07-25-2018, 03:03 AM
(07-25-2018, 02:49 AM)apex1_imp Wrote: While chain adjustments are straightforward, I will say that chain maintenance on my 2017 EX is harder than any bike I have had--and I have had a lot of them. The chain is just pretty obscured by components on the bike, including the left side muffler. When I spray a chain with cleaner or lube I do not like hitting anything other than the chain itself. I use something between the side of the chain I am not spraying, and the bike to catch the overspray. It's a pain on the EX, particularly when lubing the inside chain side plates.
I think that the owner's manual shows chain lubrication done from the rear, shooting the lube into the chain at the back of the rear sprocket. So I've started doing it that way, and it works just fine. No mess on the wheel or anything else.