Re: Rookie chain adjustment question

[Rick Damiani <rickd@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, 10 Dec 1999 23:21:52 -0800, TrmpetDave@xxxxxxx wrote:

>I watched the pros at Rocket Motorcycles do it to my bike (99 ST) recently, 
>and they followed the procedure described above, plus using a hand-held 
>calculator to translate ins to mms. My chain was a bit loose-touching the 
>swing-arm when pressed up, and when they finished, it would not quite touch 
>the swing-arm. My conclusion: adjust it so it won't quite touch. Close enough 
>for government work?

That's plenty good enough - I got 19,000 miles out of the stock chain
by using that as adjustment standard.


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