Leaking Scottoiler.

Put it back in the bin. Best place for it. Useless carbucle of a thing has no use at all with modern chains.

[Bibio]

mine weeps a bit but that's my fault for blowing the Top off it with compressed air.. lol

oohh and if i overfill my tube it likes to pizz everywhere. dont give two hoots about that though.

@ Phoenix22, define modern chains?

[Littlepeahead]

We ran through all that on the phone and they could find no explanation. Even asked if I have a tumble dryer in the garage (I don't). It was well over a year old and I had no receipt as I had the dealer fit it before the bike was delivered to me new. I guess they work on the idea that great customer service gets them excellent recommendations in the biking community. Cheaper and better than any adverts they could pay for.

[Sid Squid]

Originally Posted by Phoenix22

Put it back in the bin. Best place for it. Useless carbucle of a thing has no use at all with modern chains.

Really? All mine have been perfectly good, chain life has been significantly extended*, and they've paid for themselves many times over - particularly as they've always been filled with old engine oil.
Mine have been fitted and used properly though - all the problems I have resolved with other's Scotoilers have been due to either poor fitting or a lack of understanding of how to use and adjust them.

*The original chain and sprockets of my ZX6 lasted more than 50,000 miles - I don't think it's a coincidence that I fitted a Scotoiler very soon after I bought the bike.

[yorkie_chris]

Originally Posted by Phoenix22

Put it back in the bin. Best place for it. Useless carbucle of a thing has no use at all with modern chains.

I would think of a polite response but I might as well say exactly what I mean: You don't know what you're talking about.

[Littlepeahead]

The chain and sprockets on my SV are 5 1/2 years old and in perfect condition - the fact I have only done 8,000 miles on it is irrelevant

I do keep thinking I should fit one to the GS though as without a centre stand it's a right pain to oil the chain.

[tigersaw]

Originally Posted by Phoenix22

Put it back in the bin. Best place for it. Useless carbucle of a thing has no use at all with modern chains.

I actually agree with you.
I can produce my own anecdotal evidence that regularly cleaning an O ring chain rather than coating it in gloop and creating grinding paste will make it last 40k plus, but there is a whole industry out there to convince us otherwise.

up to you what you put on your bike....

personally I would like one for peace of mind.... however all the tall stories like this and oil on the back wheel, plus the cost of if puts me off so I just check my chain and oil it

still like the concept, others have copied it too...

[Sid Squid]

Originally Posted by tigersaw

I can produce my own anecdotal evidence that regularly cleaning an O ring chain rather than coating it in gloop and creating grinding paste will make it last 40k plus.

This is of course unarguably the case, and in the years before chain oilers were available it is precisely what we used to do. Not any more though, that crappy job has been consigned to the bin of history, along with setting points, regularly regrinding valves and shellac head gaskets.

[tigersaw]

Umm, with the advent of O ring and X ring its not necessary to gloop up your chain. All I do is give it a clean with light oil and a rag every week or two. Its usual appearance is dry and clean.
No oil on wheels, frame, sprockets etc.
If you really wanted to protect a chain from the elements you'd enclose it like on the old CD175 I had.