Loobman, would you recommend?

[donniemateno]

Gents and Ladies

I just bought a CBR 600 which has a fairly new chain and sprocket on and I want to maintain it!

I do a lot of commuting ( 2-300 miles a week) and have been told this is good :

https://www.loobman.co.uk/

It seems pretty simple and effective. I don't have a massive budget ideally no more than 40 quid ( I have seem systems for 1-200 quid) I cant afford them

any feedback would be appreciated
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Current bike: Honda CBR 600 F3
Previous bikes: Honda XR 125L5 , BMW 800 ST, Honda CB500

[kerr]

Looks ok for a budget, not sure about the "buy one get one free" IF your buying 3 or more
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[donniemateno]

dw I shall be buying only one

but I get what you mean why would you offer it at that rate?
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Current bike: Honda CBR 600 F3
Previous bikes: Honda XR 125L5 , BMW 800 ST, Honda CB500

[moppy]

Looks like a decent enough system , I'll probably get one at some point.

Had a Tutoro chain oiler before, bloody nightmare. Getting the flow rate right is a pain in the ass, reservoir doesn't actually hold a decent amount of oil, and the cap on reservoir fell off. Twice.

[Rogerborg]

I haven't tried a Loobman, but I like the squeeze-and-go idea. I tried a Tutoro, which has a little turny-valve, and was always forgetting to turn it on or off, so I'd suggest avoiding that, despite RiDE raving about it.
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[Moo.]

Any good to you? Its an automatic one and dribbles out while the bikes wobbling about.

https://www.tutorochainoiler.com/index.php/k2-categories/store/auto-motorcycle-oilers/oiler-auto-basic-detail
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[The Artist]

We did a bulk buy for a discount a while back on here.

I think it was ~£11 each.

General consensus was that they were not very good. Everything got oily, constantly needed adjusting. Far easier to get a paintbrush, some oil and do it manually every few days.

[Rogerborg]

[Turkish]

I got a squeezy bottle (kind of like you get threadlock in) from work that I filled with 90W gear oil. Takes less than 30 seconds to loob the side plates and rollers and nothing else is needed, plus it is cheap as fuck. I keep the side plates coated in PTFE white grease so they dont rust and give it a clean with paraffin every few weeks.

Everyone has their own way of looking after their chain - its like a signature. As long as you keep it 'wet', properly adjusted and clean it every couple of hundred miles it will last just fine.
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[donniemateno]

I'd be tempted to try out just brushing the chain every few days with a very generous amount of old engine oil or wateva I can get my hands on
but will that really keep it loobed?
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Current bike: Honda CBR 600 F3
Previous bikes: Honda XR 125L5 , BMW 800 ST, Honda CB500

[Muscle Bike Rider]

Took mine off as it was very messy, oil all over wheel, swing arm etc. Much easier to stick the bike up on centre or paddock stand and stick some gear oil on with a tooth brush, no mess no fling and is good for about 250- 300 miles
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Old Bikes :2010 Kawasaki ER6 F & 2000 Honda VTR Firestorm
Current Bike : XJR1300

[doggone]

Tried one years ago but one side of the chain doesn't get enough while the other side gets too much.
There really is no shortcut to being sure by doing it manually.
Good chain and sprockets are not cheap.

[Moo.]

[Polarbear]

Tried it, hated it. Ended up with just regular clean and lube by hand. In fact if you can wait till the week end I might still have it in the garage.

If I have, it can go free to a good home, just the postage to pay.
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[G]

Decent enough device, but only if getting it at a decent discount I'd say.

I never suffered with over-oiling from it - I wonder if they started syphoning or something?

[Golgarth]

The thing that puts me off is the chain in their own picture looks to have rust on it?:
https://www.loobman.co.uk/upimages/DSCF0069%20wm.jpg

[TUG]

Or you could just... you know, clean and lube the chain when you do your weekly maintenance? Its not really that difficult...
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[Polarbear]

WTF is that that's masquerading as a swing arm on the ZRX. That can't be standard surely. It looks like scaffold poles welded together and hand painted with silver hammerite.
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[DrSnoosnoo]

Ride did a big review of budget to the expensive auto oilers, give that a look over

https://www.motorcyclenews.com/upload/Ride%20Magazine/Product%20test%20pdfs/Chain%20oiler%20test.pdf
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[goto10]

I bought a PDoiler but didn't use the wick dispenser, instead I bought a Scottoiler nib/bracket, so it's effectively an ESystem without the fancy display.
The setup works brilliantly and is not affected by temperature - the measured dose is the same regardless of the viscosity, which is brilliant.

https://www.pdoiler.co.uk/
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[Shinigami]

wouldn't mind an oiler myself but wouldn't pay out for a scottoiler,
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[Rogerborg]

[chris-red]

I bought one it was shit.
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