At 00:19 21/08/02, you wrote: >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 [] I finally let the >damn thing run empty and went back to chain >wax.
I've had similar experience with ScottOiler. Because it works from inlet manifold suction, it draws more oil when the engine is idling or at small throttle openings than at high rpm. Therefore around town or at low speed, even on the lowest setting, the reservoir soon gets used up and most of it ends up not on the chain. Whereas on a long high speed run, the oil comes out at a more sensible rate, but the reservoir is so small that it needs topping up more often that you would need to use a spray wax. A bigger reservoir that goes behind the number (license) plate is available, called the Touring Kit but it's not cheap. The ScottOiler is not such a bad idea, but the engineering is a bit too mickey mouse (the reservoir is a bugger to fill up, and you end up with a lots of tie-wraps holding it all on the bike), plus it really needs a valve that cuts the flow when the motorcycle is stationary with the engine running. Like Bill, I got fed up with it and bought a can of Silkolene spray - it's much more effective and a lot less hassle (for my urban usage pattern, anyway). From the photograph, the Danish Police thing looks way more sensible, not "ugly" - it's things that don't work that look ugly to me. It's sad how most motorcyclists are so dominated in all their purchasing decisions by what racers do, however irrelevant to touring/road riding. So we get a train of thought: racers don't have enclosed chains so enclosed chains are ugly/stupid/old-fashioned/etc. Ditto for riding positions, fairing styles, telescopic forks and so much else. Oh, and FWIW, the only thing that people on this list have in common for sure is unusual(ly good?) taste in motorcycles. To presume that we agree about anything else is, er, presumptious, so I vote for keeping the list strictly motorcycle-related. Cheers, David Thurgate http://www.uranus.co.uk/M_cycles.htm =================================================== Kawasaki ZX750-A1 in Tony Foale FFE frame Current status: Dismantled ;-( Yamaha GTS1000a in Yamaha FFE frame Current status: In everyday use :-)
