oiler advice please

[Tony Varadero]

thinking of fitting a scot oiler on my vara 07. Any advice on do's and don't's please?
I am thinking of buing the part and have it fitted by a pro...

Thank you

[ross1176]

esay job 2 do on your own mate..the hardst bit was lifting the tank off...2 much petrol in..it takes about an hour 2 fit and the seting up takes about 30 mins..as in oil flow rate...but i had no probs fiting it..

[Boris]

I wouldn't bother. I've had scotoilers on a couple of bikes and found them to be more a problem than a benefit.

First problem was continually having to adjust the flow rate due to the difference in air temperature. If it was a cold day nothing came out and then when I adjusted it accordingly the next warm day the oil ended up all over my tyre. Maybe just a problem up here but it was a royal pain.

Secondly by their very nature you shouldn't have to get down on your knees and oil the chain so you tend to stay away from the area and often you don't notice its run out of oil till the chain is as dry as a bone and rust is forming.

Now I just oil the chain using EP90 and a half inch paintbrush. Must take me around 2-3 minutes every week or so. So far the vara is still on its first chain at 18,000 miles and its never need adjusted yet. Its still in the "new" area on the swingarm marker.

Of course others swear by them

[Tony Varadero]

ross1176 thank you but you have no idea how utterly useless I am with tools (which I havn't got btw ...

[ross1176]

ross1176 thank you but you have no idea how utterly useless I am with tools (which I havn't got btw ...

LMAO..no probs my man hope you get it sorted mate..

[Austin]

well I like mine and I think they do a good job keeping the chain oiled and the back wheel, swinging arm and everything else back there corrosion free. So yes they can be messy and I probably only ever adjust mine once a year - down a bit for summer, up a bit for winter. Get or make a long distance reservoir - tomato sauce bottle is free and as good as the fancy touring kits and you don't to worry about top ups for '000s of miles and its easy to see when it needs topping up.

Figtting them can be an almost tool free job too - scissors, glue and cable ties being all you need and most of it comes in the kit. If you do get someone to do it make sure they really do know how a scotoiler should be fitted. Have a look at how they are fitted on other bikes and tell the fitter exactly how you want it.

good luck

[Jackdaw]

Having got your oiler set up the thing not to do is to let it run out. You then have to bleed the oil through the system by turning the nozzle round to max. It only takes a couple of miles in this position to bleed through, then you turn the nozzle back to chosen position. Trouble is I have 'senior moments' and forget to stop and readjust. By which time a whole container full has pissed out over chain, wheel, tyre etc. and I'm back at the beginning again
I still reckon there great and well worth the money.

[funny]

Personally I wouldnt bother,as I am on my 3rd oiler and none have worked as they state in their literature.Dont get me wrong,lots of people have fitted them and are very happy,but save your money and fit a loobman
(LOOBMAN - manual chain lubrication system for all motorcycles with regular, O-Ring and X-Ring chains).
Oil for this item is cheap wilko car oil or asda/tesco value oil at 3 qiud-ish a litre not 9 pounds for 750 ml bottle of scott's.
Just my opinion
Mike

[Snaphappy]

Bit more dosh than Scottoiler but I went for the Pro-oiler,
Pro-Oiler, the ultimate automatic chain oiler, microprocessor-controlled, pumped, economical, hassle-free, fit and forget, the future of chain maintenance.
Pump fed and you can change the flow on the move to wash out road crud or set to min for normal running

It was a bitch to set up but now its running I wont be without.
A 300ml reservoir seems to last a few months and sits under the seat,

[Curzon]

I wouldn't bother. I've had scotoilers on a couple of bikes and found them to be more a problem than a benefit.

First problem was continually having to adjust the flow rate due to the difference in air temperature. If it was a cold day nothing came out and then when I adjusted it accordingly the next warm day the oil ended up all over my tyre. Maybe just a problem up here but it was a royal pain.

Secondly by their very nature you shouldn't have to get down on your knees and oil the chain so you tend to stay away from the area and often you don't notice its run out of oil till the chain is as dry as a bone and rust is forming.

Now I just oil the chain using EP90 and a half inch paintbrush. Must take me around 2-3 minutes every week or so. So far the vara is still on its first chain at 18,000 miles and its never need adjusted yet. Its still in the "new" area on the swingarm marker.

Of course others swear by them

I'm, with Boris on this one. Paint brush and EP90. what could be simpler, or cheaper. This technique has worked wonders for me for many years / bikes. A bottle of EP90 lasts absolutely ages