Been adjusting chains on bikes for 40+ years and never come across such a poorly designed and executed bastard of a chain adjustment set up.
Each side of the swinging arm at the axle ends is a slot in which there are vertical lines on the sliding adjuster. The idea is that marks above and below the slot line up with these vertical lines and in theory if in the same positon on each side the wheel is aligned correctly.
Not so - the vertical lines are not evenly spaced and are different on each side, the marks top and bottom of the slots do not line up and again are different each side.
When the axle is tightened the chain also tightens despite the vertical lines in the slot remaining constant and the adjusters being set for correct alignmemt.
10+ attempts and still cannot get the chain set right, God help me if I ever need to do this on a trip away.
My Honda Africa Twin uses a similar principle but I adjusted the chain in a few minutes with no problems and it was set correctly first time round.
What a nightmare, anyone else had problems ?
Each side of the swinging arm at the axle ends is a slot in which there are vertical lines on the sliding adjuster. The idea is that marks above and below the slot line up with these vertical lines and in theory if in the same positon on each side the wheel is aligned correctly.
Not so - the vertical lines are not evenly spaced and are different on each side, the marks top and bottom of the slots do not line up and again are different each side.
When the axle is tightened the chain also tightens despite the vertical lines in the slot remaining constant and the adjusters being set for correct alignmemt.
10+ attempts and still cannot get the chain set right, God help me if I ever need to do this on a trip away.
My Honda Africa Twin uses a similar principle but I adjusted the chain in a few minutes with no problems and it was set correctly first time round.
What a nightmare, anyone else had problems ?