Originally Posted by
rogerstg
Unless you're using some special oil like FB's Chain L, you should probably be lubing at least every couple hundred miles anyway.
Even with Chain-L the noise will come back as the lube fades out. It will take longer than with some other lubes, but Chain-L isn't a miracle product and can't magically make old stuff new.
All I can honestly say, is that Chain-L will make your chain run quieter and that it'll stay quieter longer than the other products out there. However Chain noise is a very subjective issue. What one person will consider irritatingly noisy, someone else will consider normal.