What's a Scott oiler?

[Kyle]

In my opinion the standard method for attaching the final dripper isnt good enough. Maybe good enough at normal road legal speeds, but at twice that (err closed road yes) the wind will pull the nozzle away from the sprocket. i solved this by drilling a hole in the bracket which holds the nozzle in, and zip tied the sucker in place.

[Jantar]

Note - fiiting requires a hole to be drilled in one of the manifolds, so care is needed.

On the majority of multi cyclinder bikes there is no need to drill any holes anywhere. The carbs or (throttle boddies for FI) already have vacuum ports for carb synchronising, and Scottoiler provide a number of fittings in their kit that will screw straight into one of these ports. I have fitted scottoilers to two bikes, and in neither case was it neccessary to drill any holes.

[dawnrazor]

Money well spent

[Timber020]

They arent tough to install, and they save your alot of messing around with the chain. If it always works as well as mine, its going on every roadbike Im going to own from now on (providing its got a chain)

[Leong]

Yup, pretty easy install, just take care to install the delivery nib very securely, lots of parts provided in the kit for this. Also need to accept that it may take a few rides to get the flow rate adjusted right.

[Warr]

Yup, pretty easy install, just take care to install the delivery nib very securely, lots of parts provided in the kit for this. Also need to accept that it may take a few rides to get the flow rate adjusted right.

I need a replacement "delivery nib" for mine, what should I use ??

[Leong]

When I lost my first nib, Botany Honda gave me a new one. (and I didn't buy the kit or get it installed by them). I think spares are readily available if you wish to use the "original" stuff".

[Kendog]

Had one on the CBR, it was good, but need to check it when you do 'the check' of everything else, ie. don't rely on it just incase it has stopped working.
It can take a little adjusting to get flow right also, we found that we'd adjust it to flow properly and then ride to somewhere warmer (ie. Gisborne) and it would flow too much oil there, could only put it down to temperature being warmer there!??
Can also make a bloody mess on paintwork with oil splattering all over the show.... But otherwise, a fantastic gadget! (Personally would rather just oil the chain myself).JMO
Mrs KD.

[Kyle]

The thing is even regular manual lubing wont extend the life of the chain as much as an auto oiler. the way the oil drips onto the oring at the bottom of the sprocket while riding, forces the oil (with centrifugal force) into the inside of the chain where manual lubing wont get. Im not certain of the exact specs but they claim it will give you thousands of extra kms from a chain. However in saying that a new chain and sprocket doesnt really cost that much.

[Jantar]

I need a replacement "delivery nib" for mine, what should I use ??

You can make a new nib out of a piece of the vacuum tube. Just cut a piece about 7 cm long, lightly melt one end so that it is bulged slightly, and cut the other end on an angle. Slide it into the delivery tube and squeeze the end of the delivery tube with a small hose clamp.

[Balrog]

I've run a scott oiler on my last two Hayabusa's
Never had any problems with it falling off or coming loose at high speed.

[Scouse]

Yup, another dumb question!

something wot aplies oil to anyone wiv the name Scott

[Zapf]

I have had scott oiler on my SV650 / GSXR750 / CB900 & CBR954, all of which are working great. Just need to take into account of the temp changes, and monitor for too much / too little oil and adjust accordingly. Still easier than cleaning the chain and lubing it manually.

I have had one or twice where the tube applying the oil to the sprocket going missing, but that is usually a badly installed tube or its at the wrong angle. If its done right it'll stay on forever...(almost)

So... overall I would buy them again and again for my new bikes..

[scracha]

Scotty "It canny tak ane moore capian!..."

Kerk " put some more oil on it Scotty!"

Naw...it's me. When I oil my chain I'm a "Scott oiler" :-)

[Clivoris]

I am a huge fan of them. One of those things that I wish I had got onto years ago. Installed them on the last two bikes myself. It's worthwhile looking around for similar bikes that have them cos there are some tricky ways to make the instalation nearly invisible depending on the bike. They can fling a bit of lube around, but it is much easier to clean off than the sticky canned stuff. No more do I need to use kero to clean my back wheel. Apparently there is another auto oiler called pro oiler, or something similar that is even better. Only heard about it on an overseas website tho.