When I bought my VFR800 six years ago the gear change was appalling, when I checked the chain tension it was pretty much as you have it in the video. As time went on I slackened the chain a little at a time and found the gear changes got better. I find a movement closer to 30mm is best.
@pilotct
7 жыл бұрын
Hornet6, this is very well done and informative. You're a natural in front of a camera. Keep up the good work!
@dougiet2206
8 жыл бұрын
Great video Hornet6!!! Much useful information! I have 2 viffers and I learned a lot from these great videos!!! Keep up the excellent work!!! thanks!
@mrchrisalbon
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks bud! about to take mine up to the path of totality! Got some city miles on this dude... about to get out of the state. I think I've got the original tool kit as well.
@frazbmw
8 жыл бұрын
Well done video! As a VFR owner I look forward to seeing more.
@HORNET6
8 жыл бұрын
Thanks Justin, early days and finding it quite nerve wracking in front of the camera. Would you check out my other videos and feed back please? Also a tyre inflation video tomorrow. Cheers, Mark
@frazbmw
8 жыл бұрын
I watched your chain lubrication video today. Lots of great information. I know this would be hard but if you could have got it under 10 minutes it might be better. I have to think it's the best chain cleaning and lube video on youtube. Keep it up. Next I will be watching your linked brakes video.
@HORNET6
8 жыл бұрын
+JUSTIN D thanks, I'm sure I will make the vids more concise with more confidence. Brake de-link in under ten mins coming soon!
@roadwarrior8560
4 жыл бұрын
That's far too tight buddy, that amount of slack would be correct when you are sat on the bike with both wheels on the ground, the Honda info is wrong on this.
@HORNET6
4 жыл бұрын
Road Warrior heard that before but that takes another person to check and adjust while you’re sat on the bike...and with any more slack the gear change suffers...
@johnpirie3800
7 жыл бұрын
Well explained!
@HORNET6
7 жыл бұрын
Thank you...early days and hope to improve.
@mickeymouse4897
2 жыл бұрын
Another how "NOT TO" adjust a VFR800 chain slack ... you're way off bud, VFR800 is a heavy beasty, never set chain slack with wheels off the ground, it'll be way way too tight when loaded with bike & rider weight ... If you got this process from a Honda manual, it's incorrect, all manuals have errors, found dozens of em, I'm a Honda Master Tech of 35yrs & deal with technical data every day, even the mighty HRC can't get it right every time, there's a translation issue at work here too, I suspect this is how many errors get interpreted incorrectly & inputted into training / service data.
@HORNET6
2 жыл бұрын
I bow to your qualifications on the subject. But no need to shout eh? Just explain as you did later. I will say that it was checked by a friend when sat on board with feet up. It was fine but then I did have a Nitron shock fitted with 35mm of rider sag and not the saggy stock item. That probably helped. The adjustment technique is correct, it’s just the slack you’re questioning?
@Hieyz0r
Жыл бұрын
Which of yt videos is correct vfr chain tensioning?
@sandramartin3527
4 жыл бұрын
I am not an expert but I have had motorcycles for 50 years. I believe that as the rear wheel rises and falls on the suspension via the swinging arm the arc that it describes keeps the the rear sprocket a constant distance from the front sprocket i.e. the chain does not alter tension as the wheel moves up/down with the suspension. I think this is a simple engineering principle but I cannot prove it
@HORNET6
4 жыл бұрын
theRev martin that may be so with one centre of arc but there are two. Sprocket to sprocket and swing arm to sprocket, prescribing two different radii. There is also the vertical relationship between all three to factor in as well.
@steveo4141
4 жыл бұрын
...it does tension up once the bike is on the ground and u apply weight to the back of the bike (rider)... wheel movement up and down ...due to the changing geometry of swingarm/ sprocket to sprocket...if the drive chain is too taught with no load it will cause untold damage when stressed.
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