Scottoiler

[brother]

Has anyone tried one of these? I just installed one and it's *terrific*.

It's basically a bike attachment which continually oils your chain so that you never need to lube or clean it again. Supposed to really extend the life of your chain.

Personally, i've still got to do my long term trial with it, but I'm planning on taking a 5 day LA to Seattle back to LA road trip in September, so I'll see how it is after that.

[brother]

http://www.scottoiler.com/

[ersigh]

hmm

how does it work? how often does it drip? how does it clean?

this makes me all suspicious and stuff ...

HOW DO I KNOW IT WON'T TRY TO GRAB ME AND CHOKE ME TO DEATH SOME NIGHT WHEN I'M WORKING ON MY BIKE AND ALL MY ROOMMATES ARE SLEEPING??

uhm.

ahem. sorry ... hehe. no seriously ... more info from your perspective.

thanks.

[brother]

The scottoiler is basically an oil reserve container that is powered by a connection to one of your SV's vacuum tubes. It has an adjustable setting which controlls the rate of flow (I have mine set at roughly 1-2 drops per second.) There is a tube which connects from the bottom of the oil reserve which ends in a small "straw" which is positioned on and above your chain at the rear socket and gives a slow but steady flow of oil to your chain there (only when your engine is running.)

The centrifugal force of your chain in motion moves the oil and spreads it evenly throughout the links of the chain. They actually sell a "dual injector" which evenly drips oil on the both sides of the chain (the stock model injects oil on only one side of the chain), but I personally think the dual injector is unnecessary as the oil seems to distribute evenly throughout the chain just fine without it.

This constant oiling and the constant centrifugal force of your chain collects and disperses dirt, dust, and other chain contaminants. I've only had mine for a couple of days, so I can't report on how well this works, but i've been hearing nothing but good things from the people I know that have been using it long term.

either way, after a few days, I'm pleased with it, and I'm just happy at the possibility that I may never have to clean and lube my chain ever again. i used to use MFR. That stuff made my left swing arm look like a crapsicle.

[Tine]

I just ordered one of these... but I suppose I should ask you how easy it was to install? It looks like it's not that hard, but the instructions (available on their website) are nothing but confusing...

???

[bwarbiany]

One of my buddies up north has one, and LOVES it... I'll probably get one when I replace my chain, as I'm not very good at doing chain maintenance as often as I should...

Brad

[Tine]

Yeah... I pretty much don't do it at all... which is why I ordered one from holeshot while I was getting some other stuff...

I just hope I can manage the install. :)

[brother]

The installation wasn't so bad. The hardest part for me was trying to figure out where to attach the reservoir. I think the estimates on the web (www.svrider.com (http://www.svrider.com), www.sv650.org (http://www.sv650.org) ) say 1 hour if you know what you're doing, and 2-3 if you're figuring it out, and that's pretty much the same estimate I came to after I finished

the two sites I linked show instructions and posts for hiding the reservoir under the main or rear seat, and even for hiding it under one of the false plastic "vents" on either side of the main seat (a bit tricky with the CA model, due to extra hardware in that location.) I just safety wired mine to the inside of the rear footpeg frame. It was simpler, and I like being able to check the level of the oil without having to take out my screwdriver. I'm risking it getting stolen, but now that it's there, i don't particularly feel like moving it.

I'd recommend having safetywire around to help secure the reservoir or the tubes to wherever you decide to put them.

another note: while the hardest part is figuring out where to put the reservoir, the scariest is having to cut and splice into your vacuum hose to power the scottoiler. The pictures I found on the web were very clear, tho, and I had no problems with this part. I, incidentally, used safetywire to resplice the vacuum hose with the T-connector included with the scottoiler kit because i found that to be more reliable than the plastic ties that were included in the kit.

[brother]

http://www.svrider.com/tips/scottoiler.htm
http://www.sv650.org/sv_feb00.htm#12/02/2000%20-%20SCOTTOILER%20-%20I%20fitted%20my%20Scottoiler
http://www.sv650.org/sv_faq.htm#28/02/01%20-%20%20Additional%20instructions%20on%20installing% 20Scottoiler%20kit

[stough]

Last night, I installed my new Scottoiler.

The MK7 Universal kit was put together by the mechanically inclined. They're not kidding about "universal" either. The kit came with very simple installation instructions, and about 800 ways of putting it on the bike. The box had the oiler, 500ml of oil, and a pile of bits: many vacuume fittings, and many mounting options from Adhesives to Zipties.

I liked the idea of actually bolting it to something, so I used a clamp like doohicky with a bolt which I attached to another bracket which came with the kit, and put it beneath my left pasenger foot rest right below the black access panel. It's bolted on and easily accessable for refills.

Since I had added vacuume extensions for my carb sync, I just hooked the supplied tee fitting to one of my extensions and capped the other end of the tee. Next came the plumbing for delivering the oil to the rear sprocket. I looped the line up behind the access panel, then down in front of the swingarm. From there I used the tube guides and adhesive to run the line along the underside of the swingarm. I put their oil injector mounting bracket under my rearstand spool and aligned the dripper.

This morning, I decided that my chain was way too dry, so I turned the oiler up to 11 for my ride in. Well, that got a nice spray on my wheel in just five miles. After that, I backed it down to around 5 (out of 10, the recommend 6 to 8). Only time will tell how much of a mess this'll cause. I may have to put my stock chain guard back on because the cute little SV* guard does nothing to keep oil off of my pretty fender eliminator.

Oh, the oil is pretty easy to clean up with a rag. Much easier than Honda Lube. I'll be happy with a small amount of flingage; I have to wash the bike occasionally anyhow.

Anyhow, even my beaten and soon to be replaced stock chain looks much better covered in Scottoil. We'll see how the DID x-ring fairs...

Later,
Tim.

[Reddog99]

Tim, did you get that "crazy glue" they supplied with the kit to work? The stuff I got didn't seem to stick anything except my fingers. Those plastic guides I tried to glue just slid off the swingarm.

Pat

[patelra]

will fitting a scottoiler to my K3 Sv650s cause problems to the fuel injection system?

[TFK_in_Mass]

That depends on where you're installing the device. :p

(If installed properly I couldn't imagine how it would, though)

[GsxrGregor]

I've got one installed on my 2001 - the thing works great! Keeps the chain well lubed without a lot of 'fling-off' to mess up the rim. All I have to do is refill the reservoir every now and then... less maintenance means more time to ride! :D

[romain95]

thank you for the link i want to try

[Chris_az]

Okey dokey... where on earth is the best place for routing the line/ placing the little black nozzle? i've tried it on the outside of the swing arm pointing in, which did a nice job of oiling the ground and i've also tried on the chain guard pointing down to the back of the sprocket which does a great job of oiling my tire!@#$!@#$ [B]Help! B]