chain slack

[the Ferret]

Having followed the thread with interest i did some experiment yesterday but decided that i wanted to know the measurements, so today i adjusted the chain according to the manual with the pull/push method of " best standard " and here are the results, hope i'm not boring anyone;

the difference between pushing and not pushing down on the centerstand


Chain adjusted to 33 mm play on centerstand ( virtually similar to sidestand in my case )


The shocks are removed, it's easier to remove the right one with the wheel elevated;


The wheel is lifted 105 mm off the ground which is the tightest position of the chain
and the slack is reduced by 8 mm ( now 25mm )


lifting the wheel to remove the shocks;


Five pics limit reached, on to part two;
Rather than using a tape measure i have resorted to pushing the chain up to the chain guide and found a point that corresponded with the correct slack of the chain, all i have to do is push the chain up, look at which point it meets with the plastic guide and know if the slack is correct;
too far forward means too tight, too far back means too loose.
The red dot is when the slack is according to the manual but like Dave i like a bit less tension for a more relaxed chain so i use the place of the blue dot,that also gives me a bit of slack just in case i forget to find the tightest spot in the chain, thus far it's working.....


here is what this place on the chain guide looks like from a distance;


Each to their own, just thought i would share my findings here and hope someone else will share his findings as well, always wanting to learn something new that i had not thought about, cheers.

Excellent post Max. Thanks again for your dedicated work on behalf of the forum!