Adjusting Slackness of Drive Chain
●Lift the rear wheel up from the ground with a bracket (see “Disassembling Rear Wheel” in the “Wheel/Tire” chapter).
●Unscrew the rear wheel axle nut [A].
●Screw off the locknuts [C] of two chain adjusters on the left and
right.
●Evenly rotate the adjusting nuts [B] of two chain adjusters on the
left and right until the slackness of drive chain is appropriate. To
align the drive chain with the wheel, the notch on the right wheel
alignment indicator shall correspond to the swing arm sign or
position which is aligned with the left wheel alignment indicator
notch.
★If the drive chain is too loose, adjust the chain adjusters on the
right and left counterclockwise from the rear view of motorcycle and
make them balanced on the left and right sides.
★If the drive chain is too tight, adjust the chain adjusters on the
right and left clockwise from the rear view of motorcycle, make
them balanced on the left and right sides, and then kick the wheel
forward.
Screw up Slackness is increased
Screw off Slackness is reduced
If the wheels are not aligned,
the wheels will be worn out
abnormally and there may be dangers during riding.
●Make sure to tighten the locknuts [C] of two chain adjusters on the
left and right.
●Tighten the wheel axle nut.
Tightening torque of rear wheel axle nut: 150N·m
●Rotate the wheel, measure the slackness of drive chain at the
tightest position of drive chain and adjust it again if necessary.
Warning
If the rear wheel axle nut is not tightened, there may be dangers
during riding.
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