Drive Chain - Honda XL650V Owner's Manual

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DRIVE CHAIN

Refer to the Safety Precautions on page
The service life of the drive chain is
dependent upon proper lubrication and
adjustment. Poor maintenance can cause
premature wear or damage to the drive
chain and sprockets.
The drive chain should be checked and
lubricated as part of the Pre-ride Inspection
(page 49 ). Under severe usage, or when
the motorcycle is ridden in unusually dusty
o r m u d d y a r e a s , m o r e f r e q u e n t
maintenance will be necessary.
Inspection:
1. Turn the engine off, raise the rear wheel
off the ground by placing a support under
the engine, and shift the transmission
into neutral.
2. Check slack in the lower drive chain run
midway between the sprockets.
Drive chain slack should be adjusted to
allow the following vertical movement by
hand:
35 45 mm (1.4 1.8 in) − −
3. Roll the motorcycle forward. Stop. Check
62 . the drive chain slack. Repeat this
procedure several times. Drive chain
slack should remain constant. If the chain
is slack only in certain sections, some
links are kinked and binding. Binding and
kinking can frequently be eliminated by
lubrication.
Excessive chain slack may allow the drive
chain to damage the engine cases.
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