chain tension

[cdwood37]

how much slack should there be in the chain, i don't want it to lose or tight. is there any way to measure it? if so how?

[mnduner]

sit on the wheeler and reach down to about the middle of the swingarm and grad teh top side of teh chain should be about 1-1.5 inches of movement

 

im guessin thats what i do on bikes

**do this not running**

check your pms

[ssanddemon]

Kneel on the grab bar to squish the bike as far as possible, then reach down to feel free play. I like mine pretty snug, like 3/4" or so. The main thing is, you want the chain to be as tight as possible without stressing the countershaft bearing when at full squish (landing off jumps, etc). Got 2 years of heavy duning on the factory chain & sprockets with this proceedure. My buddy used to go thru a set of sprockets every few rides until he started running his chain this way.