Suzuki SV650 Manual page 93

Drive Chain Adjustment
20 – 30 mm
(0.8 – 1.2 in)
Inspect the drive chain slack
before each use of the motorcy-
cle. Place the motorcycle on the
side stand. The drive chain should
be adjusted for 20 – 30 mm (0.8 –
1.2 in) of slack, as shown.
 WARNING
Too much chain slack can
cause the chain to come off the
sprockets, resulting in an acci-
dent or serious damage to the
motorcycle.
Inspect and adjust the drive
chain slack before each use.
 CAUTION
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
before adjusting the drive
chain.
To adjust the drive chain, follow
the procedure below:
1. Place the motorcycle on the
side stand.
2. Loosen the axle nut 1.
3. Turn the right and left adjuster
bolts 2 until the chain has 20
– 30 mm (0.8 – 1.2 in) of slack
halfway between the engine
sprocket and rear sprocket.
4. 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 per-
forming this procedure, there
are reference marks 3 on the
swingarm 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 right and left
adjuster bolts 2 securely.
6. Tighten
securely.
7. Recheck the chain slack after
tightening and readjust if nec-
essary.
Rear axle nut tightening torque:
100 N·m (10.0 kgf-m, 72.5 lbf-ft)
7-28
the axle nut
1