Self maintenance.

[Jonnie Gibson]

Edited April 1, 2010 by Jonnie Gibson

[Guest]

Hi ppl. Here comes a daft question. My chain is a little slack. How do I tighten it. Never done one before. And I want to do a lot of work for myself. Also how often do you change oil and how can I tell when my chain and sprockets need replacing. Cheers jon.

 

Get a Haynes manual, this would be a far better way of doing it rather than listening to us! Although, there is also a guide in the pit stop for ya (and this should be there too, might i add)

http://www.themotorbikeforum.co.uk/view ... =5&t=21360

[Guest]

Moved into Pitstop for you.

PPF

[fazerboy]

or bring it round to me in cas,im only 5 mins away,ill have a look for you and advise if you like, i cant do owt with it due to not having the correct tools,but i can give my opinion on the state of the bike if you like,always here to help

[Jonnie Gibson]

Thx all. Very informative in pitstop.

[Guest]

was thinking this was about something else... lol

[fazerboy]

now now...that could be taken offensivley,and it would have been in adult chat,and i certainly wouldnt say bring it down and ill have a look at it,lol

[Jonnie Gibson]

??????????

[Guest]

Basically how it works jonny, is you loosen up the back wheel, and pull it backwards (away from the bike) until the chain is tight, then you tighten up the wheel again...

Tools needed;

Torque wrench (torch wrench, lmao - personal joke)

Good socket set/good spanner set

Measuring tape (is used to make sure the wheel is perfectly straight)

Look on youtube and google for tutorials and how-tos

[archiec]

was thinking this was about something else... lol

Behave WF......LOL

[Guest]

Hmm.... OP?