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marky1983
Original Poster
352 posts
20 months
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Am just about to adjust my chain as was told it was a bit slack but can't find how tight it should be. Don't want to over do it and end up havin it snap whilst riding. Even the owners manual doesn't state it. The bike is a 1999 r6.
Any help would be much appreciated
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Janosh
572 posts
36 months
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Make sure you have an inch of movement when it's on its side stand..
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marky1983
Original Poster
352 posts
20 months
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Without sounding a complete idiot is there a difference between when on side stand and when on paddock stand
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marky1983
Original Poster
352 posts
20 months
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Without sounding a complete idiot is there a difference between when on side stand and when on paddock stand
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marky1983
Original Poster
352 posts
20 months
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Without sounding a complete idiot is there a difference between when on side stand and when on paddock stand
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Janosh
572 posts
36 months
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Paddock stand is fine as the weight of the bike is still on the swing arm.
Centre stand changes things as the rear wheel hangs freely and creates more slack in most cases.
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marky1983
Original Poster
352 posts
20 months
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Brilliant will finish that off now then. Thanks for your help and info
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y2blade
46,335 posts
84 months
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It varies widely from bike to bike...check in your handbook!
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Mike600F
678 posts
25 months
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That's an inch free movement when the chain is at its 'tightest'. eg;
If you put the bike on the padock stand, an rotate the rear wheel, you'll see the amount of slack change (all chains apparently have a 'tight spot') - find where it's the tightest, then lower the bike onto side stand and adjust as said above.
Not going to make a huge difference, but that's the "correct" way to do it according the my local mechanic.
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marky1983
Original Poster
352 posts
20 months
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I left an inch of slack and it is not enough. Once off the stand it pulled it to tight. I had a better look through the book and found it says about 40 to 50mm of slack. Abandoned it for tonight as friends came over so will try again tommorow.
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Xenocide
4,249 posts
77 months
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What bike is it? That's alot of slack. If it's an offroad/super moto then it'll be a bit more because the the swing arm has more travel so naturally has the capacity to "use" more chain slack in its arc.
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marky1983
Original Poster
352 posts
20 months
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It's a 1999 r6. I thought It sounded a lot but like I say I left about an inch and it is really tight once off the paddock stand
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y2blade
46,335 posts
84 months
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marky1983 said: It's a 1999 r6. I thought It sounded a lot but like I say I left about an inch and it is really tight once off the paddock stand Like I said y2blade said: It varies widely from bike to bike...check in your handbook! 1 inch might be enough for some bikes but clearly not for yours you want enough slack so that the chain isn't taught when the rear suspension is compressed. If it is too tight you will ruin the CS sprocket bearing and possibly gearbox damage too. ASK A FELLOW R6 owner he will look in his handbook if you don't have one.
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y2blade
46,335 posts
84 months
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y2blade said: marky1983 said: It's a 1999 r6. I thought It sounded a lot but like I say I left about an inch and it is really tight once off the paddock stand Like I said y2blade said: It varies widely from bike to bike...check in your handbook! 1 inch might be enough for some bikes but clearly not for yours you want enough slack so that the chain isn't taught when the rear suspension is compressed. If it is too tight you will ruin the CS sprocket bearing and possibly gearbox damage too. ASK A FELLOW R6 owner he will look in his handbook if you don't have one. http://www.r6messagenet.com/forums/r6-maintenance-...GOOGLEhttp://www.google.co.uk/#hl=en&sclient=psy-ab&...
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RizzoTheRat
8,070 posts
61 months
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I always sit on the bike and check it's still got some slack with weight on it. Particularly important if you've got a non standard suspension geometry, mine's supposed to be 50-60mm on the sidestand but that's way too tight with me on it as I've got the back end raised slightly.
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