Chain Tension
Chain Tension
How much tension, or how tight should your drive chain be?
2005 Suzuki 650 Bandit S
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Re: Chain Tension
I believe your owner's manual specifies this. If not, pick up a repair manual for your bike and it will say in there.Caper#5 wrote:How much tension, or how tight should your drive chain be?
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Rule of thumb:
You need to compress the rear suspension to the point where the wheel spindle, swing-arm bearing bolt and the front chain-sprocket centerline are all in line. That is the point of maximum chain tension. To do that get a couple of heavy guys to sit on the bike or use a ratchet tie down.
The free up and down movement at the middle of the chain's bottom run should be about half an inch with the suspension compressed.
You need to compress the rear suspension to the point where the wheel spindle, swing-arm bearing bolt and the front chain-sprocket centerline are all in line. That is the point of maximum chain tension. To do that get a couple of heavy guys to sit on the bike or use a ratchet tie down.
The free up and down movement at the middle of the chain's bottom run should be about half an inch with the suspension compressed.