Anyone have a Scottoiler? - Page 2

kevinlo423 · May 4th, 2011, 03:59 PM

I believe new york is also in north america? Taiwan is beside China

CC Cowboy · May 5th, 2011, 06:41 AM

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Originally Posted by kevinlo423

I believe new york is also in north america? Taiwan is beside China

Yes, New York is in North America and they have a Chinatown, so I take it Taiwan is beside Chinatown in New York. I'll have to visit it next time I'm in the city. Do they speak English there, or New Yorkese?

SteveL · May 5th, 2011, 07:22 AM

“here is my comment or concern with it. You are constantly putting oil on the chain which is then flinging it all over the rim and tire... does this not sound somewhat dangerous or at least messy to anyone else? I know after I cleaned and lubed my chain I was cleaning up the "flingage" for days... I couldn't imagine always having chain lube all over the rear of the bike.”

The oil used is 140 so very thick and you adjust the quantity to just a few drops per minute, so oil being sprayed about does not happen not in UK anyway not hot enough. It may become an issue with temperatures over 35˚C but you could go to thicker oil.

Steve

KwackAttack · June 12th, 2011, 07:45 AM

I just bought my ninja yesterday after being on an NSR for about a year and a half. I was thinking of getting the standard one because its much cheaper. How are they to adjust the flow rate of the oil, is it easy enough to get right. I know the standard ones work off vacuum pressure from the engine so does that make it harder to set up.

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gazmanj · April 8th, 2012, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by ninja man

i have just fitted a scottoiler very simple to fit , had to put the reservoir under the pillion seat next to tool kit ...has anyone else fitted a scottoiler ..
fantastic bit of kit

Hey all. New to the forum but need some assistance.

Fitting a vSystem ScottOiler to my 2010 Ninja 250R but I appear to be stuck on the first step. I can't get the rubber bung off the vacuum spigot

Am I missing something obvious?

I've tried for hours from each side but the damn thing won't budge and I can't get any leverage on it.

Input welcome and appreciated.

KwackAttack · April 10th, 2012, 04:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gazmanj

Hey all. New to the forum but need some assistance.

Fitting a vSystem ScottOiler to my 2010 Ninja 250R but I appear to be stuck on the first step. I can't get the rubber bung off the vacuum spigot

Am I missing something obvious?

I've tried for hours from each side but the damn thing won't budge and I can't get any leverage on it.

Input welcome and appreciated.

I found I had to take the left side faring off to get a long screwdriver in to pop it off. To put the scottoiler connector on I then taped it to the long screw driver so I could get it on and then cut the tape off.

Took a bit of fiddling but I found it the easiest way. Getting the fairing off is easy enough but getting it fitted back on properly is hard.

gazmanj · April 11th, 2012, 01:29 PM

Cheers for the info. I'll report back after the weekend.

cuz · April 11th, 2012, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by kylerwhite

Never heard of this till now... seems pretty cool. Any pictures?

M13 ring a bell???

gazmanj · May 28th, 2012, 01:09 PM

Finally got it sorted a few weeks ago - with the help of a long screwdriver to pry off the bung, and a helping hand from my dad (always the way to solve a DIY problem).

For those not wanting to take the spindle off - daunting - you can get a 10mm adaptor from Scottoiler, and with a paddock stand bolt holding it in place it all comes together quite well ...

Falcor · February 4th, 2013, 10:40 AM

I was browsing reddit and came across this interesting product that automatically lubes your chain as needed giving you the best performance at all times and longer lifetime for your chain and sprockets.

I might consider purchasing this for my next bike.

http://www.scottoiler.com/us/Kits/Sc...ypage.tpl.html

cuong-nutz · February 4th, 2013, 10:45 AM

Fancy Farkle. I'll just stick to my little bottle of lube. How lazy can you be.

Falcor · February 4th, 2013, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by cuong-nutz

How lazy can you be.

Very, especially since I commute on a bike. The benefit of having consistent lubrication at all times sounds nice to me too.

allanoue · February 4th, 2013, 10:55 AM

@himynameisjoe has one on his bike

cuong-nutz · February 4th, 2013, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Falcor

Very, especially since I commute on a bike. The benefit of having consistent lubrication at all times sounds nice to me too.

Yeah, it's pretty nifty and convenient but you're still going to have to clean the chain.

Falcor · February 4th, 2013, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by cuong-nutz

Yeah, it's pretty nifty and convenient but you're still going to have to clean the chain.

I think if it's always freshly lubricated the frequency that you would be required to clean it to keep everything working smoothly would be less since the lube stays lubricated instead of gunking up. Or would it still gunk up just as much over time?

Motofool · February 4th, 2013, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Falcor

....
I might consider purchasing this for my next bike.

http://www.scottoiler.com/us/Kits/Sc...ypage.tpl.html

That one is the best in the market so far.

Check these opinions:

http://forums.ninja250.org/posting.p...&t=84878&tro=1

Joshorilla · February 4th, 2013, 12:16 PM

I like mine, so long as you have oil in the reservoir your chain will look brand new.

No cleaning required so long as you have oil and you ride.

They've been proven by time here, lots of people have them, and they are a respected well known product here. The only reason everyone doesn't have them is because they cost a lot, and they require tricky fitting, although the new ones you just plug into the electrics.

Falcor · February 4th, 2013, 12:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joshorilla

I like mine, so long as you have oil in the reservoir your chain will look brand new.

No cleaning required so long as you have oil and you ride.

That's what I figured it would do as far as cleaning goes too!

Bigballsofpaint · February 4th, 2013, 12:31 PM

Only thing you need to remember is checking your chain slack

. Ill be getting the scottoiler for the 1000 since i use it to tour and i can rack up 500miles in a day on some of the trips im planning.

alex.s · February 4th, 2013, 12:45 PM

seems nice for a pure street bike. but i'm paranoid about everything on my race bike and i'm pretty sure these would not be legal for track use anyway

Falcor · February 4th, 2013, 12:47 PM

Some of their pictures it looks like they might be on the track. Couldn't hurt to ask whoever is in charge of those regulations?

ninjamunky85 · February 4th, 2013, 12:50 PM

Look at the pics on their website. They are definitely showing a track only bike on there with this system installed.

oblivion007 · February 4th, 2013, 01:02 PM

Been wanting since I saw it on one of m13's vlogs. But it be spensive.

Alex · February 4th, 2013, 01:06 PM

/merged a few scottoiler threads together

Joshorilla · February 4th, 2013, 01:26 PM

It's interesting to see how eveyone in the states are coming across scottoilers since they pushed into the americas recently.

Seems to be a mixture of doubt, disbelief, amazement, confusion, denial, enthusiasm and excitement.

They've sold in britain for years, proven and established.

lgk · February 4th, 2013, 01:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alex.s

seems nice for a pure street bike. but i'm paranoid about everything on my race bike and i'm pretty sure these would not be legal for track use anyway

can't imagine how slippery the track would be if a couple hundred riders had these

Bigballsofpaint · February 4th, 2013, 01:59 PM

it drops 1 drop on your chain every minute....so i dont think it would turn the track into a slip n slide by any means. You can change the amount of drips per minute but thats the typical setting.

Falcor · February 4th, 2013, 02:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bigballsofpaint

it drops 1 drop on your chain every minute....so i dont think it would turn the track into a slip n slide by any means. You can change the amount of drips per minute but thats the typical setting.

But what if someone crashes, does it have high durability to keep itself from bursting all over the track?

Bigballsofpaint · February 4th, 2013, 02:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Falcor

But what if someone crashes, does it have high durability to keep itself from bursting all over the track?

Unless your swingarm gets ripped off i dont see why it wouldnt hold up. Its a rubber hose just like your fuel lines, as long as you route it a decent way it should be fine. Its not at a high pressure or anything, the style without the digital display works off vacuum and gravity.

I dont have it yet so i cant tell you for sure, but like a few posters have said, this is a normal things overseas where they use their bikes for more than liesure. I think these type of things got a bad reputation in the US from the really old bikes that had built in oilers being very messy.

Falcor · February 4th, 2013, 02:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bigballsofpaint

... I think these type of things got a bad reputation in the US from the really old bikes that had built in oilers being very messy.

Well I mean what do you expect, we're messy Americans. ;D

alex.s · February 4th, 2013, 03:17 PM

i'm fairly confident you would not be allowed on a race track with something actively leaking oil. regardless of whether its intentional or not.

allanoue · February 4th, 2013, 04:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alex.s

i'm fairly confident you would not be allowed on a race track with something actively leaking oil. regardless of whether its intentional or not.

Sooo your guessing, with confidants?

alex.s · February 4th, 2013, 05:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by allanoue

Sooo your guessing, with confidants?

http://www.cvmaracing.com/uploads/CVMA_Rulebook.pdf

you will be black flagged if your bike is leaking any fluids. the bodywork rules also state the belly pan must contain all of the bikes oil and coolant.

Falcor · February 4th, 2013, 05:14 PM

Hmm, weird that they allow them overseas on tracks but not by your rule book here in the US.

alex.s · February 4th, 2013, 05:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Falcor

Hmm, weird that they allow them overseas on tracks but not by your rule book here in the US.

according to who?

himynameisjoe · February 4th, 2013, 05:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joshorilla

It's interesting to see how eveyone in the states are coming across scottoilers since they pushed into the americas recently.

Seems to be a mixture of doubt, disbelief, amazement, confusion, denial, enthusiasm and excitement.

They've sold in britain for years, proven and established.

lol

I heard about them maybe 5 years ago? But of course I didn't have a bike to put one on.

They work fantastic. My only gripe would be that none of their oil is rated under 0 degrees Celsius, so as of recently it's been too cold to pump the oil. But I guess there aren't a lot of people that are ridding in sub 0 temps

Falcor · February 4th, 2013, 05:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alex.s

according to who?

According to their site photos using them on tracks.

Joshorilla · February 4th, 2013, 05:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by himynameisjoe

lol

I heard about them maybe 5 years ago? But of course I didn't have a bike to put one on.

They work fantastic. My only gripe would be that none of their oil is rated under 0 degrees Celsius, so as of recently it's been too cold to pump the oil. But I guess there aren't a lot of people that are ridding in sub 0 temps

It's probably still working fine, mine pumps just fine in sub zero temps I just adjust the flow rate a notch on the dispenser.

May 5th, 2011, 07:22 AM	#43
SteveL old git Name: Steve Location: Geneve Switzerland Join Date: Mar 2009 Motorcycle(s): BMW K1300S Posts: 479	“here is my comment or concern with it. You are constantly putting oil on the chain which is then flinging it all over the rim and tire... does this not sound somewhat dangerous or at least messy to anyone else? I know after I cleaned and lubed my chain I was cleaning up the "flingage" for days... I couldn't imagine always having chain lube all over the rear of the bike.” The oil used is 140 so very thick and you adjust the quantity to just a few drops per minute, so oil being sprayed about does not happen not in UK anyway not hot enough. It may become an issue with temperatures over 35˚C but you could go to thicker oil. Steve __________________________________________________ Some mistakes are too much fun to make only once.

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May 28th, 2012, 01:09 PM	#51
gazmanj ninjette.org newbie Name: Gary Location: United Kingdom Join Date: Apr 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2010 Ninja 250R Posts: 3	Finally got it sorted a few weeks ago - with the help of a long screwdriver to pry off the bung, and a helping hand from my dad (always the way to solve a DIY problem). For those not wanting to take the spindle off - daunting - you can get a 10mm adaptor from Scottoiler, and with a paddock stand bolt holding it in place it all comes together quite well ... Last futzed with by gazmanj; May 28th, 2012 at 01:11 PM. Reason: image to big

February 4th, 2013, 10:40 AM	#52
Falcor The Luck Dragon Name: William Location: Stuart, FL Join Date: Apr 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2013 Ninja ZX-6R B/W Posts: 738	Came Across an Interesting Product - Automatic Chain Lube I was browsing reddit and came across this interesting product that automatically lubes your chain as needed giving you the best performance at all times and longer lifetime for your chain and sprockets. I might consider purchasing this for my next bike. http://www.scottoiler.com/us/Kits/Sc...ypage.tpl.html

May 4th, 2011, 03:59 PM	#41
kevinlo423 ninjette.org member Name: Kevin Location: Seattle Join Date: Oct 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninja 250r Posts: 36	I believe new york is also in north america? Taiwan is beside China

June 12th, 2011, 07:45 AM	#44
KwackAttack ninjette.org newbie Name: Andrew Location: Ireland Join Date: Jun 2011 Motorcycle(s): 09 Ninja 250r Posts: 4	I just bought my ninja yesterday after being on an NSR for about a year and a half. I was thinking of getting the standard one because its much cheaper. How are they to adjust the flow rate of the oil, is it easy enough to get right. I know the standard ones work off vacuum pressure from the engine so does that make it harder to set up.

April 11th, 2012, 01:29 PM	#49
gazmanj ninjette.org newbie Name: Gary Location: United Kingdom Join Date: Apr 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2010 Ninja 250R Posts: 3	Cheers for the info. I'll report back after the weekend.

February 4th, 2013, 10:45 AM	#53
cuong-nutz RIP Alex Name: Cuong Location: Houston, TX Join Date: Apr 2011 Motorcycle(s): '10 250r, '09 265r Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 2	Fancy Farkle. I'll just stick to my little bottle of lube. How lazy can you be. __________________________________________________ HalfFast Racing Team Serving Greater Houston Area Riders:WFO Riders MotoHouston HPC CMRA Ride Smart Fastline Lone Star Track Days

February 4th, 2013, 10:55 AM	#55
allanoue ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Al Location: York, Pa Join Date: Dec 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2013 Ninja 300..............2008 Ninja 500-sold...2009 Ninja 250-Crashed Posts: Too much. MOTM - Sep '14	@himynameisjoe has one on his bike

February 4th, 2013, 12:16 PM	#59
Joshorilla Bass Master General Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 24	I like mine, so long as you have oil in the reservoir your chain will look brand new. No cleaning required so long as you have oil and you ride. They've been proven by time here, lots of people have them, and they are a respected well known product here. The only reason everyone doesn't have them is because they cost a lot, and they require tricky fitting, although the new ones you just plug into the electrics.

February 4th, 2013, 12:31 PM	#61
Bigballsofpaint ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Jay Location: CT Join Date: Apr 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2015 636 ABS - 69 Honda 305 Posts: A lot.	Only thing you need to remember is checking your chain slack . Ill be getting the scottoiler for the 1000 since i use it to tour and i can rack up 500miles in a day on some of the trips im planning.

February 4th, 2013, 12:45 PM	#62
alex.s wat Name: wat Location: tustin/long beach Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): wat Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 5 MOTM - Oct '12, Feb '14	seems nice for a pure street bike. but i'm paranoid about everything on my race bike and i'm pretty sure these would not be legal for track use anyway __________________________________________________

February 4th, 2013, 12:47 PM	#63
Falcor The Luck Dragon Name: William Location: Stuart, FL Join Date: Apr 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2013 Ninja ZX-6R B/W Posts: 738	Some of their pictures it looks like they might be on the track. Couldn't hurt to ask whoever is in charge of those regulations?

February 4th, 2013, 12:50 PM	#64
ninjamunky85 Que Buenos Son!!! Name: Ryan Location: Grovetucky, OH Join Date: Jun 2012 Motorcycle(s): Aprilia Shiver 750, Husaberg FE 450, Ninja 300 (sold), xr100 Posts: A lot. MOTM - Nov '14	Look at the pics on their website. They are definitely showing a track only bike on there with this system installed. __________________________________________________ Don't do something because it's easy,.. Do it because it's not! If you aren't going forward, then you're falling behind. "Drive it like you stole it"!!!

February 4th, 2013, 01:02 PM	#65
oblivion007 "scandal!" Name: Adan Location: Somewhere Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2011 250R(Crashed 2/26/2014), 09 ER6n Posts: 660	Been wanting since I saw it on one of m13's vlogs. But it be spensive.

February 4th, 2013, 01:06 PM	#66
Alex ninjette.org dude Name: 1 guess :-) Location: SF Bay Area Join Date: Jun 2008 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 (white, the fastest color!), '13 R1200RT, '14 CRF250L, '12 TT-R125LE Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 7	/merged a few scottoiler threads together __________________________________________________ Montgomery Street Motorcycle Club / cal24.com / crf250l.org / ninjette.org ninjette.org Terms of Service Shopping for motorcycle parts or equipment? Come here first. The friendliest Ninja 250R/300/400 forum on the internet! (especially Unregistered)

February 4th, 2013, 01:26 PM	#67
Joshorilla Bass Master General Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 24	It's interesting to see how eveyone in the states are coming across scottoilers since they pushed into the americas recently. Seems to be a mixture of doubt, disbelief, amazement, confusion, denial, enthusiasm and excitement. They've sold in britain for years, proven and established.

February 4th, 2013, 01:59 PM	#69
Bigballsofpaint ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Jay Location: CT Join Date: Apr 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2015 636 ABS - 69 Honda 305 Posts: A lot.	it drops 1 drop on your chain every minute....so i dont think it would turn the track into a slip n slide by any means. You can change the amount of drips per minute but thats the typical setting.

February 4th, 2013, 03:17 PM	#73
alex.s wat Name: wat Location: tustin/long beach Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): wat Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 5 MOTM - Oct '12, Feb '14	i'm fairly confident you would not be allowed on a race track with something actively leaking oil. regardless of whether its intentional or not. __________________________________________________

February 4th, 2013, 05:14 PM	#76
Falcor The Luck Dragon Name: William Location: Stuart, FL Join Date: Apr 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2013 Ninja ZX-6R B/W Posts: 738	Hmm, weird that they allow them overseas on tracks but not by your rule book here in the US.

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