gthoma23 said:i'm just wondering if the chain slack is different each make/model?
did i do something wrong? or does it matter what make/model you have if this works or not?
All bikes are different. It depends on the relation/angle of the countershaft sprocket, the swingarm pivot point and the rear axle. If you compress the rear suspension all the way down, you will notice the chain will get tight and then get looser. On some bikes the chain will start out tight and get looser as the suspension compresses. On others it will start out loose and get tighter as the suspension bottoms out. Sometimes it starts out loose and gets tighter in the center of the stroke and then gets loose again. It all depends on if the countershaft sprocket is located in line with the rear axle and the swingarm pivot or is positioned above or below that line.
You don't have to use the formula that Honda gives, just compress the suspension until the chain is at it's tightest point in the stroke and adjust it like 2-strokes said at about 1 1/2 to 2 1/2" total up and down slack at that point.
good question, some1 needs to re-write these manuals so they make more sense. but i always hear different things about the 3 finger rule. but when u say 3 fingers, is that so ur fingers can slide in w/out touching, or that you can barely fit 3 fingers in?2-Strokes 4-ever said:Why does Honda have to word it so differently?
gthoma23 said:. . . when u say 3 fingers, is that so ur fingers can slide in w/out touching, or that you can barely fit 3 fingers in?
must . . . resist . . . :bang:2-Strokes 4-ever said:We do 3 fingers slide in comfortably.
Where this gets REALLY creepy is just imagining what the "defininition of marriage" is on Planet Hillbilly... eeewwwXRpredator said:must . . . resist . . . :bang:
I read ur post on this subject before, and followed it when doing this. my question is, is it possible to not have to point of where it it the tightest not to change throw the stroke of the shock? cause i think i did it right, but it never change the amount of slack between when the CS, swing arm and axle were aligned.Jaybird said:Manuals are confusing and in many cases flat out wrong. Several reasons for this, but if you use standard engineering practice, you cannot go wrong.
If things didn't work out, back up and see what you did wrong.
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