Chain slack adjustment

[rix]

Hallo to all,
last week I adjusted the chain slack on my 2022 Z900 by myself for the first time and took some photos.
I made a slideshow of the photos.
As a beginner, I hope it may be useful for some other beginner; so here it is.

[PsyDoc]

Nice going! About 2.5 weeks ago, I got my 2019 z900 and it had 1,448 miles on it. The chain had a lot of slack, and like you, I decided to do it myself. It was much easier than I thought it would be. To be honest, I didn't have much of a choice as my local Kawaski dealer has a 4-week wait on a service appointment.

[Zaniac948]

Excellent slide show  I would add a note here to check for tight or loose spots as chain links tend to wear slightly different giving you different "stretch" values. Other riders have said our Zs seem to like the chain on the tighter side of specifications and I agree. 

[kevperro]

Nice job... helpful information gathered in a usable way.    This is much better presented than the manual.    I just bought my bike with 8700 miles on it and the chain was really slack and dry.   I got it home, put it on the stand, and pulled that cap off the rear axle nut and the prior owner didn't have a cotter pin in the rear axle.    This is one of the issues of buying a used bike, you never know what people have done with it.   

Also, I'd add, you can use a caliper to measure the distance between the block and the swingarm to confirm the hash marks on the swingarm.   It can appease your OCD.     Of course, that assumes your swingarm and the block are square.   Tolerances do stack up but I think having it square-referenced to the swingarm is probably the best you can do and you hope that the swingarm is referenced properly in the frame.... that the frame is straight... and that the front end is straight too!   I don't know how machinists sleep at night.   

[3alfa3]

Originally Posted by Zaniac948

Other riders have said our Zs seem to like the chain on the tighter side of specifications and I agree.

min 35mm, max 45mm for me (bike on paddock or kick stand)

[stuartho]

This is an excellent presentation.
It probably should be pinned to the top of a topic thread.
Thanks for the work you put in!