Scottoiler

This the right place to ask about Scottoilers? I'm interesting in getting one to pro-long the life of my chain. How easy are they to fit, or is this something that you'd suggest I get a professional to fit?

Also, alarms - are these relatively easy to fit also?

I'm completely new to the maintenance and mechanics of a bike and as such I'm very keen to get to grips with the bike's internals and get dirty with fitting new parts etc.

Some info. on the bike: It's my father's bike, but due to a medical issue he can no longer ride it so I have my own insurance policy on it and I'm enjoying his brand new ER-6f

Based on this fact, you can see I can't start turning the bike into a 185bhp beast (yet ) so please keep this in mind when making suggestions.

[FirestormMike]

Scottoilers are a doddle do fit if you are capable of weilding a spanner and can read instructions. Here's a few pics of how mine was done on my Firestorm.
Find somewhere easily accessible for the reservoir so you can fill it up,

Attach the thin black tube to a vacuum source (petrol tank) and make sure the breather tube is positioned where it's not going to be pinched. A top tip for the dispensing tube is, drill some small holes in your chainguard and run the tube inside along the top.

Then find a neat place for the bracket

Originally Posted by FirestormMike

Scottoilers are a doddle do fit if you are capable of weilding a spanner and can read instructions. Here's a few pics of how mine was done on my Firestorm.
Find somewhere easily accessible for the reservoir so you can fill it up,

Attach the thin black tube to a vacuum source (petrol tank) and make sure the breather tube is positioned where it's not going to be pinched. A top tip for the dispensing tube is, drill some small holes in your chainguard and run the tube inside along the top.

Then find a neat place for the bracket

I can't see any of those images? And I'd have to put all this past my old man before I go drilling the frame to bits haha

[FirestormMike]

Hmm, worked fine when I first posted, I'll host the pics elsewhere and edit it for you.

Originally Posted by FirestormMike

Hmm, worked fine when I first posted, I'll host the pics elsewhere and edit it for you.

Nice one matey.

[FirestormMike]

Ok that should work, I stuck them in this websites gallery so they'll be there forever.

Originally Posted by FirestormMike

Ok that should work, I stuck them in this websites gallery so they'll be there forever.

Yep, nice one mate.

Looks interesting. My neighbour has one and he's stated it prolonged the life of his chains by at a minimum of 5,000 miles. How have you found yours?

I'm worried about the oil spilling onto the contact parts of the wheel/tyre. Some have suggested good old Oil + Wax manual application and some swear by Scottoilers

[FirestormMike]

Scottoilers are brilliant if you're the type who forgets to lube the chain regularly, and in my opinion they definately prolong the life of the chain more than aerosol lubes do. Set up correctly, they shouldn't cause too much mess on the back wheel, not too much that it can't be washed off when cleaning the bike anyway, and if you're getting it on the contact patches of the tyre, it's set up incorrectly.

Originally Posted by FirestormMike

Scottoilers are brilliant if you're the type who forgets to lube the chain regularly, and in my opinion they definately prolong the life of the chain more than aerosol lubes do. Set up correctly, they shouldn't cause too much mess on the back wheel, not too much that it can't be washed off when cleaning the bike anyway, and if you're getting it on the contact patches of the tyre, it's set up incorrectly.

Seems to me like the people who have them have easier lives with regards to their chains. Certainly something I'll consider fitting my self if my old man will let me

[grotbag]

One of our members also sells a drive chain oiler have a look at his thread here;- Drive Chain Oiler