|
|
» Main Menu |
|
Discussion Forums
Features
Motorcycle.com Links
Contribute
|
» Links |
|
|
|
| Speed Triple Forum Rants and ravings about the best naked triple on the planet! |
 |
10-11-2006
|
#1 (permalink)
|
|
Senior Member
SuperSport
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Utah, Ogden
Posts: 969
|
Does anyone know the specs for "chain slack"? and where do you measure?
|
|
|
|
Sponsored Links
|
Advertisement
|
|
|
10-11-2006
|
#2 (permalink)
|
|
Senior Member
Powerbike
Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 368
|
Check the manual - it has specifics on the measurements and measuring. Note: you may need to adjust for more slack if you wiegh more than the average rider. I am around 230 and need to give a bit more play.
Good luck.
|
|
|
|
|
10-11-2006
|
#3 (permalink)
|
|
Senior Member
SuperSport
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Utah, Ogden
Posts: 969
|
Previous owner lost the manual, thanks though.
|
|
|
|
|
10-11-2006
|
#4 (permalink)
|
|
Limited Access
Moto Grand Prix
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: West Palm Beach FL
Posts: 2,974
|
35-40mm play measured from the tightest point on the chain. If you have a rear stand rotate the wheel until you find the tightest part of the chain, if not push it back an forth til u find it. Get a tape measure. from the bottom of the chain 0 mm push up, the top of the chain is the measure point, 35-40mm. Hope that made some sense.
|
|
|
|
|
10-11-2006
|
#5 (permalink)
|
|
Senior Member
SuperSport
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Posts: 1,029
|
After doing all that, sit on the bike and check that the chain still has a bit of slack in it
__________________
John
I want to die peacefully in my sleep like my grandfather, not screaming
in terror like his passengers.
|
|
|
|
|
10-12-2006
|
#6 (permalink)
|
|
Senior Member
Formula Extreme
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Greenville, South Carolina
Posts: 901
|
Triumph specifies checking the slack on the side stand not on a center stand. You will have more slack on a center stand and if you adjust to 35-40 it will be too tight when the suspension is compressed. Weight does not make any difference as the chain needs to be loose enough to account for the complete suspension travel no matter what you weigh.
|
|
|
|
|
10-16-2006
|
#7 (permalink)
|
|
Senior Member
SuperSport
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Utah, Ogden
Posts: 969
|
Thanks, i've been out of town, but will be putting your ingo to good use this weekend.
|
|
|
|
|
10-16-2006
|
#8 (permalink)
|
|
Senior Member
Formula Extreme
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Fort Worth, TX
Posts: 700
|
Make sure to roll your bike forwards and backwards before checking, because it can slaken after being being rolled backwards.
__________________
Brakes are for people who ride slow.
|
|
|
|
|
10-16-2006
|
#9 (permalink)
|
|
Senior Member
World SuperBike Favorite Bike: '71 Honda 70
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Lynnwood, WA, USA
Posts: 1,840
|
Quote:
On 2006-10-11 21:51, Limey wrote:
... from the bottom of the chain 0 mm push up, the top of the chain is the measure point, 35-40mm. Hope that made some sense.
|
Hold on a sec. Are you saying it should be measured from the bottom to the top? Not the bottom to the bottom (or the top to the top)? I need to know as I am out of adjustment otherwise?
__________________
Naked, naked, naked!
Unflappably Nonchalant, with some exceptions
|
|
|
|
|
10-16-2006
|
#10 (permalink)
|
|
Senior Member
SuperSport
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Utah, Ogden
Posts: 969
|
Quote:
On 2006-10-16 12:49, Goffe wrote:
Quote:
On 2006-10-11 21:51, Limey wrote:
... from the bottom of the chain 0 mm push up, the top of the chain is the measure point, 35-40mm. Hope that made some sense.
|
Hold on a sec. Are you saying it should be measured from the bottom to the top? Not the bottom to the bottom (or the top to the top)? I need to know as I am out of adjustment otherwise?
|
That's what I got out of it |
|
|
|
|
| Thread Tools |
|
|
| Display Modes |
 Linear Mode
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
|
