Mud riding tip

I've never saw or read this so I'm going to post it here ...

Yesterday, I was racing at a track and it was very muddy (no water, just gummy mud) AND the mud was very clayey (almost like buckshot...ever been in wet buckshot?) so the mud was sticking to the bike very badly...

I was watching a few guys put oil on their tires, both the base of the tire around knobbies and the sidewalls ... The oil will keep the mud from sticking ... I put some on the skid plate and no mud stuck there also ... Just dump some oil on the tires and use a rag and rub it all over the tires and anywhere else you don't want oil to stick ... This idea might work on the FS sprocket area also ...

This was track riding so I'm not sure how it will work on a day long trail ride but I'll be trying this out more in the future as the rainy season is here till ~DEC ....

Nice one

Years ago i used to spray --Silicone spray on the tyres --underside of the mudguards and everywhere i though --oil seems a much cheaper option. Thank's for sharing--

Over here, it is very clayey soil ... I think it was stopping my engine from cooling with all the mud caked on the skid plate and on the front of the engine ..

I'll add the fenders coating next time as there plenty caked under these, both front and rear ..

Ouch --we have something like that here in SA as well--the wheels get sooooooo clogged up that we need to take the mud out of the wheels ---thats when the ouch begins --thorns in the mud ----Why do we do it --hehe

I use WD-40 or Pam cooking spray, never heard of oil though. Thanks for the tip. Looks like you are still running the plastic front sprocket cover on there. Take that thing off and leave the metal plate in case you throw a chain. You can always put it back on if it is not muddy but that thing ruins your chain in a muddy race.

Yep ... That front cover is gathering dust now till dries up here or I go on a street only ride ...

This wil work in politics too.?

I also use the Silicone spray and its works for me

panty hose legs over the fenders with wd40 all over, pack in the open cell foam into all the nooks and crannies where mud can pack in.

U guys are alot more well versed in the mud than myself ... I had always just caked it on till last week ;(