Ok, well thinking back to when I had no Scottoiler on my Hornet and then had a Scottoiler, the chain stretch was exactly the same, no better with the Scottoiler. The only thing I got out of it was a slightly cleaner looking chain and more mess. Plus, it didn't lube (more importantly, protect) the inside of my chain, even after manually applying some of the lube to allow for capillary action as recommended.
Nah, I didn't have to warm up, you don't really have to with or without choke/carbs, as long as you remember to turn the choke off once you get going!
I used blue stuff. It's well known, and even Scottoiler themselves say the weather makes a big difference on flow rate.
I just never got on with the thing in the end. At first, it seemed great - no more having to put it on the stand and lube, and the lube lasted forever with the original small bottle lasting a good 6 months, but after a while, having to change the flow rate and the mess got tiresome. Not worth it over a decent lubing every week / after a wet ride, unless you're touring imo.
And yes, I did try loads of different settings and even got advice from Scottoiler themselves!
Was a bit of a waste of money for me really
. They're not cheap when they're essentially just a tube attached to the engine & a bottle attached to that. Should take it off my Hornet and sell really, it's still perfectly good, could probably get a few £ on eBay.
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