Leaking Scottoiler.

[yorkie_chris]

I continuously wash mine by dribbling a thin, non-sticky oil over it.

[Bibio]

i dont get why people are so paranoid of a little oil on their back tyre. it's not like its soaking wet and with the movement of the bike going round corners it gets scrubbed off each time, you also get fling from other types of lubes which ermm well ends up on the back tyre. i suppose motorways and straight roads would cause a problem if you were on them continually for mega miles but all you do is turn the feed down to a minimum. auto oilers are not a fit and forget thing you need to adjust accordingly to conditions. with this lovely weather i have turned down the feed as it flows a bit more. there is a lot of paranoia floating around about scottoilers and i would bet my arzz it's spawned by chain lube companies.

ooohhh and Daz, is the bike spinning up on straights or when cranked over. if you are still using storms the shape of them reduces the fling and i never had a problem with fling on the tread area. the PR2's that i have on are different and have a nice shiny band on the rear where i cant get the bike over enough to scrub it. i also get oil pizzing out the drain holes in the rear plastics but not once has it caused it to get on the tyre. i think it's just the new storms as mine would spin up in the wet giving it beans.

one more thing about so called 'modern' chains. yes they are sealed for life INSIDE the rollers but you still need to lube the outside as that's the part that comes in contact with the sprockets and we all know what happens when two metal surfaces come in contact with each other and there is no lubrication film.

[yorkie_chris]

And if you let them get rusty then rust will soon shred the O rings.

Must admit, my Scott oiler on my drz got binned, it was a pita, I wouldn't have another, but that's my choice.

I could never get it just right, the chain wore through the pipe twice because of the long travel suspension.
Being an off road bike and the conditions I used it in, I have to clean the chain regular anyway, but tbh, it would be a bad thing replacing c&s every 10k or so, considering it would take me about 2-3 years to do that mileage, I could live with that.

I religiously oiled my chain on my sprint every 300 miles, that looked like new at 13k when I sold it.

[DarrenSV650S]

It was spinning up on the straights in the rain. I remember when I was commuting to St Andrews, coming off the bridge and up the hill on the dually, I could barely go on the power at all.

I don't think scottoilers protect the chain as much as regular cleaning and oiling. I just cleaned off a lot or surface rust and gunk from my chain. Looks like new now.

I've bought some the new WD40 chain lube to give it a go. It fits under the seat nicely

[ethariel]

Had one scottoiler that even when set on prime failed to deliver more than a drop every 10 mins or so, called customer service and as above, sent it away and got a new shiney box back in a couple of days.

Sure I could get an abba stand and religously clean and oil my chain on a 3 or 4 times a week schedule, freezing my nads off in the winter and turning lobster red in the summer, or i can fit a scottoiler, tip it up once a month and otherwise ignore the chain (ok i have a look at sag every now and again), 8k since new C&S and not needed an adjustment......(ok i spent 2.99 on a wee bottle when i went on holiday to top it up).

Pays for it's self in wear and tear and much cheaper to keep topped up than buying chain lube imho.

(And before anyone asks, yes, really its there because im a lazy git)

[yorkie_chris]

Originally Posted by ethariel

(And before anyone asks, yes, really its there because im a lazy git)

Fook all wrong with that

[Littlepeahead]

Originally Posted by ethariel

(ok i spent 2.99 on a wee bottle when i went on holiday to top it up).

Colin, I am sure whichever bike you ride the manufacturer would not recommend that you wee into a bottle on holiday and then use this to lube your chain. I think you have got confused with putting urine on your feet to cure chilblains.

[Bibio]

Originally Posted by DarrenSV650S

It was spinning up on the straights in the rain. I remember when I was commuting to St Andrews, coming off the bridge and up the hill on the dually, I could barely go on the power at all.

the new storms are indeed shizz in the middle and spin very easy also that stretch of the A92 is notorious for diesel spills as a lot of truckers fill up in Dundee.

My scottoiler started leaking a month or so back. Upon inspection, the oil reservoir had several cracks. Might be worth while checking yours too.