hello everyone.
I recently noticed my chain was pretty loose, so I tightened the tightest part of the chain to about 1.3 inches. I know everyone here says 40mm or approximately 1.57 inches. However, I chose 1.3 inches at the tightest part of the chain because at the loosest part of the chain it is at 2 inches. This seems way too much to me. Like its clanking and slapping around and runs the risk of jumping track. I'm new to motorcycles and this is the first time I've worked on the chain. It is an 05 r6. The adjuster has 4 tic marks to go till the end of the swing arm. Is my chain bad because of the loose spots? Should I stop driving it immediately?
thanks
rob
I recently noticed my chain was pretty loose, so I tightened the tightest part of the chain to about 1.3 inches. I know everyone here says 40mm or approximately 1.57 inches. However, I chose 1.3 inches at the tightest part of the chain because at the loosest part of the chain it is at 2 inches. This seems way too much to me. Like its clanking and slapping around and runs the risk of jumping track. I'm new to motorcycles and this is the first time I've worked on the chain. It is an 05 r6. The adjuster has 4 tic marks to go till the end of the swing arm. Is my chain bad because of the loose spots? Should I stop driving it immediately?
thanks
rob