awesome link....I'm afraid I may have overtightened the chain a bit. The problem is that I wasnt able to bring the settings back. I'm able to tighten but not loosen it.
A great article. I read it and may have missed these points, but they'd bear repeating. When you notice the chain getting tighter and looser, that is because in one section of the chain there has been more wear (stretch) than another and as it revolves it gets tighter and looser. This comes from an inconsistent lubing of the chain. If its an ORingchain, perhaps ther has been a section of ORing failures. Nevertheless it is not recoverable and you're in line for a new chain.
The article did mention this, though not completely, test for a worn chain. With the bike on the centerstand, in neitral, press up on the bottom row of the chain. Now at 3:00 O'clockon the rear sprocket, pull the chain away from the sprocket. If you see daylight between the chain and the sprocket it (and possibly the sprckt) are shot. In your case, youcan do this at different points on the chain and probably notice some sections pull away more than others, since you have the "tighty loosey" condition.
Finally, when you adjust the chain, it should be done with weight on the bike. As the wheel moves up, it gets further away from the engine. You want to adjust it at the furthest point. It may take 2 people to do this. Then once its adjusted, put it on the centerstand and note the slack. It will probably be much more, but thats OK cuz you know at its tightest point its OK. From then on you'll adjust it on the CS at the slack specific for your bike.
Since you have the tighty loosey condition, until you can score new chain and sprckts, you should adjust the chain at its tightest run.
Or so I think.
