Fazer Owners Club - Unofficial
Bikes, Hints'n'Tips => FZ6 / Fazer => Topic started by: tonyshorey on 16 June 2013, 05:47:40 pm
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Anyone fitted one to a FZ6? How easy is it and is it worth it?
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Fitted scottoilers to every bike I've owned, it's definitely worth it! Pays for itself within your first chain/sprocket change (which now inevitably lasts twice as long :D )
Not fitted one to an fz6 though, can't be that difficult. ::)
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Anyone fitted one to a FZ6? How easy is it and is it worth it?
I haven't fitted one, but there was one on my FZ6 when I bought it and the OEM chain and sprocket lasted 28,000 miles!
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not fitted one to my FZ6 but there's one on the MT-01 I've just got, it's mounted behind the number plate, due to lack of space? but the oil pipe is so long it drips oil onto the rear tyre when it's on the side stand, as the drive is on the R/H side.
I use chain wax on the FZ6 and got 24,000 miles out of the first chain even then it was still Ok for a few thousand more think I used 3 cans of lube on it, so if you only ride when its fine ish? and give it a spray after washing it or being out in the rain and every few hundred miles then I wouldn't fit one.
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I have had one fitted to my last two bikes CBF1000 & Z1000SX they were great. I used to do a lot of long distance touring so they made sense.
I have just got a new FZ6 must have been the last one around in Spain 2010 bike but unregistered. I took it up to my dealers yesterday as they are fitting a few add on's, centre stand, crash bungs , fly screen ,tank pad and supposed to be a Scott Oiler. They have been baulking about it as they say Spain is a hot country and the oil gets thrown all over the tyre. I explained that is down to flow rate and also you can get a high viscosity spec oil for warmer climates. They are telling me I am wasting my money especially as my touring is very limited now. So I have decided against fitting one, also seeing I will have a centre stand will make cleaning and lubricating the chain so much easier. But I do think they are a good bit of kit , that is ONCE YOU GET THE FLOW RATE SORTED OUT. Looking around the FZ6 were to fit the resiviour could be a headache. On my SX it was under the seat and it was a pain topping it up, rule of thumb you should be looking at getting approx. 1000 miles between topups.
Lew
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Must fill up the reservoir on mine, try it out. It came on the bike when I got it but I've always used chain spray as I know what's going on and it keeps the bike chain well lubed.
Had one on a ZX-6 and hated it, it was either all or nothing but I suppose that was due to communting with the throttle almost shut to giving it a blast and oil everywhere.
Might try it again as I'm doing a bit more steady milage
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Must fill up the reservoir on mine, try it out. It came on the bike when I got it but I've always used chain spray as I know what's going on and it keeps the bike chain well lubed.
Had one on a ZX-6 and hated it, it was either all or nothing but I suppose that was due to communting with the throttle almost shut to giving it a blast and oil everywhere.
Might try it again as I'm doing a bit more steady milage
You didn't have it set up right, or it was faulty then mate - throttle opening doesn't matter, it's just a matter of whether the engine is on or not.
Once on and set up properly they're great, you can literally just leave them and they'll get on with it. Have had one on pretty much all my bikes, the Ninja I had was fitted with one and in 10k miles the chain needed adjusting twice, and was still in extremely good nick!
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Might give it a go then, see what happens...
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Might give it a go then, see what happens...
They really are worth having , I bought a cheapy drip control on tube job , 20,000 miles and still on original chain and sprockets .
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I have one fitted under the seat. 55700 km and still the original chain and sprockets. This is the fourth bike where I have fitted this Scott Oiler. Good buy I think. :D
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Scott oilers rock. Wouldn't ride without one!