In your message dated: Sun, 04 Feb 2001 23:20:40 EST,
your pithy ruminations on <scottoiler> were:
=> Who's using a scottoiler?
I am.
=> Your opinion?
Next best thing to a shaft. The oiler is particularly appreciated during
long
(many 300+mile day) trips. Instead of cleaning & lubing the chain daily
or more
often, you don't do anything. It's also great in extended rainy weather,
when
it's too damn cold to stay outside messing with the chain, of if you've
been
riding in very dusty (off road) conditions.
=> did it really make the chain last longer?
I replaced the stock chain (no Scott oiler used) at ~19K miles. It
wasn't
unsafe, but it was very tired.
I installed a ScottOiler when I put on the new (530 O-ring) chain &
sprockets.
I've got 48K on the bike now, and the chain is no where near in need of
replacement.
=> Using the touring model?
Yep.
=> Hard to install?
Nope. It's a bit finicky to get the flow adjusted correctly, but really,
that's
only as difficult as turning a dial and watching to see how much oil
drips.
=> Thanks,
=> Jason
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Could someone explain the ScottOiler a little better? It sounds like
something you mount above the chain which slowly leaks oil on it. It
also sounds very messy. Doesn't it leak when you have the bike parked?
Where can you find them, how much, how hard to install?
AND, I have a question for Bob the Yamaha mechanic. About 20 years ago
Yamaha brought out the XV920, a truly great motorcycle with AN ENCLOSED
CHAIN. I have never seen an enclosed chain on any other bike, and it
looked like a fantastic idea. Why didn't this catch on? Is it like the
GTS front end, great, but ahead of its time?
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