Can chain-saw bar and chain oil be used on motorcycle drive chains?

. . . despite chain-saw chain oilers being fully automatic, and the chains usually operating at lower speeds than those on motorcycles; but the lubrication principle being essentially the same (i.e., all the steel link plates wearing on steel pins or tubes with every rotation of the chain) and some after market fully automated oilers being available for motorcycle chains. Some oil does momentarily fling off of chain saw chains when they are operated at high speed and under no load.Can chain-saw bar and chain oil be used on motorcycle drive chains?
Messy stuff.


The thickeners they use to help keep it from flinging off saw bars tends to make the oil sticky. It's so sticky that it makes spiderwebs between the chain and sprocket when you spin the wheel.


It works, but it's messy. Worse than the recommended gear oil.Can chain-saw bar and chain oil be used on motorcycle drive chains?
I tend to use used sump oil on my chainsaw bar because there's a different set of dynamics involved when cutting down a tree compared to transmitting horsepower to the ground. I wouldn't use used sump oil on a motorcycle chain - too full of gunk. Don't forget, a chainsaw chain also runs against the bar, which a motorcycle chain doesn't,and, actually, a roller chain is a slightly more complicated piece of technology than a chainsaw chain. The oil-flinging thing is also a big factor; the last thing you want is oil on your back wheel. In, short, the answer to your question would be ';no';, I suspect.
You can but why not use the correct stuff in the first place? Chain wax will prelong your chain's life a lot better.
many chains have ';0'; rings or ';X'; rings that seal the inner chain roller, using regular oil will damage those rubber ';0'; or ';X'; rings, I suggest using an approved chain lube, or chain wax
Always worked for me, (had three bikes). Don't put it on too heavy. It is real clingy/sticky so it won't ';fling off'; unless you put too much on.