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Drive Chain Adjustment
20 – 30 mm
(0.8 – 1.2 in)
Inspect the drive chain slack
before each use of the motorcycle.
Place the motorcycle on the side
stand. The drive chain should be
adjusted for 20 – 30 mm (0.8 –
1.2 in) of slack, as shown.
WARNING
Too much chain slack can
cause the chain to come off the
sprockets, resulting in an acci-
dent or serious damage to the
motorcycle.
Inspect and adjust the drive
chain slack before each use.
To adjust the drive chain, follow
the procedure below:
CAUTION
A hot muffler can burn you. The
muffler will be hot enough to
burn you for some time after
stopping the engine.
Wait until the muffler cools
before adjusting the drive chain.
1. Place the motorcycle on the
side stand.
2. Loosen the axle nut 1.
3. Adjust the drive chain slack by
turning the right and left chain
adjuster bolts 2. At the same
time that the chain is being
adjusted, the rear sprocket
must be kept in perfect align-
ment with the front sprocket.
To assist you in performing this
procedure, there are refer-
ence marks 3 on the swing-
arm and each chain adjuster
which are to be aligned with
each other and to be used as a
reference from one side to the
other.
4. Tighten
securely.
5. Recheck the chain slack after
tightening and readjust if nec-
essary.
Rear axle nut tightening torque:
100 N·m (10.0 kgf-m, 72.5 lbf-ft)
7-31
the
axle
nut
1
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