Love It or Leave It on the Scott Oiler?

Social Media

Dirt Hammers Off-Road Media Facebook

Dirt Hammers Off-Road Media Twitter

#dualsport #adventurerides #motorcycles #offroad #adventuremotorcycles #dirtbikes #enduro

[raymondo]

Scott Oiler is good i'm surprised that m/c makers don't fit 'em as standard!! I had a Trophy Three as a regular bike and adjusted its chain every week. when I fitted a Scott oiler I adjusted its chain once a month. My Tiger 955i has Scott oiler now. I think people who don't get on with them haven't read the instructions carefully enough - Scott oiler can be fine-tuned at a touch, going from tarmac to dust. You save loadsa time and money in the chain department

[rigididiot]

I use scottoilers now since about 25 years, and if I had to guess, they saved me at least 8 sets of chain+sprockets, if not more.
I think I am on my 4rth bottle of oil since installing the first oiler.

They are the greatest invention since sliced bread.

[patwatters]

I had vsystem on my 2008 Suzuki Vstrom, I was very happy with it I had over 25k miles on my last chain, which was still in great shape. I traded the Vstrom for 2021 model and fitted new Xsystem oiler today.

[BACKADVENTURE]

I hate trolls that think their smarter than anyone else.keep doing what your doing

[ianmurray]

Hi I’ve been using various incarnations of this unit for 20 plus years on every new bike I’ve owned from DR 650 to a hyabusa, and currently a gsxr1000 and a street triple . The Busa covered 35000 miles on the original chain!! With minimal wear, and was still good when I sold it. In short, I’ve never had to replace a chain or sprocket since using scotoilers, N.B. The oil also lubricates the ‘o’ ring seals and so reduces the power losses associated with dry o ring chain drives, the only additional maintnce I do is clean the whole chain and sprocket with kerosene a couple of times a year and inspect for damage, which everyone should be doing on a regular basis anyway, As for “ grinding paste” if you use tacky spay on lube periodically you will know all about grinding paste, next time you are at a bike meet and see one of these in use, check out the condition and general appearance of the chain compared to everything ealse, plus if you’ve ever had a chain fail it’s a

[thisguy]

Went touring a few thousand miles and europe with a scottoiler vsystem and dual injector, didn't have to adjust my chain the whole journey.

[yardlizard]

Thanks for the well-thought out review. I am considering the Scottoiler for my ‘19 CB500X.

[keithkeller]

Very helpful. Just put an X System Scottoiler on my Ducati Multistrada V4S. Can’t wait to give it a try.

[myronhorvathsk]

Thanks for the video! I am actually going to order the V system for my bike tonight. Have you noticed a reduction in chain adjustment compared to before installing the oiler? I think having lubrication for the external wear parts is a good idea, also reducing friction externally will reduce heat internally on the pins and rollers also extending the life of the internal grease sealed in them and also it should help preserve the O/X rings in the chain too which is critical to it's longevity. I think giving the chain a quick brushing with a grunge brush would still be a good idea to just knock off any dirt yet, but throwing the bike up on the center stand and doing that only takes a couple minutes compared to the cleaning and re-lubing. I have been using chain wax on mine. I have had good luck with Regina chain myself, however here that comes at a $220.00 for a new chain here, so if I could spend half the cost of a chain on oil to get another 30% life out of it I think that's a win win deal because I find chain maintenance a PIA. I do it thought to try and get the most I can out of it. This looks like it would take some of the hassle out of it.

[simonwilson]

My Son regularly got 36k miles out of a chain and sprockets on his VStrom 650 as opposed to around 12k using traditional cleaning and lube, great kit as long as it’s set up right

[ianyoung]

I always fit Scott oilers to my bikes, my last chain lasted 42, 000 miles & the chain was still with in the green section at the adjuster on my varadero 1000, but the front sprocket was well shot it.
Looking at your set up you may want to shorten your ejecter pipe at the rear sprocket as it may get blown away from the sprocket in the wind wille riding.
Thanks,
Ian.

[zyghom]

I just bought new bike and I decided to give it a try - I put eSystem, hiden under the saddle. So far so god. Only small issue: when I park for the night, I see few drops in the morning under the sprocket. I set to minimum already - not sure what to check yet or if this is a normal thing.

[AzMtnThumper]

That’s a pretty good evaluation. I’m impressed that your wheel is not covered in oil, mine looks much worse than that using traditioanl chain lube...even motorex synthetic.

[PITIFULDUDE]

You have got one crazy Catbird supporting your background soundtrack.
Nice review.

[jimdoolan]

Thanks just order my one sounds like a good idea
Cheers

[UnburdenedByWhatHasBeen]

ive been using them on my bikes since the 2000s. My rsv4 has about 25k miles on the oem chain and i just bought another one for my new Mt10.

[defenderman]

Can you confirm that you put this onto a well worn chain and sprocket set up? these oilers are supposed to extend chain and sprocket life and yours look to me to be mutant done in.
At about 7:04 and again at 9:40 I can see that your countershaft sprocket is quite worn and you have some stiff links in the chain, visible where the chain is holding itself above the slider on top of the swing arm. The worn sprockets might be from before the oiler was installed, but I would expect the stiff links to benefit from proper oiling. Perhaps you are running it too dry.

[DavidLeeddd]

You mentioned that the system will keep the chain and sprocket clean and I think that’s awesome. I’m curious how it behaves in very dusty or sandy environment. Does the dirt or sand stick to the chain and sprockets initially and gets cleaned up as you ride? Thanks!

[natearchuleta]

If you're still kicking around answering dumb questions, I have one. Could you use the vacuum off the petcock? I have a first gen klr and I'm not even sure what comes off of the intake yet.

[mattving]

How could anyone think this would increase wear? I think most people (such as myself) don’t do proper chain maintenance, and that’s far worse.