Triumphrat

boocat2 · 05-26-2008

With the 995 on a center stand- how much slack should there be?

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Brooks · 05-26-2008

I like 40mm measured at the weld on the swingarm.

graeme · 05-26-2008

Hi Mate,

There's been some good threads on chain adjustment over the years, here's the best one lately:

http://www.triumphrat.net/tiger-chat/78804-loose-chain.html

You may find something better with the search function.

I would always recommend that when you have adjusted the chain, you sit on the bike with your full weight (off the stand, of course), and recheck. You will find that with the compression of the suspension your chain will tighten, so take this into account when you finally adjust it on the centre stand.

miker · 05-26-2008

Boocat, Graeme is correct, the link he posted was one of the best more recent "recurring" threads about the chain tension.

Points to consider are that the Triumph and the Haynes manuals do use some generic measurements. ie; 40mm for the Speed Triple and the Tiger? The Tiger has at least twice the travel of the Speed Triple, so chain tension can't be the same on a fully extended (de-weighted) swing arm.

As I mentioned in the other thread, your weight, your passenger's weight and any intended luggage carriage should be loaded on and then check the tension. Make sure you find the tightest point in the chain when you do this. Once you have that right, you can then remove all the kit, and measure on the side/centre stand to give you an unloaded measurement to use for future adustments. As I also mentioned, I find it best at 60mm, but that's me at 85 kilos and Gabi at 50 kilos.

Mick