"Mummy, the man next door is walking around talking to himself with a helmet on again"

As a totally, complete newbie, I really appreciate your videos teaching me things I’d never know otherwise.

Just did it on my drz 400sm, following your video step by step. It was my first time and it it helped me a lot. Thank you

Hey spicy, just wanted to say cheers. You opened my eyes to the world of motorcycles and thanks to you I'm now riding. (With loonie plates) Wasn't in a financial position to be able to get a car and for some reason never even gave bikes a thought, until I saw your vids. So yeah, cheers. Keep up the videos I enjoy them all, especially the tutorials on maintenance since I'm new to it all

@spicy110

7 жыл бұрын

+MrOggy96 awesome dude!! Ride safe

Spicy finally hit 60K subs yay :)

great video mate. keep it up. I love your videos.

Nice one Spicy! I'm off to order some verniers. Good trick that and one I've not seen in 30 years riding. Thanks 😀

Love it, I always lifted the rear wheel to adjust the slack. Doing it this way is easier. Great vid 👍

Top video and I've added it to my favourites. Cheers Spicy.

@spicy110

7 жыл бұрын

+Simonize41 😁 thabks dude

Best video I could find on drz chain tension

Nice one spicy really helpful Thanks

Hello! I was referred here from one of your other videos and this is a really good, in-depth explanation on how to adjust the chain. After 2 1 hour sessions I am still struggling with 1 thing; I cannot seem to align the swing arm (or whatever it's called, sorry, I'm not that well-versed in mechanics) on the other side, so the markings coincide with the markings on the left side, where the chain is. I seem to only be able to turn the adjusting bolt clockwise, pushing the alignment out, but I can never do it the other way. How do I go about fixing it, does anyone know? Thank you very much in advance.

Thanks Spicy! This helped alot

This helped me out mate cheers👍

IV been doing this for years but good to help someone who is not in the know 100% fab

What size wrenches and sockets are you using? Thanks

Thanks man, big help for me

I discovered my chain was frighteningly loose so I went to tighten it just to find my spanners are too small for the axel nut and too big for the adjusters

Broo thank you for the info! U definitely made it look easy! - NYC

@spicy110

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! 😃

Nice vid - easy! thanks!

Thank you for actually being helpful

Added to my bike maintenance playlist thank you

@spicy110

7 жыл бұрын

+M.Kenny_40 😀

@manusk40

7 жыл бұрын

spicy110 😊

hmm learn something new everyday, didnt know the cain beds into the sprocket i thought the teeth just get worn down overtime from the chain passing over, great vid by the way

@spicy110

7 жыл бұрын

+branty36 that's the same thing lol it digs the u shapes in to more of a c shape as yer its the teether surface all of it

Thanks spicy great info 😀

hey mate have you heard of Tru-Tension Chain Monkey and if so what do you think of it?

Happened to my brother too, cut his thumb back in 2014. Shit was totally mangled, and it was a CBF125. I think the nurse at A&E referred to it as a "partial amputation" although weirdly enough, 3 years on it looks completely normal with no scarring.

another helpful tool i recommend people get is a motion pro chain alignment tool, there about $12 you clamp it on your rear sprocket and it has a rod the goes atop your chain and helps tell you if its lined up

Nice one Spicy, I hate chain maintenance, particularly the wheel aligning, as my swingarm markers on the GPZ have worn away. One of the bike shops near me are now offering a chain clean, lube and adjustment for £10. I can almost justify going to them for that hahah. The only thing I think you didn't mention was to check for tight spots/adjust the tension at the tightest part of the chain. Otherwise, a very handy video for those who need to learn how to do it themselves.

@pokemonihovno

7 жыл бұрын

My 1960 bike doesn't even have the markers and I wouldn't trust the swing arm to be symmetrical anymore. So I align the wheels with a pole. Just press is against the front and back wheel and it must be touching at all four points. But that has the same tyre width front and back.

brill video mate.

Another great and informative video, As new rider it really does help to see some of these simple jobs being carried out. Have just done mod 1&2 and on your recommendation for haselmere motorcycles have purchased a gsx-s 750 so real investment is being made after watching your videos thanks mate your doing a great job

@spicy110

7 жыл бұрын

+darren lidgard great bike! 😀 ride safe

Great idea for using the caliper to ensure that the wheel is level 👍🏻

Spicy ...... great video's and a avid follower being new to bikes, quick question regarding chain tensioning. Is it right that you should have compresion on the swing arms (I.e have someone sit on the bike) before measuring your slack chain and the amount of adjustment needed? Thanks in advance

@spicy110

2 жыл бұрын

yes and no. Basically when you sit on the bike it will tighten the chain a little. So if you were to make it right with no weight on it, it will be over tight. So when adjusting you account for that little bit of take up. Best thing to do it adjust it and then sit on the bike and see if it seems right. Can be done on your own but much easier with a mate to help, until you get to know the right place for you on that bike.

Good advice, now what about belt driven wheels?

I know that bicycle chains "stretch" (the bushings in the chain wear out causing the illusion of stretching) so do motorcycles not do that then?

@onnifin1629

7 жыл бұрын

They do that too thats why you have to tighten them.

I just bought a 22 drz and my adjuster is at the 6th line back from the welds on the swingarm from the factory?

@spicy110

Жыл бұрын

I have never seen a factory fresh one as they stopped selling them here in 2008, I bought mine in 2015. But I can say that surprises me, maybe ask the dealer?

As a newb, please accept this suggestion in the manner it is intended: perhaps rather than measuring the gap as you did in the video, you should perhaps ensure that the CHANGE is the same on both sides. This assumes that the wheel was straight to start with, but does avoid potential build tolerance issues with the swing arm. A good idea?

@spicy110

Жыл бұрын

Not sure what you mean there. I am measuring the overall gap on both sides to ensure it is straight regardless of what it was before. You may have got hold of they wrong end of the stick here.

I need some advice on this. I adjusted my chain recently and got the correct slack but the other side is out of line. The adjuster is a a screw thread attached to a carrier on the end of the swingarm and its too far back but when I loosen the nut i can't move the carrier forward. I've slackened off the axle nut and tried gentle persuasion but I couldn't move it. The bike is a 2015 CBR125R if that helps anyone. Thanks for any advice you can give.

@ThePgunner

7 жыл бұрын

Loosen the axle nut, aswell as the nuts on the thread behind the swingarm and give the wheel a good kick. It should move the adjuster forward so you can realign it. Im sure this is what i did when i had the same problem on my cbr125r.

I too have a ichiban moto sticker on my bike. I just like receiving post from the US and thinking "wow this has come a long way".

protip - aldi sell the wd40 chain cleaner for 2.99 per can at the moment same price for lube and wax

Does it matter if your measurements are a couple of mil out?

@spicy110

2 жыл бұрын

if you mean how I have done it here. Then yes maybe, you really want them to be the same. if they are not your rear wheel is not strait.

Chain with tight spot?

Good man :)

how often do you usually have to tighten your chain as mine seems to get loose very often and I'm not sure what the average time it should last is?

@HalfdeadRider

7 жыл бұрын

It will depend from bike to bike rider to rider. I would just say keep it clean, every time you wash your bike clean the chain then re-lube and check it (make it standard procedure), remember it can be slightly loser if you check it without being on the bike and a bit loser still if it is on a main stand.

@tomvarley4001

7 жыл бұрын

Halfdead Rider cheers and I do all of that most of the time anyway but I just found it a bit weird how I had to tighten the chain every few weeks or so

@HalfdeadRider

7 жыл бұрын

Mad Dog TV you must do a lot of miles I guess, when you replace the chain and sprockets obviously do them all at the same time. Also spend a bit of money getting a heavy duty DID chain, and JT sprockets seem to be some of the best.

@tomvarley4001

7 жыл бұрын

Halfdead Rider yeah I was looking into them so when I've reached the end of the swingarm I'll probably add those. Thanks

Had a bike nearly a year now and I really badly need to learn this stuff... I've not been taking good care of mine and I know it'll bite me in the ass if I don't

this was intimidating 1st time i did it then i just got in habit of doing it every pay day

The way you establish the final measurement is only trustworthy to an extent, if the swingarm bearing on the countershaft sprocket side is worn which is often the case the measurements will be off from side to side.

@spicy110

8 ай бұрын

If your swing arm / Countershalf bearings are worn to the point it makes a measurable difference you should be replacing them immediately.

@samiam247

7 ай бұрын

Even the slightest difference is compounded by the length involved, before any proper chain adjusting the rear axle and swingarm pivot shaft need to be parallel.@@spicy110

Just saved this video so i can tighten my chain on my Oregon 😅

GOUDA!!!!!!!

Possible tight spots in chain should been mentioned really

@spicy110

7 жыл бұрын

+Jay B yer I did miss that, infact I have one but it need a better clean

Love Ichiban Moto. He's naughty bottom.

It's funny that dealers and bike mechanics say your new bikes chain can stretch so bring it in after a few days and we will check and adjust it, it usually will need adjusting. It makes me wonder why these pro's don't realise that it's not possible for these chains to stretch and that it has to be just seating in to the sprockets. Then further wear will cause adjustments to need be done occasionally. I guess they just go by what they are taught without actually thinking about it for a bit.

@spicy110

7 жыл бұрын

+Halfdead Rider if it stretched the links wouldn't match up right it's silly lol

@HalfdeadRider

7 жыл бұрын

spicy110 Yea lol. It's simple to understand really.

@Emogal1991

7 жыл бұрын

I guess it could be a sales tactic to get new riders to bring their bikes in, mechanics we're I'm from (not all of them) like to fear monger to make more money

excess pressure on your shaft is not always a bad thing - just sayin

XD istart it and put the pressure washer on it. can't lose fingers that way :P

@spicy110

7 жыл бұрын

+MOTO-079 me too gets all the crud out the links

You’re extra precautions. Wearing your helmet while tightening the chain is over the top careful. 😂

@spicy110

Жыл бұрын

Yer the microphone is in it.

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But how do you suck eggs? Ive never done it and dont want to get it wrong!

chain's don't stretch.. yea ok lol

@spicy110

7 жыл бұрын

+RH 85\G they don't "stretch" if they did the the chain and sprocket would be out of sync, think about it

@rh_8599

7 жыл бұрын

spicy110 so when you have to measure and replace timing chains etc due to stretching that's not because it's stretched? chains can and do stretch go back to school

@spicy110

7 жыл бұрын

+RH 85\G they do not "stretch" they "wear" here is a video explaining it for you. kzread.info/dash/bejne/eoprwaqAaNXMkbQ.html

@Mikepragland

5 жыл бұрын

Of course they don’t “stretch” how on earth do you think those metal plates stretch? They wear as do the sprockets. Metal can wear away from the friction but it certainly does not stretch in size.

do you neighbors wonder why you talk to your bike with your helmet on, in your back garden?

@spicy110

7 жыл бұрын

+William Rayner I'm sure it's the least of their worries

Is it just me, or does his voice sort of remind you of Jarvis from Marvel?

@sprocket-YT

5 жыл бұрын

Michael Berna No he 100% sounds like Vision from Marvel 🤔🤣

100% wrong chains do stretch

@spicy110

3 жыл бұрын

No, they wear on the pins and holes that slack leads to the extra length, also wear on the sprockets that too leads to loosening of the chain. Stretching is not the right word.

Good shit, why didnt i think of this 🤌