Search "motorcycle chain cleaning kit" and you'll find Muc-Off, Maxima and a few others selling bundles of two or three products together. None of them explain what you're actually buying or why a routine needs more than one thing. Here's the honest breakdown: a real chain-care routine has three separate jobs, one product does each job well, and buying the right thing for each job matters more than buying a "kit" label.
The three-part routine
Every proper chain cleaning does the same three things in the same order, and each one needs a different tool:
- Something to cut the grime — a degreaser that breaks down the baked-on road grease and dirt chemically.
- Something to scrub it out — a brush that physically pulls loosened grit from between the rollers and side plates, which a degreaser alone can't do.
- Something to protect the clean chain — a lube or wax that goes back on once the chain is actually clean and dry, not before.
Skip any one of the three and the routine breaks down: degreaser with no brush just redistributes grit instead of removing it; a brush with no degreaser is scrubbing dry, bonded-on grime the hard way; lube on a chain that's still dirty just seals the grit in.
The brush
This is where CC360 fits. A wrap-around brush goes all the way around the chain in one pass — inner edge, both side plates, roller faces — instead of only reaching whatever a flat brush can angle against. We size ours specifically rather than trying to fit everything: 415/420/428 for pit and dirt bikes, 520/525 for street and larger dirt. See the full case for why the brush is the step a spray-only routine is missing in our brush vs. spray/aerosol comparison, or how CC360 stacks up against Muc-Off, Grunge Brush and the rest in our brush comparison guide.
The degreaser
A degreaser is what actually breaks the grease bond before you scrub — aerosol sprays, citrus-based cleaners, and dedicated chain-specific formulas all work differently on an O-ring or X-ring chain's seals. We cover every real type and what's safe to use in our motorcycle chain degreaser comparison.
The lube
Once the chain is clean and fully dry, it needs protection — wax-based lube and spray lube last differently and suit different riding conditions. We break down what actually holds up in our chain lube guide: wax vs. spray.
Quick answers
Do I need all three products, or can I skip one?
You can skip the brush if your chain only ever sees light, dry-road grime and you're diligent about wiping it down after the degreaser — but embedded dirt eventually needs physical extraction, which only a brush does. You should never skip the lube step; running a degreased, unprotected chain accelerates wear fast.
Does CC360 sell a bundled kit with degreaser and lube included?
No — CC360 is the brush, sized specifically for your chain rather than a generic one-size tool. The links above point to our honest comparisons of degreasers and lubes from other brands so you can pick the right ones for your chain and riding conditions.
What order do I actually use these in?
Degreaser first to loosen the grime, brush second to physically pull it out, then a full dry before lube goes on last. Lubing a wet or dirty chain just traps what you were trying to remove.