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You shafty guys can just go away now, nothing to see here, move on.
Now that we got those guys out of the way... I'm working on an automatic chain oiler design. Similar to the ones you can find online for $150+, most notably the Scott Oiler. It's starting to come together, but haven't taken any pics yet. The part I love the most is the reservoir. I took the brake torque arm off, sealed up a couple holes on the ends, drilled a hole for the exit tube, and welded up a small filler tube. So the reservoir takes up 0 room, and looks pretty much stock to the untrained eye. It also will hold 300~400cc of oil I think, though I haven't measured it for an exact quanity. From there it will go thru a electric solenoid valve, and then a needle valve, before going to a bracket that clamps to the swing arm, and will hold the oil tube. Right now, it's a single oil tube, but I may make it a dual feed that puts oil on the chain ring just before hitting the chain. Centrifugal force will take care of the rest.
I'll be finishing up the initial build of this shortly, and then testing it out, I ride a bit over 400mi per week, in all sorts of conditions, so I should be able to test it, and refine it pretty quickly.
I'm also wondering if there is any interest in buying something like this, the current one I'm working on is for an 1100, but changing the dimentions of the torque arm would be all that's needed to adapt to another bike. The only requirement is that the torque arm be above the swing arm, not below. With the exception of drum brake bikes, and custom setups, I think above is the stock location for GSs. When I finish it up, I'll post some pics.
Now that we got those guys out of the way... I'm working on an automatic chain oiler design. Similar to the ones you can find online for $150+, most notably the Scott Oiler. It's starting to come together, but haven't taken any pics yet. The part I love the most is the reservoir. I took the brake torque arm off, sealed up a couple holes on the ends, drilled a hole for the exit tube, and welded up a small filler tube. So the reservoir takes up 0 room, and looks pretty much stock to the untrained eye. It also will hold 300~400cc of oil I think, though I haven't measured it for an exact quanity. From there it will go thru a electric solenoid valve, and then a needle valve, before going to a bracket that clamps to the swing arm, and will hold the oil tube. Right now, it's a single oil tube, but I may make it a dual feed that puts oil on the chain ring just before hitting the chain. Centrifugal force will take care of the rest.
I'll be finishing up the initial build of this shortly, and then testing it out, I ride a bit over 400mi per week, in all sorts of conditions, so I should be able to test it, and refine it pretty quickly.
I'm also wondering if there is any interest in buying something like this, the current one I'm working on is for an 1100, but changing the dimentions of the torque arm would be all that's needed to adapt to another bike. The only requirement is that the torque arm be above the swing arm, not below. With the exception of drum brake bikes, and custom setups, I think above is the stock location for GSs. When I finish it up, I'll post some pics.
