tension

I might be missing something but I cannot work out how to check the chain tension according to the manual.....it seems a little foggy to me - can someone interpret for me? I've checked other chains from the middle under the swing arm, or from the top of the swing arm - but never as described in...

Hi all, i did a quick search on the forum and didn't find much. Have a 2011 570FE and trying to set my chain tension. seems obvious/simple...but if i go with the instructions from the manual...which says to put the bike on a stand and push the chain up from the bottom and measure 8-10MM just...

Hi All, My steel plates are blue and I need a new clutch pack. What is the purpose of the pre tension spring on the inboard side of the clutch pack? Can I remove this with the aftermarket clutch plates? What is the purpose of this? What is your quest? What is the air speed velocity of the...

I just put a 12 tooth sprocket on the front. When doing the rear wheel up, I adjusted the chain tension to 10cm as per the book and swing arm sticker, but it seems too tight. If I lean over the bike with all my weight on the seat, the chain is VERY tight??? What do others do? Use the manual or...

Hey Boys, Well after a 6 week house renno, getting married and then pissing off all my family back to the USA...I can get back on to finishing the Berg so I can go riding. So I'm putting the rear brake pedal on and as much as I hate to have to do this because you'll all...

after a hard days riding i seem to have a lot of cramp/tension in my neck i ride with a light helmet'airoh', so is it possible that it's down to the set up of my bike i'm just wondering if anyone else suffers from the same complaint i dont seem to ache anywhere else and im not really suffering...

hear is another taff-ism left-of-field curved ball (i'm learning american!): could the mains problem that few owners had be related or affected by the final drive chain tension? i've met one or two people lately that have the chain very, very loose? is that a good thing? or bad...

just to say that i have absolutely no idea what the correct chain tension is on a husey! perhaps you'd like to tell me! i have always done mine the same way and interestingly, in the IoM i showed grunt and ady my style and they'd never seen it before thus posing the idea that maybe i'm...

Boring question to most....what is the ideal chain tension. I go off the manual but I was at a ride recently and they all (ktm & Berger riders) told me my chain was too tight. What is the best way. I normally lay across my bike and pull the back end down and check for free play. But how much...

How tight should the cam chain be? I am reassembling a'98 501 with a new chain (78 link Regina) and the chain is as tight as a bowstring; the old chain I removed was also super tight. The motor was disassebled due to a whining noise and in an attempt to cure that I have replaced the main and...