Topic: Cb550. Adjusting chain with lowering blocks.

[L.A. Nomad........]

Whats the best way to adjust your chain with lowering blocks. I have the good steel block style ones(sorry no pic).

I normally adjust the chain with the bike on the center stand. But I noticed a lot/too much slack after I kick back the center stand. Is there a certin way to adjust the chain with the lowering blocks? 

L.A. Nomad

[Gordon]

Try adjusting it with the bike on the side stand.

[TwoTired]

Chains are adjusted fro when the swing arm reaches maximum arc, where distance between sprockets is at maximum.  This is not where the swing arm is while on the center stand.

Do the lowering blocks put the swing arm in the "maximum distance between sprockets" position?

[Hope]

hmm...  I had lowering blocks on my 550 and don't remember having any problems at all adjusting my chain..  Please take a pic or find a pic of the type of lowering blocks you are using.  If you look close at my pic, my shocks are "shackled" down by these type of lowering blocks:






(I don't have the blocks on there anymore)

[Jonesy]

I have short shocks on my wife's 550 and I find it best to adjust it with the weight on the back tire, as the new position puts the swingarm right at the apex of movent, so any further upward movement can actually slacken the chain. (I think HondaMan made a comment about having to adjust the chain a bit tighter than normal because of this, might check with him...)

Sometimes if I go over a sharp bump it will slacken the chain to the point where it whacks the stamped chain guide behind the front sprocket cover, making a "ping" sound that's hard to track down...

[754]

However you do it make sure chain is at its least slack point when you adjust it.