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varadamo
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Hi. Only had my bird a short while and im gonna fit a scottoiler - several breakers sellin on ebay but will any model fit any bike r shud i be lookn for a specific model thx
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Gary Bartley
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I have the standard v-system on mine and have transfered this from bike to bike over many a year without any issue. The only real difficulties I encountered was finding a suitable mounting point for the unit and the dispenser and an easy vacuum pick up point on each bike.
If your buying second hand try to get a complete kit (as opposed to an old unit with a couple of sh1tty hoses attached) as you get all of the little adaptor bits & bobs which will make the fitting all the easier also the instructions which will come in handy.
One thing I would definetely recommend is the dual outlet dispenser :bow:
One of my biggest gripes with the scottoiler was always that it never really lubed the inside run of the chain half as good as the outside (so much for the capillary lubing action promised!)
Since I have fitted the dual outlet it's been working brilliant.
Hope this helps a bit and you get sorted soonest @tu*
If your buying second hand try to get a complete kit (as opposed to an old unit with a couple of sh1tty hoses attached) as you get all of the little adaptor bits & bobs which will make the fitting all the easier also the instructions which will come in handy.
One thing I would definetely recommend is the dual outlet dispenser :bow:
One of my biggest gripes with the scottoiler was always that it never really lubed the inside run of the chain half as good as the outside (so much for the capillary lubing action promised!)
Since I have fitted the dual outlet it's been working brilliant.
Hope this helps a bit and you get sorted soonest @tu*
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crackle0
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With capillary action wont the oil erm.....spread to all parts of a moving chain?p0pc0rn41
ianrobbo1
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I had the "duel action" oiler on my bike, great for ten minutes then it broke, repeatedly,
-( it didn't like being pushed backward,"when parking the bike ETC", it blocked more than once and was such a pain in the arse to fit properly I threw it away, "it had broken again anyway and Scotoil must have been fed up with replacing it!!:dunno: I love the single drip one though, and clean my chain after a long ride so include giving both sides a sprinkle with extra oil, that takes care of any possibility's of oil starvation, :dunno:
-( it didn't like being pushed backward,"when parking the bike ETC", it blocked more than once and was such a pain in the arse to fit properly I threw it away, "it had broken again anyway and Scotoil must have been fed up with replacing it!!:dunno: I love the single drip one though, and clean my chain after a long ride so include giving both sides a sprinkle with extra oil, that takes care of any possibility's of oil starvation, :dunno:
I have the dual feed (on the end of my eSystem). I heard people say you don't need multiple outlets but I thought it can only help.
The biggest reason was the mounting of it means it's really neat, easy to adjust and virtually hidden from view....unless you get down on your knees like in this pic.
I always remind the tyre fitters it's there just it can they don't notice it.
It being pushed backwards is certainly not an issue as mine is subject to that at least twice every day.
The biggest reason was the mounting of it means it's really neat, easy to adjust and virtually hidden from view....unless you get down on your knees like in this pic.
I always remind the tyre fitters it's there just it can they don't notice it.
It being pushed backwards is certainly not an issue as mine is subject to that at least twice every day.
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Gary Bartley
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@tu* Exactly... thats what should have happened in theory however, unfortunately it didn't, as I said earlier :dunno:
No issue with mine either when pushing back@tu*
Working better for me (in terms of delivery) with the dual outlet as opposed to the single though!
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joemcd
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Fitted a scott oiler to the bird recently,experimenting with a drip feed to the front sprocket,in an attempt to keep oil off the back tyre.
Only done 20 miles so far,hopefully get out for a while tomorrow,and see how it works out.
Used car copper brake pipe to keep any movement to a minimum.
Only done 20 miles so far,hopefully get out for a while tomorrow,and see how it works out.
Used car copper brake pipe to keep any movement to a minimum.
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looking at that chain you have had ya best out of it as it looks like its a bit late to start looking after it
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joemcd
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Haven`t had the bike long,but there`s a good few miles in the chain and sprockets yet.Previous owner may not have lubed as much as he could have,but its only going to help to oil it some now.Its more dirty than fooked.
The only problem with your set-up is that the oil is supposed to go on the inside run of the chain so centrifugal force forces it towards the outside thus oiling all the chain.
I think you are safe from oil on your back wheel, as your oil will have been flung off the outside of the chain run long before it reaches the back wheel.
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joemcd
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600 miles done on the drip feed to the front sprocket,its working perfectly,lightly oiled chain and just very light oil fling marks on the rear wheel.No oil on the tyre whatsoever.
Edited for you;-0)):-0)
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joemcd
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Edit away,you were mistaken in your description of how there was no chance of it working properly.
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No, I said it wouldn't work properly, not that it wouldn't work
Hey, nice edit joe;-0)):-0)
Hey, nice edit joe;-0)):-0)
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Errr.. you should NEVER have oil on your tyre no matter how it is set up.
You have it turned up too high..
Oh and as nice as it looks, why do you think Scotoiler ( the folk who have been building the systems for about 40 years ! ) do not recommend that method ?
The oil gets flung off straight away and ends up filling the front sprocket cover with a nice thick mix of small stones and gungy oil
I would urge you to refit the feed to where it is supposed to be, and turn the thing down to about number 2 which should be fine in pretty much all conditions..
You have it turned up too high..
Oh and as nice as it looks, why do you think Scotoiler ( the folk who have been building the systems for about 40 years ! ) do not recommend that method ?
The oil gets flung off straight away and ends up filling the front sprocket cover with a nice thick mix of small stones and gungy oil
I would urge you to refit the feed to where it is supposed to be, and turn the thing down to about number 2 which should be fine in pretty much all conditions..
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joemcd
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Its staying where it is.
Have rear sprocket scottys fitted to two VFR750`s,and the Birds works the best.
No matter how they are adjusted,always get some lines of oil on the sidewall of the tyre(except for on the Bird)
The area around the front sprockets on both VFR`s is manky with gungy oil and debris,every time i remove the sprocket covers.
There is actually an issue with VFR800 sidestand bolts coming loose on bikes fitted with scott oilers.(rear sprocket fitment)
Scot oil recommend front sprocket feeds to particular bikes,not the Blackbird though.
Have rear sprocket scottys fitted to two VFR750`s,and the Birds works the best.
No matter how they are adjusted,always get some lines of oil on the sidewall of the tyre(except for on the Bird)
The area around the front sprockets on both VFR`s is manky with gungy oil and debris,every time i remove the sprocket covers.
There is actually an issue with VFR800 sidestand bolts coming loose on bikes fitted with scott oilers.(rear sprocket fitment)
Scot oil recommend front sprocket feeds to particular bikes,not the Blackbird though.