2016 Speed Triple drive chain free play

Fazerboy · Oct 23, 2016

Hi,

The handbook for my 2016 Triple R states that the free play for the drive chain should be between 21 - 30mm.

This seems to me as though the chain would be very tight. Every other bike I've had has had free play of somewhere around 30 - 40mm or even more.

I've had a look online at a manual for a previous model of Speed Triple and that states that the free play should be between 40 - 50mm. That is also a single-sided swing arm model so would it really have changed so drastically for the 2016 model?

I'm wondering if this is a printing error in the 2016 manual?

What measurement are you guys adjusting your chains to?

Cheers

Jack

muzhik · Oct 23, 2016

My 2014 U.S. model calls for .8" to 1.2" - which seems much closer to the 21-30mm spec you cite for your 2016.

t552 · Oct 23, 2016

I would set at 30. Then get 2 big mates to sit on the bike and see of it goes tight. If it does give it some more. This is to account for chain tightening as the suspension is compressed. If ok then leave at 30. But no way would I go less. If you ride 2 up, get 2 fat bast#$_s to sit on it.
A loose chain will do no damage. A tight chain will.