Chain maintenance

[Mitch9128]

Well i trashed my 9r with 32k on the clock, original c&s, it was heading for at least 36k tho' :P

[Swanny]

Thanks for all the advice

I just cleaned it with Wurth chain cleaner and then coated it with Scotty's favourite Wurth dry lube.
It seems to get massive amounts of positive feed back on other websites.
Been thinking about a scottoiler for a while now, now doubt they do a good job


It always amazes me how long chains are, they seem to go on forever

[Ducatista]

Scottoiler, ignore the naysayers,

There are downsides to scottoilers too although no doubt they are good for chains.
I have lube all up my back on most of my clothing and and sometimes on my tyre tread.
Anyone who tells you to ignore any bad points is biased.
You should look at both the pros and the cons before coming to a decisions.
Mines leaking at the moment, so the Scottoilers themsleves do need some maintenance themselves and set up and adjustment, although I would totally agree they are great for chain longevity.

[Last Train]

:question

[Ducatista]

A man of few words

[Last Train]

A man of few words

Tis all a bit baffling this chain stuff

[Mitch9128]

Scottoiler, ignore the naysayers,

There are downsides to scottoilers too although no doubt they are good for chains.
I have lube all up my back on most of my clothing and and sometimes on my tyre tread.
Anyone who tells you to ignore any bad points is biased.
You should look at both the pros and the cons before coming to a decisions.
Mines leaking at the moment, so the Scottoilers themsleves do need some maintenance themselves and set up and adjustment, although I would totally agree they are great for chain longevity.

Sounds like you need to turn it down, a badly setup one is worse than none, however a good setup gives none of the above.

[Thorkill_The_Tall]

Chains are sooo 19th century...

Get something with a belt or a shaft.

[Ducatista]

Sounds like you need to turn it down

I normally have it very low as I have a very short chain guard and unfortunately it's messy.

a badly setup one is worse than none

Good I'm glad you agree there can be some problems.
I believe the problem is with the chain guard and not the scottoiler set up.

Firstly I had mine professionally fitted.
They did an awful job for professionals.
They put the touring pack on a bike that was not recommended for it.
They moved the rear numberplate in front of the light (illegal and very stupid).
They put some sticky pads on which came off in a few days and the pipework fell onto the exhaust.
Fortunately the piework was cauterized so it wasn't messy at all.
And that was a professional job.
I got my money back on that.

I've had more problems than you can shake a stick at.
However I would never tell anyone to ignore the experiences or opinions of others as I'm sure lots of people have received many benefits and had good experience.

If you want to offer advice or take a look and let me know how to set it up properly on a bike with a short chain guard then that would be great.
In the meantime I think the fact that they can be difficult to fit and give a lot of problems on some models should be something that's taken into account.

Telling someone to "ignore the naysayers" is saying that no-one else's experience has any validity except yours.

[Jon_W]

I guy in a previous club had one on his show bike. He had huge problems stopping the oil going everywhere. In the end he found that a combination of two small oiling jets in a particular position kept the chan lubed and the bike clean. Basically scottoilers are all about setup and fine tuning. Even if porfessionally installed, the jet could still not be in the perfect place.