Suzuki GSX1300R Owner's Manual page 92

To adjust the drive chain, follow
the procedure below:
 WARNING
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.
1. Place the motorcycle on the
side stand.
2. Loosen the axle nut 1.
3. Loosen the right and left lock
nut 2.
4. Turn the right and left adjuster
bolts 3 until the chain has 20
– 30 mm (0.8 – 1.2 in) of slack
halfway between the engine
sprocket and rear sprocket.
5. 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 4 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.
6. Tighten the right and left lock
nut 2.
7. Tighten
securely.
8. 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)
NOTE: Do not adjust the drive
chain beyond
range 4. Replace the drive chain
before the drive chain exceeds
the limit.
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the axle nut
the adjustable
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