> I've got the thing turned down so I used the small resevoir about every > 1000 miles and I still had oil splatters on the license plate, tail > light, left side of the bike up to the engine case. The wheel looks > like it was spray painted black (oil plus brake dust). I've got the > thing set up to drip on the inside of the chain immediately ahead of the > sprocket. I finally let the damn thing run empty and went back to chain > wax.
How long does it take for your wheel to get that dirty? Mine gets dirty too, and the oil is in all of the places you mention, but it cleans up pretty quickly with a few shots of S100. I use the touring tank, so its more difficult to tell how long it takes to get the wheel really dirty. OTOH, perhaps you're simply running too rich. I have mine set so that it drops a drop on the outside of the chain in about the same spot as you, but every 2 minutes. If I set it to every minute, like the Brits recommend, and I'd be lubing the entire bike, not just the chain. I could probably slow it down to every 3 or 4 minutes and suffer no problems, come to think of it. Henry
