loobman experience

[stryker]

Ok, so I fitted my loobman today.

https://www.loobman.com

I'm by far no perfectionist, however I came so close to not fitting this little doo-hicky. Attaching something to my bike using a piece of wire coathanger and wire ties just felt so WRONG!

The shaping of the wire coathanger and positioning of the loob dispenser on the rear sprocket drove me mad. It took several goes before I was happy that the applicator would be secure on the sprocket.

I put the oil bottle up near my handle bars. This seems to have an unexpected advantage. Firstly it helps gravity do its job on taking the oil down to the sprocket, secondly it means the oil tube is going front to back so when I ride the "G"s I pull makes sure there is max oil flow when its needed, aka when riding. Thirdly, the oil bottle is above the radiator and the oil tube runs past the engine, meaning in the cold weather when oil turns to treacle, the engine's heat warms it and helps it flow when its most needed.

At this time its on parole. I want to see how it fairs over time. All I can say now is that my rear sprocket has a nice film of oil on it, where as before it looked rather dry with oil soaked dirt stuck too it. My chains looks nicely oiled too.

Pictures will follow shortly.
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[stryker]

Here is the feeder bottle.

https://www.project-snafu.co.uk/images/fzr600/oil1.jpg

And here is the applicator over the rear sprocket. It puts oil to both sides.

https://www.project-snafu.co.uk/images/fzr600/oil2.jpg
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[Bomberman]

Cool. I intended to put mine on this weekend, but due to other problems haven't been able to. Interested to see how you get on with it Fitting doesn't seem to have been too problematic, but I do see what you mean about the coathanger bit
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Would be interested to hear how it's working after a month or so. Am interested in getting one at some point.

Not sure how they'd manage wheelies, stoppies and other abuse though.

[Claud 14.7 to 1]

Is this one better than Scottoiler? This looks simpler. This one is manual right: you have to "oil" it yourself?

How much?

I'm kinda getting annoyed with the chain wax... Thinking about upgrading somehow...

[mr.z]

[stryker]

Firstly, its not a scotoiler. Its a loobman and sells for £16.99. Its a lot for what you get but then again so it the scotoiler, its the idea your paying for.

Unlike the scotoiler this one does not have a valve to control oil flow (off the carb). You simply give the bottle a squeeze every 50-100 miles or so. I wanted to spend less while seeing how well it works so lubeman was ideal.

The instructions are crap, however the idea with the coat hanger is to bend it in such a way, that when its wire tied to the trailing arm it won't twist or turn. You really don't want the oil applicator getting pulled into your sprocket and chain.

Its pretty secure, I was not going to be happy unless it was showing no signs of movement in any direction, hence why I nearly gave up, it took several goes to get it the way it is.
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[Claud 14.7 to 1]

Scottoiler or Loobman, that is the question...

Whats better? hehe

[NickD]

A well adjusted Scottoiler is priceless.....22.5k on the original chain so far, and it's only just starting to suffer.
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[stryker]

I'd have to say scotoiler I guess, as its automatic. It uses the vacuum or somesuch off your carb to operate a valve that ensures oil only flows when the bikes being ridden.

Then again gravity and G-forces seem to be doing the same on my loobman.
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[mchaggis]

[Kickstart]

[stinkwheel]

The scotoilers come with a T-piece so you can splice into the vaccuum tube for the fuel tap which is even easier than trying to get on one of the balancing ports.
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[stryker]

Like I said on the other thread. At this time the oil (whatever is in the pipe) only seems to come through when the bike is running.... (vibration, gravity, Gs?): so why complicate things.

However, I get the impression that this summer, the heat may thin the oil and make the loobman more messy.
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[mr.z]

[Lone-Wolf]

[stinkwheel]

I suppose the other thing with a loobman is that it comes with a double sided injector. I have never tried but I would reckon you could use the injector with a scotoiler without too many problems.

I am not sure how much a dual injector costs for a scotoiler but I bet it is about the same as buying a whole loobman.
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I did the 2010 Round Britain Rally on my 350 Bullet. 89 landmarks, 3 months, 9,500 miles.

[stryker]

The loobman is pretty inventive. IE the final delivery of oil to the sprocket uses cut off cable ties! so when it wears out you can easily replace the 'tongues'.

But man did it look cheap when it arrived, looks marginally better when fitted.

Yes in your collector tube on the side of the bottle, no air gap means it WILL continue to draw oil from the bottle as the bottle is sealed.
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[DynaMight]

I've used one, The instructions were poor and the fitting was fiddily but worked very well when properly fitted. Wheel doesnt get anymore messy than my Scotoiler, Certainly cleaner than Chainwax/oil (not to mention 100times easier to clean). I used cheap engine oil and worked perfectly, Didnt seem any worse in the Winter or Summer in regards to flow

I did 8,000miles and the cable ties used as oil feeders had only just started to wear down, But a few cable ties dont cost much do they

It's cheap, It's quite difficult to fit but it works. It's cheaper to buy and cheaper to run than a Scotoiler.
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[stryker]

Thanks for that users report.

I did my first long run with it on today (my 30 mile trip to work). There was a little spot of oil where I parked my bike here at work, but then again I had given it a fairly generous squeeze of the bottle. I get the impression there was already plenty of oil in the pipe.

Happy so far.
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