Suzuki dl650 Owner's Manual page 57

To adjust the drive chain, follow the
procedure below:
1. Place the motorcycle on the side
stand.
Except for Canada
For Canada
2. (Only for Canada) Remove the
cotter pin
0.
3. Loosen the axle nut
0.
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 to
avoid burns.
4.
Adjust the drive chain slack by
turning the right and left chain
adjuster bolts
0.
At the same time
that the chain is being adjusted,
the rear sprocket must be kept in
perfect alignment with the front
sprocket. To assist you in perform-
ing this procedure, there are refer-
ence marks
@
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.
5. Tighten the axle nut
Q
securely.
6. (Only for Canada) Replace the
cotter pin
@
with a new one.
7. Recheck the chain slack after
tightening and readjust if neces-
sary.
Rear axle nut tightening torque:
100 N m (10.0 kgf-m, 72.5 Ib-ft)