St Chain Adjust

What a pig the chain adjust turned out to be. Silencers are in the way, apparently angled spanners help here but the real problem for me is the lack of proper markers, the blobs behind the adjuster bolt are useless to me, not having a lift but having varifocals! I was forced to measure the adjustment to align the wheel. Seriously thinking it will be silencers off next time, in fact its nearly decided me to get some Tec slipons. To cap it all the diagram on Page 88 of my manual is completely mis-labelled!

 

Well I couldnt agree more Biglad but chain tension isnt my problem. What stoked me up was how awkward it is to carry out the adjustment and how Triumph have penny pinched by not welding on proper adjustment markers or having the manual proof read. This is my 4th Hinckley Triumph and easily the least user friendly.

 

Yeah, the 865 Bonnie was much easier. Getting a socket/torque wrench to the wheel nut isn't a problem with the silencer in situ but the actual adjustment and alignment is very awkward due to the obstructive silencer and the near useless alignment marks.