2015 Kawasaki KX250F Owners Manual - Page 90

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MAINTENANCE AND ADJUSTMENT 89 Drive Chain For safety and to prevent excessive wear, the drive chain must be checked, adjusted, and lubricated before riding. If the chain becomes badly worn or maladjusted - either too loose or too tight - it could jump off the sprockets or break. j WARNING A chain that breaks or jumps off the sprockets could snag on the engine sprocket or lock the rear wheel, severely damaging the motorcycle and causing it to go out of control. Inspect the chain for damage and proper adjustment before each ride. A. Chain Slack addition to checking the slack, rotate the rear • In wheel to inspect the drive chain for damaged Chain Slack Inspection the rear wheel off the ground, then rotate • Raise the rear wheel to find the place where the chain is • tightest (because it wears unevenly). Push up the drive chain in the middle of the upper chain run to measure the chain slack. The distance between the bottom-line of the chain and the swingarm (at the end of the chain slipper) should be within the standard value. • rollers, loose pins and links and the sprockets for unevenly or excessively worn and damaged teeth. If there are any such defects, replace the drive chain and/or the sprockets. Chain Slack Adjustment Drive Chain Slack Standard 52 ∼ 58 mm (2.0 ∼ 2.3 in.) the drive chain if its slack is out of specifi• Adjust cation. the rear axle nut and both chain adjuster • Loosen locknuts. both chain adjusting bolts evenly until the • Turn drive chain slack (measured between the chain and the swingarm) is within the standard value. For the rear wheel to be properly aligned, the notch of the left chain adjuster should align with the same swingarm mark that the notch of the right chain adjuster aligns with.

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MAINTENANCE AND ADJUSTMENT
89
j
Drive Chain
For safety and to prevent excessive wear, the drive
chain must be checked, adjusted, and lubricated be-
fore riding. If the chain becomes badly worn or mal-
adjusted - either too loose or too tight - it could jump
off the sprockets or break.
WARNING
A chain that breaks or jumps off the sprock-
ets could snag on the engine sprocket or lock
the rear wheel, severely damaging the motor-
cycle and causing it to go out of control. In-
spect the chain for damage and proper ad-
justment before each ride.
Chain Slack Inspection
•
Raise the rear wheel off the ground, then rotate
the rear wheel to find the place where the chain is
tightest (because it wears unevenly).
•
Push up the drive chain in the middle of the upper
chain run to measure the chain slack.
The dis-
tance between the bottom-line of the chain and the
swingarm (at the end of the chain slipper) should
be within the standard value.
Drive Chain Slack
Standard
52
∼
58 mm (2.0
∼
2.3 in.)
•
Adjust the drive chain if its slack is out of specifi-
cation.
A. Chain Slack
•
In addition to checking the slack, rotate the rear
wheel to inspect the drive chain for damaged
rollers, loose pins and links and the sprockets
for unevenly or excessively worn and damaged
teeth.
•
If there are any such defects, replace the drive
chain and/or the sprockets.
Chain Slack Adjustment
•
Loosen the rear axle nut and both chain adjuster
locknuts.
•
Turn both chain adjusting bolts evenly until the
drive chain slack (measured between the chain
and the swingarm) is within the standard value.
For the rear wheel to be properly aligned, the
notch of the left chain adjuster should align with
the same swingarm mark that the notch of the
right chain adjuster aligns with.