(klr650) chain clarification
Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2000 9:30 am
Just posted this off list but with all the adjustment talk thought I'd share
my elegant method with all.
> No less an authority than Eldon Carl himself speaking "Ex Cathedra" told > me my method of judging chain tension must be great since my chain lasted > so long. Here it is: With the bike on it's sidestand & unloaded, find the > spot were the bottom run of the chain is closest to the padded front > section of the swingarm. Push the chain up. It should almost touch the > swingarm. About 1/16" away; 1/8" is too much. Afterwards you can see how > much loading the bike changed it's position and go by that when the bike > is loaded although I never bother. I check it at night while oiling. > Bogdan