Scottoilers - opinions please

When I bought the Trophy it had a Scottoiler fitted (Don't know what
version) and I have found it to be very good.

The GS I bought recently doesn't have a Scottoiler and I am thinking about
fitting one. eBay have several for auction, including v5 and v6 models.
Does anybody know the differences between versions? Is it worth paying the
extra for v7, bearing in mind it is for a commuter bike which just needs a
splash of oil on the chain from time to time?

Your suggestions and experiences please.

TIA

 

I have a touring one fitted to my Bloo GS but so far all I have managed
to get out of the bike is local trips so it isn't that good. Although I
did get up to Cricklewood to see WC last year but the halfway round A406
hardly counts as touring does it?

 

Peter Hawkins came into sight through the beans and said

I've got the touring version fitted (not sure of V number). Excellent
device, keeps the chain nicely loobed (1) apart from the real crap
winter weather when I give it a bit of PJ1 once a week as the salt seems
to get past the Scottoil.

(1) It's a new word OK!

 

Try the Loobman http://www.chainoiler.co.uk
Cheap, effective, simple. Bit messy though.

I had one on my ER5. Used it in all weathers and when I sold the bike 8
months and 12,500(ish) miles later, the chain I fitted shortly after buying
the bike showed no signs of elongating, the sprockets were fine too.

As for the Scottoiler, dunno. My recent bikes have had Scottoilers fitted as
soon as I got them home. V7 oilers every time. I have yet to have an issue
with them.

Probably of no use, but meh.

 

Mine's a bit shit. Maybe it's blocked but the oil level doesn't seem
to go down much.

I lube it with an aerosol, that way I know how much goes on, and when.

P.

 

In other words it's shite. Why bother.

The scottoiler is the way to go.

 

Is it primed?

 

Thanks everyone.

I have decided to try a Loobman - see how I get on with it.

Cheers

 

Don't do what I just did with the Scottoiler: refill the (almost empty)
reservoir, set to 'prime' and pump out a few air bubbles, forget to turn
flow lever from 'prime' back to 6.5, go for a 70-mile razz this morning. The
bike looked like the rear half had been dipped in Brent Crude - which, in a
way, it had. It's taken me an hour to get it clean.

 

It's not possible with that POS.

I coated the tire once doing the same thing.

 

Luckily, it was only on the sidewalls. A total sideways experience for the
better half was only a few miles from happening, however.

 

I noticed when the back was acting a bit lively. As you said it makes a
fucking mess but a bit of HondaBrite[1] did the job.

[1] one of Honda's better ideas.

 

Use whatever oil you like according to the instructions. (Currently using
up a part bottle of Hypoid 80 I've had on the shelf for a couple of
decades.)

 

Is it any different to using 2-stroke oil in a total loss lubrication
system?

 

Not really. Both ways, you're dumping engine oil into a system for
lubrication purposes, and dumping it out of the system when its job is
done, resulting in environmental pollution.

Other than the precise nature of the system in question, what is the
difference?

 

Arguably, a total loss lubrication makes more sense for a chain, given
that the primary function of the lube (on a chain with otherwise
sealed-in lubrication) is to wash off crap that would otherwise form a
grinding paste, but without introducing a corrosive element (such as
water).

 

Ah, but it's not total loss, really. I emptied half a reservoir full of
Scottoil when I left the oiler on 'prime' when I went out on Saturday, and
all of it - yes, all of it - was either splattered over the back of the
bike, or in neat spots on my wife's *brand new* light-coloured textile
jacket. Mine dew, the chain looks lovely.

So a Scottoiler isn't a total-loss lubrication system. It's redistributive.