Drive Chain Free Movement Inspection; Drive Chain Free Movement Adjustment - Triumph Street Triple R Owner's Handbook Manual

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Drive Chain Free Movement
Inspection
Make sure the motorcycle is stabilized
and adequately supported.
A correctly supported motorcycle will
help prevent it from falling.
An unstable
causing injury to the operator or
damage to the motorcycle.
1
1. Maximum movement position
To inspect
movement:
Place the motorcycle on a level
▼
surface and hold it in an upright
position with no weight on it.
Rotate the rear wheel by pushing
▼
the motorcycle to find the position
where the chain is tightest, and
measure
of the chain midway between the
sprockets.
The vertical movement of the drive
▼
chain must be in the range of 0.79
to 1.18 in (0.79 - 1.18 in (20-30 mm)).
Warning
motorcycle may
the drive chain
the vertical movement
Drive Chain Free Movement
Adjustment
fall,
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1. Adjuster bolt
2. Adjuster bolt lock nut
3. Rear wheel spindle nut
If the drive chain free movement is
incorrect, adjustment must be made as
follows:
Loosen the wheel spindle nut.
▼
Loosen the lock nuts on both the
▼
left hand and right hand chain
adjuster bolts.
Moving
▼
equal amount, turn the adjuster
bolts
free
drive chain free movement and
counterclockwise to reduce drive
chain free movement.
When the correct amount of drive
▼
chain free movement has been set,
push the wheel into firm contact
with the adjusters. Tighten both
adjuster
(14 lbf ft (19 Nm)) and the rear wheel
spindle nut to 81 lbf ft (81 lbf ft
(110 Nm)).
Repeat the drive chain adjustment
▼
check. Readjust if necessary.
2
1
both adjusters
clockwise to
lock nuts to
3
by an
increase
14 lbf ft