I think there must be other much cheaper because they simply oil the chain constantly, but then it must be a mess. This seems to be the right solution, albeit a bit pricey. I will try to do more research about it.
On Thu, Dec 17, 2015 at 11:31 PM, Allen Thomas <[email protected]> wrote: > Javier there is another company that makes chain oilers. It is called > Scott oiler, I don't know what the difference in price is but it is a > popular mod on the VFR Google group. > > Allen Thomas > On Dec 17, 2015 10:44 PM, "Phil" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> http://www.amazon.com/Cameleon-Chain-Oiler-Anti-Friction-Replacement/dp/B00G6RLTKG/ref=pd_bxgy_263_img_2?ie=UTF8&refRID=12068354JM7M440N7EXC >> >> Don't forget the special oil! It comes with the tube filled up so you >> always just Kan Ban a can of oil for every 4k miles approximately. Don't >> worry about the stiff wire Amazon advertises: it comes with it already >> (although they got me to buy it from lack of sales documentation, ha ha.) >> >> On Thursday, December 17, 2015 at 7:36:15 PM UTC-8, Phil wrote: >>> >>> http://www.cameleon-oiler.com/en/products#tube >>> >>> >>> http://www.amazon.com/Cameleon-Chain-Oiler-Kit-Lubricator/dp/B00G6RLRJY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1450409201&sr=8-1&keywords=chameleon+oiler >>> >>> Fish around on Youtube, and there are some videos too. The guy at the >>> top link will respond to questions if you have any. Chains, sprockets, and >>> cans of lube/solvent was just too much not including time to clean/oil the >>> chain every few days. My mechanic did a pretty clean job so if you have any >>> installation questions, I'll try to respond as quick as I can and may take >>> pics some day. It's a pretty straight forward installation variable on >>> different bikes frames. >>> >>> Yeah, refilling oil every 4K miles and never cleaning or adjusting the >>> chain (?) takes the only bad side of chain drives out of the equation :-) >>> >>> On Thursday, December 17, 2015 at 9:25:12 AM UTC-8, Javier Garcia wrote: >>>> >>>> I guy where I work has one of those on his ninja. I've been wondering >>>> about it, since I always forget about lubing my chain. Phil, can you >>>> provide a link to the oiler? >>>> >>>> Javier. >>>> >>>> On Thu, Dec 17, 2015 at 11:43 AM, Phil <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Old british bikes sling smelly gear oil all over the rear end. This is >>>>> like a 150 wt. chain grease with flowing viscosity that does not leak or >>>>> accumulate. So good, so far: no more $10 cans of lube and cleaner! One $10 >>>>> bottle of new fluid for about every 4K miles. Sweet!l That chain >>>>> maintenance is for the birds on a 520 small chain. 530 chains are not that >>>>> much problem though. >>>>> >>>>> On Thursday, December 17, 2015 at 6:15:28 AM UTC-8, kiwinPA wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Old British bikes do whether they were designed to do so or not. >>>>>> >>>>>> Sent from my iPad >>>>>> >>>>>> > On Dec 17, 2015, at 08:55, Richard Potter <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Old British bikes do >>>>>> > >>>>>> > -----Original Message----- >>>>>> > From: [email protected] [mailto: >>>>>> [email protected]] On Behalf Of Tommy Hill >>>>>> > Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2015 3:35 AM >>>>>> > To: Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers! >>>>>> > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: What did you do today? >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Do newer bikes oil their own chain, now? >>>>>> > >>>>>> > -- >>>>>> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >>>>>> > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>>>>> send an email to [email protected]. >>>>>> > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>> > Visit this group at >>>>>> https://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. >>>>>> > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > ________________________________ >>>>>> > >>>>>> > THIS MESSAGE IS INTENDED ONLY FOR THE USE OF THE INDIVIDUAL OR >>>>>> ENTITY TO WHICH IT IS ADDRESSED AND MAY CONTAIN INFORMATION THAT IS >>>>>> PRIVILEGED, CONFIDENTIAL, AND EXEMPT FROM DISCLOSURE UNDER APPLICABLE >>>>>> LAWS. >>>>>> If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or the >>>>>> employee or agent responsible for delivering the message to the intended >>>>>> recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, >>>>>> forwarding, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. 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