of riders are wasting their money on oilers, teflon/Barnsley Virgin/unicorn oil sprays etc.
Andy
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