Snotoiler

Not being up on thses things and usually getting through
chains and sprockets quite quick because I cant be arsed to
oil them is there a particular version to purchase for a VFR800
or is the 'universal Version 7' the one i should lash out for?

Seem to be around £30 ish on fleabay.

Thanks
Alan

 

Some tart up there ^ somewhere asked that self same question only a few
hours ago and you can save all of us a some time and effort if you had
bothered to fucking read just the header before posting. The advice
given to her would apply equally to you.

 

Alan presented the following explanation :

There are more expensive and better ones. The Scott just dribbles oil
onto the chain with no regards to the speed, it therefore has to put on
more than enough at all times. This results in lots of oil used, lots
of mess and ambient temperature can make a big difference.

Much better are the electronic ones which accurately meter the
lubricant dependent on actual distance covered, increasing the quantity
delivered automatically in wet weather.

The Mccoi I use seems to be one of the better thought out ones. It uses
a quality commercial pump to put an accurate amount of oil on the chain
irrespective of how thick the oil is due to temperature. No mess, no
continuous adjustments and uses a tiny amount of oil yet the chain is
always perfectly lubbed.

 

This is utter fucking bollox, **** off and get a clue.

 

Is that right? Are you sure?

No, you're definitely wrong here too.

****, that's clever. They have a moisture sensor, do they?

 

Harry Bloomfield says...

But for every one like you, there are a couple of hundred happy
Scottoiler users.

Most Scottoiler problems are directly attributable to incorrect
adjustment or bad fitting - the units themselves are very good at what
they do.

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I ride way too fast to worry about cholestorol.

 

Tell us, oh wise one, why would the speed make a difference?

 

Pip submitted this idea :

Simple logic innit?

The Scott just delivers a drop of oil dependent upon time. The
intervals between the drops varies tremendously dependent on the
viscosity of the oil which itself depends upon the oils temperature.

Much better has to be a system which delivers a precise amount of oil
which is only dependent upon the distance travelled by the bike and the
chain.

Beat this.... I filled up the oil reservoir of my oiler with 100ml of
oil 10k miles ago. That 100ml tank still has plenty left in it, my
chain nice and oily to the touch, it (both chain and oiler) have also
never needed any adjustment in that time. The wheel rim is also clean.

It always puts on just enough to keep the chain perfectly lubbed and
that oil which is eventually flung off, is flung off in dry clumps
which don't stick to anything.

Yes, but perhaps it is a little too sensitive.... It goes into rain
lubrication mode if you simply ride through a slightly moist patch on
the road and takes a while to return to normal.

 

You are spouting utter wank.

 

He's posting pretty well what most snotoiler owners claim for their
product of choice.

I wouldn't use any 'automatic' chain lube system because they all drip
oil when you don't want them to and you end up with oily marks
everywhere you park.

If looking at a chain, spraying some lube on it if required and
adjusting it if required is beyond someones mechanical ability then
they really have no place on a motorbike.

 

bugger.

<goes to sell bikes in sig>
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Yes and no. I had one fitted to the Bloo GS and promptly parked it up
for 6 months. Judging by the small patch of oil on the patio directly
under the nozzle it must have let go a drip every three or four days.
Certainly nowhere near enough to call the system leaky.

 

All yours from my pov

Adie. I'll give you a tenner for the R1, 20 if you don't clean the
seat.

 

It doesn't relate to the vacuum in the inlet manifold to which it is
attached, then? The higher the rpm, the greter the manifold
depression, the more frequently a drop of oil is dispensed.

My Scott is very similar.

I don't have an issue with the quantity of oil dispensed. Chain looks
oily, fling confined to and by chain guard, oiler oil much easier to
clean off than chain lube.

 

You're more stubborn than incapable.

 

no I have a bloke who's capable. why should I break any nails?
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See what I mean.

 

he's got to have some uses.
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If you use the bike regularly and park it in the same place every time
then you'll end up with a nice little oil slick after a couple of
months.

 

Then you may have the thing turned up too high. I don't remember
anything under the Daytona and if I could be bothered I'd go and check.