[Jimgooding]

Hi everyone
Just run my bike in and i notice slack on the drive chain. It was getting dark when i looked for the tensioning marks that i am used to on my old japanese bikes but I couldnt see any.
Is there something im missing or knack i should learn so that im not riding the bike with uneven rear wherl tension. Thankyou

[longstrokeclassic]

If you don’t have access to a couple of straight edges or a ball of string another method is to spin the rear wheel backwards and check the wheel is positioned so  the sprocket teeth run clear of the inner chain plates. Whether the Himmy is engineered and assembled to a high enough standard to use this method is another matter entirely.

[Morgan65]

Inside the oval slot in the swing arm that the axle slides in you will see some reference marks, use them.

[Jimgooding]

Many thanks....after crawling round on my hands and knees and rubbing the swing arm madly i found the calibration marks. I must say I'm suprised there is no split pin or "R" clip to hold the nut but hey ho!

[Arizoni]

Here's hoping the marks are more accurate than the adjustment snails on the B, C and G models.

After going thru aligning my rear wheel it became apparent that just counting the snail notches to make sure the pins were engaged with the same number notch doesn't cut it.  At least it doesn't on my G5.

[Morgan65]

Many thanks....after crawling round on my hands and knees and rubbing the swing arm madly i found the calibration marks. I must say I'm suprised there is no split pin or "R" clip to hold the nut but hey ho!

LOL, their is a lot of ways of doing it. Count the turns on the adjustment nut to make sure you adjust it the same on both sides or count the threads sticking out the back also works. Motion Pro also makes a tool that helps as well. Ether way unless you have a lift you are going to be crawling round on my hands and knees. 

[The Old Coot]

I use one of these on all the bikes I have that run a Chain. Makes the job simple and quick.

[Richard230]

Me too. 

[Jimgooding]

Ill be honest and say that ive been riding 'bikes' for 40 years and never seen one of 'these' . Please tell me about it.

[The Old Coot]

It simply clamps to the rear sprocket and then you'll line the rod up with the top of the chain. Then you just sight down the chain and adjust one side forward or back to line the chain up strait then the slack to get the right amount of play. After a few times it takes less than 5 minutes and you're done.

[Jimgooding]

Wow, who makes them? Are they expensive?

[The Old Coot]

Motion Pro made the one I have, they make good stuff, all kinds of motorcycle tools and I think I paid around $15.00 for it, had it a few years now.

[Morgan65]

I’ve adjusted my chain two times now that I have 2,200 miles on it. It was very simple I just did 1/4 turn on the nut on both sides, both times that I adjusted it.

[hpwaco]

Cycle Gear has their own brand of similar chain alignment tool that's a bit cheaper.  Disadvantage is possibly having to remove the chain guard.

[heloego]

I have one, too.Works equally well on the top or bottom run.