Herrow. Question - When I've my 07 VFR on its centre stand and I put it in first gear, revved it a bit (no, nothing crazy) there's a whipping effect... how do you determine if the chain is too slack? Bike has 1,500kms (about 1k miles) I'm having difficulty interpreting the info in the owner's manual and on the swingarm sticker.
I unscientifically took my adjustment as far back as it would go, then rolled it forward a tad until the bottom section of chain would move up and down about an inch.
Heres chain slack check out ---- - Put bike on center stand. - A good chain lube session before hand is a good idea, so there are no kinks in the links. - Kick the bike into gear. - Pull backwards pretty good on the rear tire. (The tighter the better.) - Split the difference between the front sprocket and the rear sprocket as a check point on the bottom of the swingarm. - Push chain up/down (mostly up)for your measurement. I usually target about 3/4 inch for mine. The manual says 15 to 25mm. Good luck, MD
The question I've always had is............ how much force to you use to move the chain for slack ? 5lbs of pressure? 10 ?? 20 ?? I'm a pretty big and strong guy ......... I can make tat chain move if I want ...
This is about the same thing I do. If you have about 3/4 to 1 inch of play or movement on the bottom section of your chain NOT SPINNING then you should be good. When they are in movement they will tend to "bounce or whip" up & down, but not a lot if adjusted properly.
Hmmmm, I usually two finger it up, dunno maybe 5 lbs pressure for a SWAG. I'm not lookin to do any curls with it. MD
