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Lurkable · September 9th, 2010, 05:40 PM

So my chain slack currently ranges from 0.5" in one place to 2.0" in others, time to replace?

I heard the chain slapping the swingarm for the first time today just as I got back home from class. New chain and sprockets are in the mail, should be here any day now. I'm just wondering if it's safe to ride tomorrow at least...

Should I tighten the chain a little so it's not so bad in certain places? Then again, part of the chain is already too tight running at 0.5" slack... and I'm going to have to ride it to the dealership at least for service and chain/sprockets install.

(This is in the wrong section btw, but I suppose it applies to both old and new-gen.)

September 9th, 2010, 05:40 PM	#1
Lurkable 250Arrrgh! Name: Andrew Location: San Francisco Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2009 250R, 2001 996 Posts: 143	Time to replace stock chain? So my chain slack currently ranges from 0.5" in one place to 2.0" in others, time to replace? I heard the chain slapping the swingarm for the first time today just as I got back home from class. New chain and sprockets are in the mail, should be here any day now. I'm just wondering if it's safe to ride tomorrow at least... Should I tighten the chain a little so it's not so bad in certain places? Then again, part of the chain is already too tight running at 0.5" slack... and I'm going to have to ride it to the dealership at least for service and chain/sprockets install. (This is in the wrong section btw, but I suppose it applies to both old and new-gen.)