chain slack

[mvk24_imp]

this has been discussed before. like I said before, I come from the smiling chain is a happy chain school that ferret briefly mentioned. but it took no time at all for me to discover that doesn't work for the CB. under the least heavy acceleration my chain skipped teeth. I've never had that happen before. there is something different about this chain / sprocket set up. so I simply tightened it until it stopped skipping teeth under acceleration. how far a chain flexes when you pull on it depends on how hard you pull on it. it is why Harley has a tool that controls the amount of tension used to push / pull the belt on a Harley to measure slack. the other consideration is suspension travel. if the tautness of your chain interferes with suspension travel, you will have problems. one poster mentioned breaking the countershaft... I find that hard to believe, would think the chain would snap first. I've seen several chains snap. anyway, that's my .o2 worth.

I bent the front pulley of a KZ440 from the belt being too tight, in turn the bent pulley bent my clutch push rod. I didnt know any better back then. But the belt was still 1 piece.

My dealer searched for an OEM clutch push rod and there was 1 left in the world.. I got it from Poland. Still in the original bag and sticker. It was yellowed and crispy lol

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