Scott Oiler????

[scoobster999]

In the dark and distant past used to have a scott oiler on my ZXR/GSXR etc, however after moving to Ducati's I stopped using them as I understand the oilers worked using vacuum from the carbs (could be talking complete bks here), and the Dukes were fuel injected?? however I now have a 2008 fireblade, is it easier to just manually lube using a paddock stand or do scott oilers still do the job well?? I must admit I am dead lazy at doing it but on the ducati was supplied with a stand so did it regularly.....

Thanks

[catso]

Scottoilers will work on fuel injected bikes, on a Ducati you just put the feed into one of the screws in the intake manifold.

[scoobster999]

Cheers

what do you think of them as a product? It was pretty good before and really easy to use but not sure how it would look on a fireblade?

[catso]

I have one on my 916, works well and chain life is far better (I'm a bit forgetful/lazy when it comes to chain cleaning/lubing). Mine is fairly discrete, few people even notice it. I use the double sided injector as it lubes better and uses less oil than the single, everything else is out of sight, bottle sits under the seat and is kept warm by the exhaust - although this makes the oil flow faster it does take away alot of the variations in flow due to temperature as it is consistently hot I use the 'high temperature' oil normally used in hot climates and the flow is pretty steady.

Edited by catso on Friday 1st August 23:49

[scoobster999]

very nicely done, looks like original fitment

[done by a diesel]

scott oilers are fantastic i have an yam xjr 1300 and have done a lot of miles. when i first got my bike from new i didn't have 1 and managed to chew through 2 chains in 18 months then on the 3rd chain i fitted a scott oiler 4 and a half years and 35000 miles later I'm still on that chain. scott oilers do take a bit of setting up putting them in the right place and setting the flow rate but once done you will never look back. i also have the extra tank that goes behind the no plate (not good for all bikes)which lasts about 4000 miles. a chain is a moving part the second its moving its wearing out. you wouldn't put a cap full of oil in the engine and hope it lasts your journey however long it lasted