chain slack

[the Ferret]

Not anywhere near as clear a picture as whoops's but here is what i measured after verifying the rear wheel was in line;

Inside measurement on right adjuster;


Inside measurement on left adjuster;


Measured the inside to flat space and also the flat to outside of bracket measurement, both showed the same discrepancy of the left arm flat being 1 mm shorter than the right arm flat, the markings on the brackets seemed to be the same on both and have 5 mm intervals.


Here are the pictures of left and right combined which show the 1 mm difference;



My swingarm was made in 2010 so the newer ones may be a lot better but it pays to check this, the difference is a bit more than 1 rotation of the adjuster bolt.

And agree with jfro, provided your swingarm is the same length on both sides, i.e. better than mine.

Max..really interesting, as is the decal on your chain adjuster. Apparently that was designed for domestic Japanese market, but I am really surprised there is that much difference in the sides of your swingarm. My Mark's are nearly right on the money. Probably not .003 close, but close enough.