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tacomodo 04-07-12 21:53
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Originally Posted by Fiddich (Post 175668)
Take some time to think about it before you go for the eSystem. Is the system really worth spending that much extra for over the vSystem? For instance how often and for how long do you spend with the bike stopped with the engine running? If the dosing rate is set up correctly on the vSystem stopping at lights, at junctions etc isn't an issue at all.
What ever system you go for - if you do that is - will be a step in the right direction I'm sure.:038::D
I must admit, it's the gadget/geek-factor thats drawing me in :D

It has a temperature reading, which I miss dearly from my old Shiver
It has a g-meter to play with in the twisties
It senses bike vibrations to turn on, and has senses "movement with a triple axis accelerometer, using technology derived from MotoGP"
It has a displays oil level in the oil sylinder
Only needs to be plugged to the battery, no vacum thing, meaning you can easily bring it on to your next bike if you ever change
When you go offroad and want it to lube more, you just click a button a few times, same when you go back on tarmac

Now tell me that doesn't sound cool! :D

Fiddich 04-07-12 23:16
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Originally Posted by tacomodo (Post 175724)
I must admit, it's the gadget/geek-factor thats drawing me in :D

It has a temperature reading, which I miss dearly from my old Shiver
It has a g-meter to play with in the twisties
It senses bike vibrations to turn on, and has senses "movement with a triple axis accelerometer, using technology derived from MotoGP"
It has a displays oil level in the oil sylinder
Only needs to be plugged to the battery, no vacum thing, meaning you can easily bring it on to your next bike if you ever change
When you go offroad and want it to lube more, you just click a button a few times, same when you go back on tarmac

Now tell me that doesn't sound cool! :D
You really are a geek:pjrlaugh_61OD3G:I must admit I was tempted but the unit was still in development back then - I had a few dicussions with their tech guy and decided it wasn't for me anyway - cost was a major factor tho.
Don't spend too much time looking at the g meter when on the twisties or you will end up twisted.:003:

66T 05-07-12 08:11
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Originally Posted by Gas_Up_Lets_Go (Post 175555)
I have no oiler on my TTR, it will destroy a C&S in about 2k miles, and that is with a good wash and oil every 100 miles of so.
I don't have an oiler on my Tenere or my TTR, which isn't necessarily a good thing. But my TTR lives in dust and sometimes mud with almost no sealed road use. I generally get around 5-6000km from front sprockets (13T), around 16000 from a chain and my rear sprocket (50T) has been on forever, I think >40,000km.

On the street I oil my chain whenever it's getting dry, off-road every night.

Gas_Up_Lets_Go 05-07-12 09:48
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Originally Posted by 66T (Post 175755)
I generally get around 5-6000km from front sprockets (13T), around 16000 from a chain and my rear sprocket (50T) has been on forever, I think >40,000km.
That'll be the difference between south Australia, and the English Lake District. Different 'sand' (ours is mostly Granite / Peat - one extreme to the other), and the excessive use of road salt and temperature extremes (+20c to -20c) and precipitation extremes (100mm last month) I'm guessing, but I would think Aus is a little more stable in temps of environment.

66T 06-07-12 12:16
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Originally Posted by Gas_Up_Lets_Go (Post 175759)
That'll be the difference between south Australia, and the English Lake District. Different 'sand' (ours is mostly Granite / Peat - one extreme to the other), and the excessive use of road salt and temperature extremes (+20c to -20c) and precipitation extremes (100mm last month) I'm guessing, but I would think Aus is a little more stable in temps of environment.
Spot on about the salt, but we do have to cross salt lakes (hate that!) which are slippery and corrosive. Where the critters go, we go. But that's completely different from being semi-immersed in the sh * t like you are.

Our temp extremes are from as low as -2C or -3C (though it was -7.5C in Yunta last night) to +49C. The latter is the hottest (officially reported) day my TTR has suffered so far:sweat:, though ones in the mid-forties are all too common. Having said that, I think extreme cold like yours :085:(shudder) is much harder on componentry than extreme ambient heat.

cosmic 04-08-12 07:56
I dont use xtr for long trips, therefore when i return from the ride i stop at one of many washing stations and i wash the whole bike with high pressure and hot water. Once i reach the garage i lub it with Castrol chain lube.
That's what happens when i'am not tired, and i'am rarely not. :)


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Pleiades 04-08-12 23:33
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Originally Posted by tacomodo (Post 175636)
After that I've been debating with myself wether to get a Scottoiler eSystem :p
Honestly, having use vacuum operated scottoilers for years and now, having an e-system on the XTZ, I can vouch for the fact the electronic version is not worth the extra cash. Yes, the e-system is better, but it is not even close to being �100 better. (Luckily I got mine fell off the back of a lorry so to speak ;) )

However, any Scottoiler is better than no Scottoiler IMHO :D

Mort 05-08-12 08:37
Chainsaw chain lube nice and sticky:075:.

Petenz 05-08-12 10:03
CRC or WD40 with a wire brush to clean it...
Castrol chain lube... I have used stickyer oils
80/90 or 80/120 gear oil , CV joint grease..
I have noticed the chain then collects
dust & grit a lot more than with a thinner
oil like Castrol...


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