After thousands of miles on my chain-drive Honda Rebel I love riding it, even after buying a larger bike. It has one annoyance however; chain maintenance. I experienced a few chain oiling fiasco's including over-application at times making a mess of the rear wheel, an oil spray can failure which left me coated in oil, and rain washing the oil off accelerating chain wear on rides home. Reading about chain maintenance online, many (especially in Europe, where many more people ride) waxed poetic about their improved lives after installing a
Scottoiler. They aren't generally available in motorcycle shops in this country however. Finally, a moto-vlogger I enjoy regularly,
M13 started raving about them so I decided to try one out.
Installation was
considerably more challenging than expected, which ended up requiring removal of the fuel tank, seats, side covers, and rear wheel axle. On my 25 mile test ride this morning the chain was perfectly lubricated. Now I need some rain for a really good test . . .
