Maintenance and Adjustment
For safety and to prevent excessive wear,
the drive chain must be checked, adjusted,
and lubricated in accordance with
scheduled maintenance
requirements.
Checking, adjustment and lubrication must
be carried out more frequently for extreme
conditions such as salty or heavily gritted
roads.
If the chain is badly worn or incorrectly
adjusted (either too loose or too tight) the
chain could jump off the sprockets or break.
sprockets could snag on the engine
sprocket or lock the rear wheel,
severely damaging the motorcycle
Never neglect chain maintenance.
NOTE:
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Checking,
adjustment
and
lubrication of the drive chain must
be carried out with the motorcycle
set up on a paddock stand so that
the rear suspension hangs free.
Chain Free-movement Inspection
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WARNING: To prevent risk of
injury from the motorcycle
falling during the inspection, ensure
that the motorcycle is stabilized and
secured on the stand.
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Rotate the rear wheel to find the
position where the chain is tightest,
and measure the vertical movement
of the chain midway between the
sprockets.
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The vertical movement of the drive
chain must be 35-40 mm.
1.
Maximum Movement Position
( 3 5 - 4 0
m m )
Chain Free-movement Adjustment
If the
chain
free-movement
measurement
is
incorrect,
adjustments must be made as
follows:
Loosen the clamp bolt which secures
the rear hub/eccentric adjuster to the
swinging arm.
Using the ‘C’ spanner supplied in the
motorcycle tool kit, turn the rear
hub/eccentric adjuster (clockwise to
loosen, anti-clockwise to tighten)
until the drive chain is correctly
adjusted (35-40 mm of vertical
movement).
Tighten the rear hub/eccentric
adjuster clamp bolt to 55 Nm.
Rotate the rear wheel and repeat the
chain adjustment check. Re-adjust
if outside the 35-40 mm limit.
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