i searched threw a bunch of the old post for this. butdidnt get a def answer on it. when ajusting the slack in the chain while the bike is on the kick stand. should like bike be in gear with all the slack out of the top or bike in neutral with slack in top of chain.which is the right way.thanks for the help

 

it would wouldn't matter...you will have the same slack in gear or not in gear as the distance between sprockets is constant.

 

thats makes sense. a marine that works with me drove his bike in today to show it tome .his chain was a tight as it could be. he has been driving it like that for a little while and it has all ready tour the sprockets up some. he said the shop sit up like that. i find that hard to beleave. im going to bring in the tools and fix it for him tomorrow. thanks for the info.

 

Checking proper chain tension should be the measure of the slack that the chain can be moved from the highest that you can move (with your fingers) the upper part of the chain, to as far down as that part of the chain will move with your finger. That should be a measurement in inches... which you should then check against the manufacturers specs and adjust as neccisary. In gear or out shouldn't make any difference. Oh, and make sure that the chain is within specs and hasn't stretched too far, and might want to make sure he lubricates and cleans the chain with proper chain Lube.

If your friends bike's gear shows abnormal wear and/or damage, he should replace it now. It'll just eat up the chain, if it hasn't done so already. Better safe than sorry.

Hope that helps!

 

It's also a good idea to check the chain tension with the suspension loaded. Get your buddy to help you out on that. Check the tension while he sits on it. Because the swingarm is not at it's farthest point of travel with suspension unloaded so when it is under load it may become too tight.

 

Oh wow...your friend's chain is wayyyy too tight...especially when the bike gets loaded by his weight...

 

One thing that wasn't mentioned. You have to rotate the chain, till you find the tighest point (they stretch unevenly). Don't adjust your chain on the slackest point.

 

some good info. im glad i found this forum its been a great help.