Ok, see if I understand this,......and correct me if wrong,...........
W/ the later model bikes needing the check sooner than earlier models, my '07 is probably near check time at 6500 miles.
So if I plan to keep the bike, one way or another, I should have a new extended 2 hole plunger ready to go in if I don't want to chance a week or 2 downtime.
When I do take it down, if the plunger is beyond the 18mm spec, then the new one can be installed,......w/ bolt in the extended hole.

If it is not near the limit, then effort is wasted, but then I have 2 choices, leave as is, or install the new plunger w/ bolt in original hole,.....the difference being nothing.

Then after another 3-6k ?? miles, move the bolt to the 2 hole if needed, and all is well for another.......many miles.

Why am I thinking that there must be an easier way of checking,......like a 1" flat rubber inspection plug inline w/ the plunger ? Tacky ?? I guess I'd have to agree,.......but if it wadn't for the cuttings getting into the oil side, I'm afraid my 1" hole saw just mite be warming up already

Any thoughts or corrections welcome.

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Routy, the recent guys who are checking seem to be checking earlier and earlier and they are seeing wear about 3/4 of the way there.

We used to check around 15,000 miles and we WERE there, and we were also at a point where a new clutch rod wouldn't be a bad idea either.

Let Verslagen crunch his old cam chain wear data and see if there has been a shift or not with these newer bikes.   This answer is complicated of course by the fact they are looking early and are only 3/4 of the way there.


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Window idea might get complicated by the position of the oil filter area (right over where you need to be looking).

verslagen1 wrote on 09/11/11 at 09:24:17:

Good thing the battery was dead in my hole saw drill ??
Why did I know there would be a curve thrown into my style ?
Maybe if I had went out there and just looked at it ??

I thought I had read enough to know that there is a big difference in the miliage that these chains wear.
But I ain't in no hurry to inspect it yet,.....as its all perdy quiet in there yet.
OF,.....what would we do w/o you ??

Even if the chain is still within spec.... put in the Verslavy on the first hole...
It's not a wasted effort,.. because the Verslavy has two features...
The extended adjuster hole,... and the pinned adjuster...
The pinned adjuster will prevent the plunger from popping out and causing havoc...
Well worth the trouble.... ...


I see you're a believer in this engineering screw-up by Suzuki... ...

         




I love's them I do .....    

Both all our newbies and all our brand new never-done-it-before Newbie Exspurts.

Hell, I won't even claim to be the cam chain expert any more, I'll let Verslagen do it because he's a lot more current than I am.  

Furthermore, has anyone worn out a SuperChain yet to see if it actually outperformed their original cam chain?


   let's all sing along together !!


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It ain't me you lookin' for,  babe
My chain is still on the second hoooole .....
It ain't me you lookin' for,  babe

That's a darn good idea, arteacher.  I wouldn't put a glass window there (cuz the oil pressure might pop it out)  but one could install a threaded metal inspection plug there, making it very easy to check the tensioner when changing the filter.

A inspection hole in the cover would be cool. About an half inch would do. Then either put a window or a threaded plug there. But the area has to be reinforced as the cover also takes mechanical load from actuating the clutch. An additional hole without reinforcement could crack the cover from using the clutch. But like Oldfeller said: In principle you don't need it when you're on the "2nd" chain life with the verslavy in there.

A small inspection hole to the right of the oil passage in your pic would allow you to see the head of the tensioner bolt, which would give you a good idea if you needed to change the tensioner, or move it to the outside hole in your tensioner.
BTW, I would like to buy one of your tensioners so I will have one to put in when I need it.