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You can see both of the chain adjusters on the very back of
the swing arm.
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There are numerous ways to determine the proper chain
slack. I've talked to a few motorcycle mechanics and adjusted mine just by
the feel of the bike's chains they showed me that were adjusted properly.
It is also within the recommendations for the chain by Honda shown below.
This was taken from the factory service manual for our bikes. They even
use the lower swing arm as a reference point for chain slack also.
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Use the screws on the back of the swing arm to adjust the
slack. For me the perfect chain slack is where I can just barely touch the
rear of the plastic cover (on the bottom of the swing arm) with the chain.
You can see what I am talking about below. You should have to press fairly
hard with one finger to get it to touch the plastic cover.
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Once you have the correct chain slack set you have to make
sure the right side is set exactly the same as the left. The factory guide
is not very accurate. The best tool I have found for this is a Vernier
Caliper measuring tool below. I got mine at Home Depot for $10.
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Measure the gap on the left side and then set the right
side gap to the same.
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Once you are done and both are exactly the same you can go
ahead and tighten up the rear axle nut. If you have a torque wrench it
should be tightened down to 83ft/lbs. If you are using the Honda 32mm
closed end wrench, the rear wheel should start lifting up when you have it
on tight enough.
This install guide was written by Luckydevil, and was slightly modified to
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