Chain-driven Motorcycles - Question

[enigmaT120]

At least Triumph used to make bicycles. I would almost like to have one, but only almost.

I just lube and wipe clean my Triumph chain every 2 - 3 hundred miles. I've never bothered with an automatic oiler.

I do my bicycle's chain almost every Sunday, depending on how many days I've ridden it and how much rain and mud I rode through. Over 3,000 miles so far and it looks good.

[Zombie Master]

At least Triumph used to make bicycles. I would almost like to have one, but only almost.

I just lube and wipe clean my Triumph chain every 2 - 3 hundred miles. I've never bothered with an automatic oiler.

I do my bicycle's chain almost every Sunday, depending on how many days I've ridden it and how much rain and mud I rode through. Over 3,000 miles so far and it looks good.

With the chain oiler I do not have to adjust the chain on my 1200cc bike between rear tires.

[Deleted User 287]

Here is what I am working with:


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And this is where I am thinking of putting it:


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I know you have yours on the inside of your passenger peg hanger, but I am afraid my chain guard/mud guard would hit it.
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[Zombie Master]

Should work there. I wonder if the oil will leak down with the bottle so far off perpendicular. You will have to watch it carefully. The venting of the chamber is very important due do pressure changes due to altitude and changing temps.

When you squeeze the bottle, all you are doing is filling the chamber, and that is how much oil gets delivered to the chain. You want to be rolling when that oil starts to drip. Gravity drops the oil on to the sprocket then centrifugal force delivers it to the chain. So you want to have the delivery higher so that the oil drip gets on the sprocket. In a perfect installation the zip tie applicators don't even need to touch the sprocket. I covered the tubing with some shrink tubing to protect the oil line from chaffing, and found that airhead weaved gas line good for spots where I wanted to tighten zip ties tightly, preventing the oil line feed tube from getting pinched. If I were going to do mine again I would drill and tap a mounting spot on the swing arm and bend a piece of stainless to put the delivery spout in the perfect position. Don't forget to take along some extra correct size zip ties in case something happens to the ones on the delivery spout while touring. As with all mods, they should be completed and tested weeks before a trip to insure reliability and consistent performance.