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Drive Chain Maintenance
Proper tensioning and lubrication will
help to extend the service life of the drive
chain and ensure smooth power trans-
mission to the rear wheel. Under average
usage
,
the drive chain should be lubri-
cated, and tension checked, every month.
Under severe usage, or when the motor-
cycle is ridden in unusually dusty areas,
more f equent maintenance is neccessary.
Tension adjustment:
I. Place the motorcycle on its center
stand to raise the rear wheel off the
ground. Shift the transmission into
neutral.
2. Check vertical movement of the lower
length of the drive chain at a point
midway between the sprockets. Move
the chain up and down with your
fingers and observe the amount
.
of
slack. Drive chain tension should be
adjusted to allow approximately %"
vertical inovemen
t
at this point.
Rotate the rear wheel and check drive
chain tension throughout its
length.
Drive chain tension should remain
constant as the wheel is rotated.
If the chain is found to be slack in one
segment of its length and taut in
another. this indicates that som
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