Honda XRE300 Owner's Manual page 165

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If the drive chain slack is excessive when the rear axle
is moved to the furthest limit of adjustment, the drive
chain is worn and must be replaced.
6. Tighten the rear axle nut to the specified torque.
Rear axle nut torque:
88 N.m (9.0 kgf.m, 65 lbf.ft)
If a torque wrench is not used for this installation,
see your Honda dealer as soon as possible to verify
proper assembly.
7. Tighten the drive chain adjusting nuts lightly, then
tighten the drive chain lock nuts by holding the
drive chain adjusting nuts with a spanner.
8. Recheck drive chain slack.
Wear Inspection
Check the drive chain wear label (6) when adjusting
the drive chain. If the red zone (7) on the drive chain
wear label align with the arrow mark (8) after the
drive chain has been adjusted to the proper drive
chain slack, the drive chain is excessively worn and
must be replaced.
The proper drive chain slack is:
20 – 30 mm (0.8 – 1.2 in)
Damage to the bottom part of the frame may be
caused by excessive drive chain slack of more than:
60 mm (2.4 in)
Replacement drive chain:
DID520VD – 104LE
This motorcycle has a staked master link drive chain
which requires a special tool for cutting and staking.
Do not use an ordinary master link with this chain.
See your Honda dealer.
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(6) Drive chain wear
label
(7) Red zone
(6)
(8) Arrow mark