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Re: Rookie chain adjustment question
- Subject: Re: Rookie chain adjustment question
- From: Rick Damiani <rickd@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 13 Dec 1999 10:09:35 -0800
On Fri, 10 Dec 1999 23:21:52 -0800, TrmpetDave@xxxxxxx wrote:
>I watched the pros at Rocket Motorcycles do it to my bike (99 ST) recently,
>and they followed the procedure described above, plus using a hand-held
>calculator to translate ins to mms. My chain was a bit loose-touching the
>swing-arm when pressed up, and when they finished, it would not quite touch
>the swing-arm. My conclusion: adjust it so it won't quite touch. Close enough
>for government work?
That's plenty good enough - I got 19,000 miles out of the stock chain
by using that as adjustment standard.
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