Guest Posted February 2, 2013 Posted February 2, 2013 Hey dudes.There is a scottoiler on my bike, I have bought some chain lube, but I have no idea how the scott oiler works! Anyone got one of these? http://www.scottoiler.com/uk/vsystem/vsystem.html Quote
Smokin Joe Posted February 2, 2013 Posted February 2, 2013 If you click the button on your link that says "How it works" it will tell you. Quote
Tango Posted February 2, 2013 Posted February 2, 2013 Seriously though Luke......it's basically an automatic chain oiler......but you are best off using Scottoil in it.....firstly because it's been designed for use with that viscosity of oil.....and secondly because the bottles of Scottoil come with a connector doofer that make topping the reservoir up easier...... As to whether it's worth having a Scottoiler on the bike.....well, that's been debated at length on here before.......personally I think the Scottoiler is a great device.....but others will disagree..... Quote
Guest Posted February 2, 2013 Posted February 2, 2013 ok, i have filled it up with scottoil blue getting two drops aminute on idle is a bit of a black art tho! Quote
eastanglianbiker Posted February 2, 2013 Posted February 2, 2013 once set up correctly they are excellent you wont regret having it in the long run as long as you remember to top it up Quote
Colin the Bear Posted February 2, 2013 Posted February 2, 2013 Second only to shaft drive. On a long run the chain may have thrown off all the lube and be running dry with the conventional oiling "now and again" regime. Quote
pointblank0 Posted February 2, 2013 Posted February 2, 2013 Yep. I agree. I had one on my last bike for a couple of years. Just keep it topped up and forget about it.Haven't got round to fitting it on this bike yet though Quote
megawatt Posted February 2, 2013 Posted February 2, 2013 I lube my chain with MucOff dryPTFE every 200 miles. Got 25,000 outta the last one. I have seen Scottoilered bikes with oil all over the back wheel though! Quote
pointblank0 Posted February 2, 2013 Posted February 2, 2013 I lube my chain with MucOff dryPTFE every 200 miles. Got 25,000 outta the last one. I have seen Scottoilered bikes with oil all over the back wheel though! Yeah they are quite messy, but they do the job well. Quote
mealexme Posted February 3, 2013 Posted February 3, 2013 I just got one and thought one of their selling points is that you wont get oil all over the place as its meant to stick to the chain and shouldn't top up enough to overload the chain? Quote
mealexme Posted February 3, 2013 Posted February 3, 2013 ok, i have filled it up with scottoil blue getting two drops aminute on idle is a bit of a black art tho!I believe you should get 1-2 drops when not on idle. Idle is used to get the oil down the tube to the sprockets once run dry, but then you should alter the settings to get it at 2 per minute Quote
Grumpy Old Git Posted February 4, 2013 Posted February 4, 2013 I lube my chain with MucOff dryPTFE every 200 miles. Got 25,000 outta the last one. I have seen Scottoilered bikes with oil all over the back wheel though! So I need to do this at least 4 times on a weekend 'Challenge' trip!I'll stick with the 'cruiser version' Scotoiler. Quote
Fozzie Posted February 4, 2013 Posted February 4, 2013 Never bothered myself... I manually clean and lube the chain every weekend If it rains a lot I'll put some on mid-week. And I always get massive life out of my chains! Quote
TC Posted February 4, 2013 Posted February 4, 2013 Scotoiler all the time for me. A week long trip to Scotland over a thousand miles one top up of oil and forget about it. Otherwise i would have to carry a can of lube and start messing about lubing after a full days riding, when personally i just want to jump in a nice hot shower. Quote
Fozzie Posted February 4, 2013 Posted February 4, 2013 Scotoiler all the time for me. A week long trip to Scotland over a thousand miles one top up of oil and forget about it. Otherwise i would have to carry a can of lube and start messing about lubing after a full days riding, when personally i just want to jump in a nice hot shower. Always carry it in case, as ive so far witnessed one that got knocked by something and started missing the chain and so it had leaked onto the floor for the rest of the journey so the chain was bone dry at the destination a couple of days later!And another broke and dumped its contents everywhere Like people who have cars with backlit dashboards so forget to put their lights on, fitting a scottoiler then never checking the chain may end in tears!Plus in Scotland over 1000 miles you'd only needed to spray the chain before leaving and another after 600 miles Not saying the method is wrong, I may be going to Le mans, via Switzerland and we agreed scottoilers should be used so we carry less. But we must check daily! Quote
Donnie Brasco Posted February 11, 2013 Posted February 11, 2013 Not a fan personally as I clean and lube my chain once a week and find WD40 to be an excellent cleaner.with regards to lubing as others mentioned I do it more frequently if its wet Quote
Bill_on_a_bike Posted February 16, 2013 Posted February 16, 2013 Some old bikes (very old english bikes mainly I think) used to run in a permanent bath of oil. Never had one but my Brough Superior owning friend says they last forever and a day. Makes me wonder why it's not done more tbh. Quote
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