10-06-2020, 06:16 AM
Wow, that's a lot of miles on the chain. Mine was shot at 37,000.
After all these years I'm still not sure I know the "correct" way (modern way?) to measure chain slack. I have always measured with bike on the center stand, roll wheel, feeling chain for tightest spot, measure slack from resting chain and pushing upwards, with tightest spot in the middle, to see how much slack there is. Measuring that, and adjusting from there.
On the sticker on the swingarm (and possibly in the manual?) it indicates "to me" to pull down on the chain until it is taut, then push up on the chain until it is taut, and measure the distance in between. Seems to me a 1 1/8" slack measuring that way would be awfully tight, especially when laden with rider and gear.
I have never seen a mechanic do it that way and was in the motorcycle business for 17 years.
After all these years I'm still not sure I know the "correct" way (modern way?) to measure chain slack. I have always measured with bike on the center stand, roll wheel, feeling chain for tightest spot, measure slack from resting chain and pushing upwards, with tightest spot in the middle, to see how much slack there is. Measuring that, and adjusting from there.
On the sticker on the swingarm (and possibly in the manual?) it indicates "to me" to pull down on the chain until it is taut, then push up on the chain until it is taut, and measure the distance in between. Seems to me a 1 1/8" slack measuring that way would be awfully tight, especially when laden with rider and gear.
I have never seen a mechanic do it that way and was in the motorcycle business for 17 years.