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Fraser Scott \u2013 The Inventor of the Scottoiler Chain Oiler System<\/h3>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t
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\u201cMotorcycles run like a thread through my life. My earliest memory is of being a two-year-old tank-top passenger on my dad\u2019s Triumph Twin. In a life dedicated to bikes, I\u2019ve since used them to go camping, hillwalking and scrambling. And sometimes to meet women\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the late seventies, I was riding a Suzuki 750 four and used it most weekends on trips from my home in Glasgow to meet my girlfriend in Manchester. The Suzuki had an \u2018O-ring\u2019 chain which couldn\u2019t be removed without detaching the swing-arm. By the time I reached Manchester, it was hanging off the sprockets but looked too costly to replace. I had an idea the Suzuki\u2019s vacuum petrol-tap could be adapted to make an automatic chain oiler. That inspired my career as the inventor of the Scottoiler.<\/p>\n

Having created a prototype which worked, I spent the next five years perfecting it, encouraged by the fact that, on the road and even in the dirt, the \u2018O-ring\u2019 chains didn\u2019t wear out. Our key moment arrived in 1983 when TML manufactured 10,000 chain oiler systems which were launched at the NEC Motorcycle show the following year. We sold just 50 kits in a difficult motorcycle market.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Despite that, I thought it would be madness not to keep going even though it was costing me my social life and most of my money. In 1985, with no money left for marketing campaigns or events, I decided to sell the kits by mail-order from my living room. Through word-of-mouth I managed to slowly build up sales as more and more bikers recommended the Scottoiler chain oiler systems to their friends.<\/p>\n

By 1990, our growth meant we needed to hire full-time staff and adopt a more professional approach to the business. As satisfied customers spread the word to friends, it was not long before first dealers, then wholesalers and even international importers wanted to stock our products. That led to one of my proudest moments when we formed a partnership with BMW Motorrad who chose Scottoiler systems as an official accessory.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve now taken a back seat in Scottoiler, handing over the reins to my daughter Fiona who, as MD, has continued to successfully develop the company to its present highly regarded place in the motorcycle marketplace. We now employ more than 20 people in our Glasgow factory where our products are still manufactured and assembled before being sold and exported to over 40 countries worldwide.<\/p>\n

Although I\u2019m no longer actively involved in the business, I\u2019ve maintained my role as a disruptive innovator within our R&D team, as Scottoiler continues to work on new and exciting projects.<\/p>\n

Fraser Scott<\/strong>
\nInventor of the Scottoiler<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Fraser passed on in 2022.\u00a0To celebrate the life of our founder and the inventor of the Scottoiler, Fraser Scott, we have set up a Memorial Grove in his honour. For every donation, Tree\u2019s For Life will plant a tree in the Caledonian Forest.<\/p>\n

Read more about the Fraser Scott Memorial Grove here.<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n

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You may just have started riding or you may have been riding since you were big enough to get on a bike, but whichever type of rider you are you can always learn more about our shared passion: motorcycles!<\/p>\n

It is a trait of the motorcycle community to share knowledge and experiences and make motorcycling better for everyone. In this spirit, it is our mission to explore in depth the technical aspects of motorcycling and explain the issues affecting modern motorcycle chains, the process of chain wear, and the benefits of automatic chain lubrication.<\/p>\n

We will also explain the difference between traditional spray lubrication and continuous chain lubrication, the method my father, Fraser Scott, invented in the\u00a01970s. Since then I have taken over as Scottoiler Managing Director and thanks to our loyal customers (and my Dad\u2019s invention) we have grown the business to be a worldwide brand.<\/p>\n

Fiona Scott Thomson<\/strong>
\n Managing Director<\/strong><\/p>\n

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At the end of 2024 Matt Ennen and\u00a0Nick<\/span> Muddle (pictured) together took on the Scottoiler business as the next generation custodians. Both have decades of experience within Scottoiler and the motorcycle industry more broadly.<\/p>\n

Both\u00a0Nick<\/span>\u00a0and Matt will continue the business with the same ambition that Fraser originally set out to achieve \u2013 to make motorcycling better for all with an ethical and environmentally friendly approach. 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