![]() ![]() ![]() It actually doesn’t take a heck of a lot of rocket science to fling lube on a chain.Īfter all, the “total loss” lubrication system was used for years on everything from chains to crankshafts back in the days when ships were wood and men were iron.Īll you need is a hose, a bottle to hold the oil and a squeeze or two here and there as you ride along and your chain will be in greaser heaven. It’s a chore that I just can’t bring myself to love. Me? If I remember once a month or so I might spritz a bit of DuPont Teflon chain lube on a few links and call it done. The old “if some is good, more is better” approach is not the way to go, because it will at a minimum spray oil all over the rear of the bike and in the worst case on to the rear tire - wouldn’t that be just special? Many motorcycle owners seem to be too obsessed with chain lubes anyway it only takes a drop here and there to do a proper job on a modern O-ring chain. No offense, but I always figured the chain oiler dudes to be a bit on the OCD side. ![]() There are even some home-made solutions see the w BW Motorcycle Oil Page for more information and links. They just seemed too complicated, too bulky and too fussy.īut we’re probably in the minority on this one, because many, many motorcycle owners swear by products like the Scottoiler, the Lubetronic, the CLS chain oiler and more. We’ve avoided the topic of motorcycle chain oilers for many years on webBikeWorld. The Cameleon system is simple, it has very few moving parts and the oil is stored in the hose, which can be easily concealed. The Cameleon oiler is relatively easy to install and it has some advantages over other automatic chain lube systems. ![]()
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