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Hi Andy, let's see if we can clear this up.
Is your bike up on a centerstand? No centerstand? Get the back end up using a jack of some sort.
With the back wheel up, loosen the pinch bolts at the end of the swingarm. Stick that big 12mm allen wrench in the allen wrench hole in the round adjuster. Move the allen wrench so the round adjuster moves the axle to the rear. You'll see the chain getting tighter.
If you're on the left side of the bike the round adjuster will move counterclockwise; right side, clockwise.
With the back wheel up you'll need to leave some slack in the chain. When you get it where you want it (check your alignment marks on both sides of the swingarm), tighten the pinch bolts. Remove the jack, put a full size person on the seat. Have that person, with their full weight on the seat, hold the bike up. You crouch down on the left side and feel for an inch or so of up and down free movement on the lower run of the chain.
If you have too much or not enough free movement on that lower run, jack it back up and make the correction.
Good luck and don't worry, this will become second nature after you do it a few times.
j98sprint
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