Drive Chain Slack - Yamaha XJR1300SP Owner's Manual

PERIODIC MAINTENANCE AND MINOR REPAIR

Drive chain slack

The drive chain slack should be
checked before each ride and adjusted
if necessary.
To check the drive chain slack
1. Place the motorcycle on the cen-
terstand.
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a. Drive chain slack
2. Shift the transmission into the neu-
tral position.
3. Spin the rear wheel several times
to locate the tightest portion of the
drive chain.
4. Measure the drive chain slack as
shown.
Drive chain slack:
20–30 mm
5. If the drive chain slack is incorrect,
adjust it as follows.
1. Drive chain slack adjusting bolt
2. Locknut
3. Axle nut
4. Alignment marks
To adjust the drive chain slack
1. Loosen the axle nut and the lock-
2. To tighten the drive chain, turn the
6-21
nut on each side of the swingarm.
adjusting bolt on each side of the
swingarm in direction a. To loos-
en the drive chain, turn the adjust-
ing bolt on each side of the
swingarm in direction b, and then
push the rear wheel forward.
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