SCOTTOILER DISAGREEMENT (help!)
All,
We are considering fitting a Scottoiler vSYSTEM to our 2005 F650GS bikes in advance of our planned trip to South America. However, we have come across a pretty serious disagreement between Scottoiler and BMW.
The installation of the vSYSTEM relies on a brass spigot inserted into a pre-drilled hole in the rubber inlet manifold. (I have attached a picture below of a fitted spigot in question)
Here is where the problems starts, BMW advise NOT to fit the spigot into this location on all pre 2008 bikes as it accelerates the 'potential' for deterioration of the rubber inlet causing it to fail and your bike exploding killing everything within a 10 mile radius. Apparently, they have experienced problems with this installation hence the pretty straight forward decision.
Scottoiler say they have no record of any problems with this installation.
Has anyone come across this debate before or did you install the spigot as per Scottoilers instructions with/without any problems
We are riding from Buenos Aires to Vancouver and want to be confident that we aren't building in problems for the future but we are equally keen to use a Scottoiler through the 20,000 mile trip.
Any thoughts? Do I? Dont I? Is it worth it for a long trip?
Chris
BUENOS AIRES to VANCOUVER | Chris, Chloe & two motorbikes across South, Central & North America
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