Anyone with a Scottoiler or similar chain-lube device ? Is it as good as you expected? Is it worthwhile? Did you fit it yourself, were there any problems?
Cal,
You might have a hard time getting a response from anybody stateside about any type of oiler on a road bike. They're simply not popular over here, since we're mostly fair-weather riders. (sort of like that Cricket thing we discussed on Sunday ;) ). From other forums I've read, Scottoilers have a good reputation, once they're set correctly. :cheers:
thinking of making one from a vacume petcock and small oil bottle
I was thinking of making a loobman-like device from some tubing, a squeezable bottle/flask, and some zip-ties from a the chem lab. But then I was thinking: you only have to squeeze the loobman like every 100 miles. I usually fill-up every 120 miles. So how hard would it be for me to just bend down and squirt a half-cc of oil onto the rear sprocket, right before I ride off, every time I get gas?
It seems like the Scottoiler is mostly practical for people who ride for hours at a time in the rain or dust. I like to stop and stretch with every fillup.
I know someone who has a loobman on his Strom and has no complain. You can read also this page:
http://www.foxharp.boston.ma.us/bikes/foxoiler/
Well whaddya know, I'm originally from the land of the kiwi, and I make my own oilers!
Fabbed a 2" acrylic tube into a half-liter reservoir, ran lines to the toolkit-space on my ZR-7, where there is a 12volt solenoid-valve, then out to the bottom of the swingarm and to the chain. Tied the solenoid to I think the headlight circuit, as it's always on when the bike is running.
I did something similar on my GS back in NZ, using a flat plastic water bottle behind the numberplate, worked a charm, got 30000 plus miles out of the last chain I put on that bike, with very little maintenance.
So far the new setup seems to be effective, not enough miles on it to know for sure yet. I'd recommend an oiler, be it Scott or homebuilt, just way too useful to not.