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MIKE550/4:
read the Clymer manual and don't get this

the chain adjusters have punch marks, how defined are these? can you put these on upside down ?

swingarm has been powdercoated?

is this purely for  chain tension?

confused by this any help appreciated

Bryanj:
There are marks like grooves on the flat part at the back of the swing arm, then you will find a notch on the edge of the chrome adjuster  so that you can see how far you move each side.

Can;t remember if the adjusters have a notch on top and bottom or only one side---if only one side then yes they can be upside down.

POINT TO NOTE:-  all the books say to get the wheels lined up with a straight edge and not to trust setting the notches at the same mark each side, but having said that I have yet to find one that does not match

Sharpy:
They are generally for wheel alignment but I am yet to come across a bike, new or old, where these seem to mean anything in relation to wheel alignment. 

deltarider:

--- Quote ---They are generally for wheel alignment but I am yet to come across a bike, new or old, where these seem to mean anything in relation to wheel alignment.
--- End quote ---

?
Can you shed some more light. Mine (CB500) seem to be allright.

Sharpy:
I have just found that on the bike I have had they are not very accurate, thus leading to wheels that are not aligned properly.  Modern Suzukis being about the worst, not sure how they manage it really.

It became clear when I used to let go of the bars now and then and the bike would steer one way or the other, when I measured it with string then it showed the wheel was out, pretty annoying, as a result I have never used them I set the bike using string and then adjust using 1/4 turns when needed and now and then double check with string.

Might just be me buying bent bikes but of the c15 bikes I have owned 1 has been okay.

 Just my tuppence

Cheers

Sharpy

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