Am I being paranoid?

[Skippernick]

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In my defence your honour i only followed the manual.

hey matey, don`t think for one minute i was aving a go at ya........far from it. I was just putting a comment in general out there for all peeps to consider, not aimed at you in particular. If it came across like that, then i really do apologise......no harm intended just trying to safeguard others from bad mistakes i have seen people do over the years, thats all   ride safe ! Ade xxx just for you :rollin :rollin :rollin :rollin
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:lol no offense taken, that was said with tongue firmly in cheek.

[Skippernick]

Blimey that set the cat amoungst the pigeons.


Just to clarify, i checked the slack in several places whilst on the centre stand. As far as i can tell the chain is in good condition. I am not even half way along the marks on the swing arm.


All i can say is that i checked the tension whilst on the centre stand and then this noise appeared, i will test ride on friday to see if it still there after checking the tension on the side stand.

[alexanderfitu]

No worries, Im in the same boat as you, did you end up moving the back wheel back when you adjusted the tension?

If so, it may be too tight, I have just loosend mine and will check it on a ride out later on. I will report back.

[Boris]

I generally find it best to have someone sit on the bike and adjust the chain accordingly. Saves the hassle of deciding which manual recommendation is the best. Plus if you have a tight spot on the chain it also gives you better idea of what you're up against.

[Skippernick]

Ok the results.
After a week of fettling and worrying, i went for a test ride this afternoon, and all sounds fine although i was still paranoid. And thought i could still hear it. And actually don't know if i was chain tension or wheel misalignment.
So went to my stealer to get them to check everything over and they gave it the a-ok. Possibly a tight chain coupled with the fact thats its original and got 18,000 miles on it. The mechanic also said chain tension should be checked on the centre stand. But i will double check when its on the side stand in future as well.
Other reason may have been on some yamaha's of this ilk they put a cush drive next to front sproket to reduce vibration, all it achieves is more noise apparently.
So there you go check, check and check again. :rolleyes

[JZS 600]

As a rough guide, on the centre stand, if the chain can nearly hit the rubber guide on the bottom of the swinging arm, that's about right,,,


Yes, chain tension can be a bugger!

[alexanderfitu]

My odd noise had disappeared since I loosened up the chain tension.happy days

[JZS 600]

Saves the gear box bearings too 

[Tourx4]

Double checked my lola and all is well, thank god!!!!