Holy cow!!!

[MrGxr]

Used the hash marks and it worked out ok for me....

 

[vincebusa]

The hash marks work just fine.  Some people go to the extreme and drop a plum bob and all that  

     but the hash marks are close enough.

Its easy to adjust, leave it on the kickstand.

The guys at the dealership use the hash marks, if any thing at all.  Don't trust those guys with things you can easily do yourself.

+1

 

[Rongotti]

I pay my shop $7.00 to adjust mine every 2,000 miles.  It's cheap insurance.  If they adjust it, my rear wheel isn't straight, then it's their liability.

I would never let anybody touch my bike.

I give you props, I wish I could do any work that ould need to be done. How much is the equipment to get the tires changed out?



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[GMbusa]

I use a tape measure and use the center of the swingarm pivot and the axle since i have a tag mount where my axle slider used to be.

 

[xyu]

The marks work fine for me. I adjust my chain quite often and go through tires like they're going out of style so there's no point in spending all that time trying to be anal about getting it perfect.

 

[BusaWhipped]

just did the adjustment yesterday. the hash marks worked fine for me.

the axle nut is a king-hell b*tch to loosen up - get some leverage with a pipe to lengthen the wrench to get the job done.

Get a 1/2 drive ratchet and a 34 MM socket for general chain maintenance. The wrench you get with the bike is for emergencies. You need to torque the nut when you tighten everything back up, which you can't do with a pipe and the OEM wrench.

 

[crepitus]

just did the adjustment yesterday. the hash marks worked fine for me.

the axle nut is a king-hell b*tch to loosen up - get some leverage with a pipe to lengthen the wrench to get the job done.

Get a 1/2 drive ratchet and a 34 MM socket for general chain maintenance.  The wrench you get with the bike is for emergencies.  You need to torque the nut when you tighten everything back up, which you can't do with a pipe and the OEM wrench.

i thought it was a 36mm nut?

 

[LadyHawk]

I use the hash marks.. rides fine every time.