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Message started by metri on 08/12/07 at 16:20:30

Title: Chain conversion: How much slack in chain?
Post by metri on 08/12/07 at 16:20:30

I'm wondering how much slack I should be leaving in the chain. I've ridden it with a tight chain but there should be slack to allow for shock travel right?

Title: Re: Chain conversion: How much slack in chain?
Post by serowbot on 08/12/07 at 19:28:03

You'll want to find a really fat guy, or two regular guys, or two skinny guys and a girl....
Course you can also just lay your chest on the seat and pull on the swingarm....

Seriously, too tight can be dangerous, and will definately stretch the chain out fast. You need a least a bit of slack at full shock compression.

Title: Re: Chain conversion: How much slack in chain?
Post by slavy on 08/12/07 at 19:36:04

there are no specs for the free play. The only 100% sure way to determine is if You do it like on a quad.
1.Find where is the "tight spot" of the chain.
2. Losen the chain
3. Fully compress the suspension /find a fat buddy to sit on the rear seat or put a tie down strap thru the rear seat and the swing arm and tighten it as much as You can/
4.leave about 1/4" free play and tighten the rear axle.

Title: Re: Chain conversion: How much slack in chain?
Post by metri on 08/12/07 at 20:30:17

You guys rock! At the same time having access to your experience may give me a false sense of confidence with my mods, but heck how better to learn :)

Title: Re: Chain conversion: How much slack in chain?
Post by strangeling on 08/12/07 at 20:41:32

So Metri how do you like the chain mod ?

Title: Re: Chain conversion: How much slack in chain?
Post by metri on 08/12/07 at 20:59:04

Well, truth be told, I just don't know. I had a huge clutch slip issue when I first got the bike and couldn't open the throttle past half without major slipping. I took apart clutch and found worn disks. I ordered new disks and the chain conversion stuff at the same time. When I put it back together I put a 17/43 with drag pipes. since the clutch was working properly I had excellent acceleration, but only took it on the highway once. I had it back on the road only 1 day until some guy pulls out in front of me and I wipe out. The insurance wrote it off and I'm rebuilding. I only road about 50km on the chain, but since I never ran the belt with a working clutch I just don't know the difference. that being said, I didn't find anything wrong with the chain and did the conversion to facilitate a larger VW rear tire (that I have been un-able to find as I'm told it's on back order everywhere!) and lower rpm on the highway. I only had it on the highway for 10 minutes :(. The thing I did like was that with straight pipe no car would stay in front of me... they kept getting out of my way :D