Should I get an electronic or vacuum Scottoiler?

[Jantar]

+1 I was going to get one,
But I just got myself into a habbit of lubing my own chain once a week, So I guess that cancels out the need for a luber..

Once a week? 6,000m km between lubes is just far too tough on any chain. Well 6,000 km in one particular week, but almost 4,000 km the week before.

I've had the vacuum Scott oiler on my last three bikes, and they have all been great. Particularly when there are some serious kms being ridden like the TT2000 or Southern Cross.

[FJRider]

... Particularly when there are some serious kms being ridden like the TT2000 or Southern Cross.

Or rain ... or serious road-works ... gritty roads ... farm animal/vehicle by-products ...

All in all ... plenty of things you WILL strike on any ride ... anywhere ....

If you can double the life span of a chain ... which chain oilers can ... whats the down-side ... ???

[gijoe1313]

Have a touring scottoiler kit on my 900 Hornet and a standard on my CB1000R Predator. My only regret was not to install a scottoiler straight onto my 900 when I bought it brand new! At 50 000km I decided to get the touring kit installed ... and never looked back!

I learnt my lesson and when I got my brand new predator, I immediately installed a standard scottoiler before I rode it out of the shop! Both are vacuum models and they have worked a treat. No mess once you work out the correct flow rate!

So +1 for vacuum models! (with twin delivery heads)

[DrunkenMistake]

Once a week? 6,000m km between lubes is just far too tough on any chain. Well 6,000 km in one particular week, but almost 4,000 km the week before.

I've had the vacuum Scott oiler on my last three bikes, and they have all been great. Particularly when there are some serious kms being ridden like the TT2000 or Southern Cross.

I live down the Otago peninsular and they are widening the road and adding a cycle lane etc etc so for the last year it has been constant road works, plus been Dunedin it always rains, I like been safer than sorry anyway

[jonbuoy]

The vacuum one works fine for me - fit and forget. I ignored the scottoiler instructions on setting via drips/minute - start out low and adjust up until you can maintain a thin film on the chain, zero fling zero mess.