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Re: Ditched the Scottoiler today
- Subject: Re: Ditched the Scottoiler today
- From: "Robert Wilson" <rgw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 13 Aug 2000 13:44:36 +0100
The amount of mess made by scottoilers is proportional to the flow rate set.
There is an optimum level which I have now found for mine. My chain is
always moist but with no mess as described by Blake.
I've been through the "mess setting", readjusted, and now it's fine. I would
not contemplate having a motorcycle without a Scottoiler.
Robert.
London
> Well, I finally removed the Scottoiler from my ST today. I can't
> complain about the product, per se, since it did everything it
> advertised it'd do. I didn't have to manually clean or lube my chain,
> and the chain never even needed adjusting for as long as I used it
> (about 5K miles).
>
> However, I'm sick and tired of the mess! The idea of not having to clean
> and lube the chain every 500 miles is very appealing. But, having to
> spend three times as long cleaning the oil fling off the swingarm, the
> center stand, the rear wheel, etc., means I'm actually spending *more*
> time on maintenance (cleaning), not less. Plus, my bike looks like shite
> much of the time because of it. To top it off, I have to clean up the
> oil drips from my parking space every couple of weeks as well.
>
> So, I guess it's back to the spray cans...
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