down the frame , to the pivot , and along the swingarm to the dropper , which is aimed to drop the oil directly on the chain at the rear sprocket . This has been a long-term test . At the time of writing I was closing in on 20,000km on the T7 ( 18,455 to be exact ). Scottoiler claims the automatic oiler system could as much as double the life of my chain and sprockets . My most recent MT-07 did 30,000km on the OEM chain and sprockets before replacement and my first MT-07 did 40,000 on the OEM chain and sprockets . So , we have a benchmark . Both of those bikes ’ drive trains were maintained in a conventional way , with occasional scrubbing with kerosene , and weekly / fortnightly / whenever I remembered chain lube . So the test was on . Scottoiler sees a few common criticisms on social media , I have outlined these below , and answered these based on my own findings .
1 ) With a single dropper , how can you oil both sides of the chain ? If I ’ m honest , I thought the same thing . I don ’ t know how it works , but I can tell you that even though the dropper is on the outside of my rear sprocket , the oil makes it across to the inside of the chain just fine .
2 ) If there ’ s a constant feed of oil to the chain , there must be a lot of mess right ?
It really depends on how much oil you ’ re putting down to the chain . The X-System has 15 different steps or flow rates . So , it doesn ’ t matter what sort of riding you ’ re doing , you can find a flow rate that matches your requirements . It is possible to make a mess , but the oil cleans off really easily , and if you ’ re getting a lot of fling , you probably have the flow rate set too high . I have experienced a few drops of oil on my garage floor , but these clean
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