Chain adjustment

Hey John, Here's how I check and adjust my chain. I use a small hook tool to hook through the chain roller right ahead of where it passes through the swingarm and just lift the chain until the desired measurement is reached. It works great.
Good luck, Bob.

 

Hey John, Here's how I check and adjust my chain. I use a small hook tool to hook through the chain roller right ahead of where it passes through the swingarm and just lift the chain until the desired measurement is reached. It works great.
Good luck, Bob.

Thanks for the tip/suggestion Bob. I'm assuming a person uses very little pull force when doing this, correct?

Thanks!
-John

 

Chain adjustment

The "force" you apply is somewhat subjective, but I use a small right angle hook tool from a "pick" tool set. Similar to a dental pick, so you can't get a lot of grip anyway which makes it fool proof for me. Just be careful when pulling up as I almost scratched my swingarm one time when the tool slipped out of the chain. The first time I tried this method, I placed a small metric ruler vertically in the bottom of the chain guide next to the chain for reference, then lifted with the hook, recorded my measurement and that was it. Just remember, if your not totally sure, a little loose is always better than tight. Tight chains play hell on transmission and wheel bearings.
Good luck, Bob.

 

The "force" you apply is somewhat subjective, but I use a small right angle hook tool from a "pick" tool set. Similar to a dental pick, so you can't get a lot of grip anyway which makes it fool proof for me. Just be careful when pulling up as I almost scratched my swingarm one time when the tool slipped out of the chain. The first time I tried this method, I placed a small metric ruler vertically in the bottom of the chain guide next to the chain for reference, then lifted with the hook, recorded my measurement and that was it. Just remember, if your not totally sure, a little loose is always better than tight. Tight chains play hell on transmission and wheel bearings.
Good luck, Bob.

Thanks for the detailed explaination Bob!

-John

 

Chain adjustment

My pleasure John,
These forums are such a great resource, especially when you have bikes as unique as ours. Every little bit of technical info we can share helps so much.
Take care, Bob.

 

Please take a video, I'm trying to figure out why my chain needs to be adjusted well at Least I think so, I have to check first with only 2k miles on the bike.