Proper chain adjustment makes a WORLD of difference!

[kevint567]

Just wanted to post that after scouring the forums for the proper way to tension the chain, I found out that I had been improperly tensioning my chain since I bought the bike in April.

I thought that the noise (whine) coming from the bike when I eased off the throttle with the engine still in gear (any gear) was NORMAL. There is now no whine from the chain (which I thought was engine noise before), and when I engage the clutch the bike is literally silent (with stock exhaust)!

I used the push up / pull down method and set the slack to just over 2". It has made the bike THAT MUCH MORE enjoyable to ride. I just hope that the 10,000+kms I've put on the tight chain since April hasn't destroyed it since I have about 3,500kms to go to get home!

/kevin

 

[chomorro]

I 100% agree. Motogiro fixed mine and the whining at 40mph and hard shifting has completely gone away. I thought it was normal LOL.

Check it out:

http://www.600riders.com/forum/bar/39989-if-your-bike-talks-you-listen-check-you-chain.html