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  1. 20th March 2006, 23:59 #1
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    Chain adjustment for the novice...

    Hi all...
    I want to learn to adjust my own chain (GSF250)......what tools etc?...any links or advice would be great...cheers
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    This link tells all from somebody extremely pedantic.

    http://groups.google.co.nz/group/rec...d0c629fc3568de

    I don't worry about checking front/rear wheel alignment with string, I just make sure that I have turned the adjusters exactly the same number of part turns from the same reference point on the swing arm on each side.
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    Another one...

    http://home.stny.rr.com/jhugh250/Cha...adjustment.htm
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    I used this doc, from pyrocam, helped me the first time I tried tightening my chain.

    Just make sure you also remove any lock pins before you undo the nuts.
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails Chain Tightening for Slackers.pdf  
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    I just looked around the back of my bike, grabbed the provided under-seat toolkit, looked carefully at the nuts, and adjusted them until the chain was properly tightened... Oh I LOVE BIKES SOOOOOO MUCH, so nice and easy to fix (so far...)
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    Cheers guys....thats umm, embarrassingly easy eh!....i'm on the road to Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance..
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    Quote Originally Posted by Beno
    Cheers guys....thats umm, embarrassingly easy eh!....i'm on the road to Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance..
    Yeah, even I'm finding motorcycle maintenance easy... one thing i thought that would be tricky, but was not at all, was replacing a clutch cable...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gremlin
    I used this doc, from pyrocam, helped me the first time I tried tightening my chain.

    Just make sure you also remove any lock pins before you undo the nuts.
    mint. didnt think many people noticed that
    I only posted this because of the global economic crisis
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    Quote Originally Posted by pyrocam
    mint. didnt think many people noticed that

    I just did great pdf pyrocam
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    Quote Originally Posted by Harry33
    I just did great pdf pyrocam
    ohmigod. I just read it again to see if it needed updating and I contradicted myself. I said put your chain on its tightest point then said 'ok so now your chain is at its loosest point'

    here is an updated version with that minor bit fixed
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails Chain Tightening for Slackers.pdf  
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    Quote Originally Posted by Shadmeister
    I don't worry about checking front/rear wheel alignment with string, I just make sure that I have turned the adjusters exactly the same number of part turns from the same reference point on the swing arm on each side.
    That's OK as long as you aware that those marks are not at all reliable.
    You need to check with a straight edge or line to verify the marks are correct before you can trust them.
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