Looking at my FZR600, the chain is super loose, it sags a lot. I pulled the tire back some at one point, but the dealership replaced my tire and moved the rear wheel forward a little bit making more slack.
Anyway, I don't know much about the history of the bike so I'm wondering if maybe the rear sprocket was changed out for another one (smaller diameter) to make more slack on the chain?
Are there different sized sprockets?
Universal from bike to bike?
Could I find a larger sprocket and simply replace mine to get more tension?
Yes there are different sprockets.
No they're not universal.
Just tighten the chain properly, swapping sprockets will affect your drive ratios, and therefore change the shift points & could mess with driveability if not done right.
Usually the rear sprockets are increased in teeth, not decreased. Probably just a sloppy chain. Might need to tighten it, might need to replace it.
ya..basically how it works is:
smaller rear sprocket will give you a higher top end speed but you loose your low end grunt due to gearing..and the opposite is true if you put a larger one on..phil
How do I tighten the chain?
I was thinking of just pulling the rear wheel back some.
not trying to be an @!#$ when I say this, but you should just take your bike to a shop and have them fix it.
Sorry to be an ass as well, but I'm with Brown Eye. Too much slack in the chain can be very dangerous especially if it skips off of the rear sprocket and locks up the rear wheel.
I believe its usually -front teeth/+ rear teeth for better gas mileage forhighway cruising, and the opposite for more track related ratios (although higher rate of wear).
Do you have any idea what the stock # of links on the chain is or the rear/front tooth count? It may be listed under the seat or somewhere in your manual. Is the chain non o-ring, o-ring or x-ring? When was the last time you lubed or waxed it? If you just "pulled" the back tire without measuring the rear axle distance from some symmetrical point on the rear swingarm you may be wearing the chain too fast. Just going by the 'it feels right' adjustment isn't really good enough if you want the chain to last.
If any of those questions are foreign, then yes take the bike immediately to a shop and have them service it instead.
Otherwise, if the chain has stretched and needed adjustment more than once during the past 100-200 miles I'd say it's time for a new chain or you need to torque down your rear axle bolt to spec, it should not be moving.
No offense taken.
When I bought the bike, it didn't come with a manual. I have no idea about the chain ring type. I did just lube it. The chain is straight, I'm 100% sure on that.
The rear axle bolt isn't moving, it's pulled back as far as it can go. Where the bolt slides into the frame is the farthest back it can be. There is simply too much chain. I'll take it to a shop tomorrow to see what they think. Thanks for the help.
prolly the chain is streched then..time for anew chain and sprockets..you really dont want that breaking on you..scary stuff..
