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  • How To adjust Chain Slack FZ09 MT09 Motorcycle - It is critical to run the proper chain tension on your motorcycle for multiple reasons. Wear of the chain itself and sprockets is directly effected, as are the suspension and handling characteristics if it's set too tight. This bike is notoriously set way too tight from the factory and according to book spec. Always go over yours as delivered to set it appropriately. For this bike you need a 27mm socket, torque wrench, ratchet or breaker bar, rear stand, tape measure and 12mm open wrench. Axle nut torque spec is 108 lbs.ft.
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Комментарии • 95

  • @grysnlvfr
    @grysnlvfr 6 лет назад +4

    Just bought this same model and adjusted the chain and suspension. I agree 100% with your chain advice, I thought my chain was ridiculously tight from new. Thanks for posting, great how to’s, suspension video was excellent!

  • @chincemagnet
    @chincemagnet 5 лет назад +8

    As a noob, I’d be screwed without this channel

    • @duanebeyer950
      @duanebeyer950 3 года назад +1

      Just make sure you wear shoes when working on your bike. :)

  • @achavez4451
    @achavez4451 Год назад

    This is the best tutorial I've found on RUclips. Thanks for this post.

  • @EddWolf78
    @EddWolf78 Год назад +1

    My chain was also set like a guitar string from the dealer. I now have it at one inch. I noticed the chain has a lot of downwards slack too if you push down on it firmly, so I have it set to where it’s total range is one inch, so it roughly pushes down half an inch and pushes up half an inch

  • @Echo4Yankee
    @Echo4Yankee 3 года назад +5

    I got myself a tool that goes over the top of the chain for alignment. I highly advise anyone who doesn't have one to get one. It makes the alignment super easy!

    • @cheeks3211
      @cheeks3211 3 года назад

      whats the name of the tool?

    • @Echo4Yankee
      @Echo4Yankee 3 года назад +1

      Motion Pro Chain Alignment Tool.

    • @seandaly5645
      @seandaly5645 Год назад +1

      Or a block of wood cut to the correct length ?

    • @steviewylie5267
      @steviewylie5267 5 месяцев назад

      For the sake of around £12 it's a no brainer.

  • @mrkthmn
    @mrkthmn Год назад

    Thanks for the very helpful video on the process! It's funny to read in the comments at the people that think manufacturers are omnipotent. Manufactures make machines for a purpose and not universally perfect ones at that. Its not wrong to want to change a machines purpose (mod/tune it) and manufactures are most definitely not right by default.

  • @dtsect
    @dtsect 4 месяца назад +1

    Aren't you supposed to check the slack with the ruler perpendicular to the chain?

  • @donkeizluv
    @donkeizluv 4 года назад +10

    Go with the manual specs, try the upper limit (15mm) if its does not seem right to you. Even Yamaha confirmed its correct, dont try to argue with the maker :). Also, running Yamaha specs slack makes the bike feels much better when on/off throttle, contribute better to the bike hooligan nature :)

    • @shaundisch2020
      @shaundisch2020 4 месяца назад

      I agree with you about the feel!!! Have you had any problems? I heard some have had engine bearings go bad from that spec.

    • @donkeizluv
      @donkeizluv 4 месяца назад +1

      @@shaundisch2020 my chain did go out a lot sooner. I had to replace the whole final drive when the bike was around 18k km when it started making very weird noise

    • @shaundisch2020
      @shaundisch2020 4 месяца назад +1

      @donkeizluv Mine is at 15k miles and the chain and sprockets look great. Have it at 20mm, measured without pushing the chain very hard so maybe more like 25mm. Local Yami shop mechanics told me 25-35mm.

    • @donkeizluv
      @donkeizluv 4 месяца назад

      @@shaundisch2020 I ran 5mm-10mm. It was a big mistake but luckily counter shaft was fine

  • @jimmywells33
    @jimmywells33 3 месяца назад

    The manual says the slack should be between .20-.59" while measured and adjusted on the side stand. Why are you adjusting it at 1" instead?

  • @SamIAm-kz4hg
    @SamIAm-kz4hg 4 года назад

    I've got the '15 FZ09. Your vids are great. Well recorded and explained. You really know your stuff. I just subscribed.

  • @smallepu92
    @smallepu92 4 года назад +2

    Damn, that chain is clean

  • @iMotoTactic00L
    @iMotoTactic00L 3 года назад +2

    new bike chain from the dealer they tend to stretch.thats is why installed it tight.

    • @TwoWheelObsession
      @TwoWheelObsession  3 года назад +1

      No. It’s book spec nothing to do with install.

    • @iMotoTactic00L
      @iMotoTactic00L 3 года назад +2

      @@TwoWheelObsession owners manual says drive chain slack is 5.0-15.0mm (0.20-0.59 inches) which mean less than 1.00 inches.

  • @assortedpov9722
    @assortedpov9722 4 года назад +1

    Everybody struggling to loosen the axle nut with a wrench: get a breaker bar. I had the struggle too, went and bought an 18" breaker bar, then the axle nut came loose very easily.

  • @TheUzgan
    @TheUzgan 3 года назад

    The nut is on the left side because of the left side mudguard? Is there any diffrecene where is the nut? I bought givi left side mudguard, but left the bolt on the right side, is that wrong?

  • @wheelie-gonzales
    @wheelie-gonzales 3 года назад +1

    when checking the tension do you put bike in neutral?

    • @antwan1131
      @antwan1131 3 года назад +2

      Ideally, you don’t want to be riding the bike

  • @OzzyMoto27964
    @OzzyMoto27964 Год назад

    But the manual calles for .2 to .59 inches of slack, isnt that super tight?

  • @Mohonnova
    @Mohonnova 3 года назад

    Why do you think the manual spec is wrong?

  • @erictheredd3
    @erictheredd3 7 лет назад

    I know this isn't about the fz09 but I'm trying to find out what size the fjr1300 o2 sensor is it 12mm or 18mm?

  • @Skyerzen
    @Skyerzen 4 года назад +1

    I do exactly what you did in this video. However when I torque the axle but the slack ALWAYS gets tighter.... WTF?

    • @spatrick7
      @spatrick7 4 года назад +1

      You should torque axle with bike off the stand for this reason

    • @DearMajesty
      @DearMajesty 2 года назад

      That's normal

  • @christianmuscat9205
    @christianmuscat9205 4 года назад +1

    Hey mate I cannot loosen the lock nuts for the life of me on either side, do you have any idea what might be wrong?

    • @onkelise
      @onkelise 4 года назад

      150nm torque...they are tight

    • @breakwood8531
      @breakwood8531 4 года назад

      Long torque bar, or maybe a impact.

  • @bensutherland6871
    @bensutherland6871 Год назад

    Thanks for the video, great help 🏍️

  • @ryknoll3
    @ryknoll3 7 лет назад +1

    You said in this video or another that the factory spec for front tire pressure was too low at 36 psi. Why do you say that? Everything else I've read from other riders is that the factory pressure spec is too high, particularly for best traction. Good for tire life and economy, but not as good if you like to ride spirited in the twisties. You're the first I've ever heard say it wasn't high enough.

  • @submissions72
    @submissions72 4 года назад +1

    Can someone find out why Yamaha ships these bikes with 0 slack in them?

  • @KrazyKramer
    @KrazyKramer 7 лет назад +2

    so, apparently all these fz-09 chains come tight. I just bought a new one last week and mine was very tight as well. the specs are (0..20-0.59 in) as you probably know. I. agree that seems tight, but how do you decide an inch is better vs. the official specs from Yamaha?

    • @TwoWheelObsession
      @TwoWheelObsession  7 лет назад +2

      +Mike from years of people's experience and feedback that the stock specs stretch the chin and wear out the sprockets.

    • @lralcantara
      @lralcantara 4 года назад +14

      Stick with the manual measurements Mike... they design it that way and I have several friends who own MT-09s and I myself have one also and have been using OEM specs since and no problems as one would expect. Also, no recalls have been made in 7 years...

    • @donkeizluv
      @donkeizluv 4 года назад +5

      Go with the manual, even Yamaha confirmed its correct, dont try to argue with the maker :). Also, running Yamaha specs slack (15mm) makes the bike feels much better when on/off throttle, contribute better to the bike hooligan nature :)

    • @doylee469
      @doylee469 3 года назад

      donkeizluv yup i went with 1/2 imch

  • @lawrence4385
    @lawrence4385 4 года назад

    I love your videos, real easy explanation

  • @shlomilaloosh3745
    @shlomilaloosh3745 3 года назад

    Why ain’t you adjust to the recommended spec?

  • @kodyking3090
    @kodyking3090 2 года назад +1

    Torque spec on the ‘21’s are 78 lb ft. Interesting

    • @RapidRedRider
      @RapidRedRider Год назад

      Yeah 108 ft lbs is too high. My R1 is 80 so that’s what i go with on my fz09. Many people including myself have stripped the factory axle blocks by going with the factory torque spec. I went with Gilles tooling chain adjusters and 80 ft lbs

  • @bobfrankfurt9449
    @bobfrankfurt9449 5 лет назад +1

    Thanks for the video... My new TST block is at 7.2mm length (inside the nuts) and the right side is at 10.2mm so I really need to adjust the left block LOL chain is making a lot of noise

  • @heykat18
    @heykat18 7 лет назад +3

    Given the owners manual for our bikes (I have the same one was you) states 0.20 to 0.59 inches for the slack, how is given it 1.0 inches of slack safe given manufactures specs.. I really respect your knowledge and video's and I'm seeking clarity.

    • @TwoWheelObsession
      @TwoWheelObsession  7 лет назад +1

      Sometimes there are certain manufacturer specs that are simply a poor choice proven by actual use. This is one of them. The book spec for these models is smaller than the vast majority of all the other bike out there over decades.

    • @rayb7414
      @rayb7414 7 лет назад +4

      If you know anything about how that front sprocket drive shaft ( that transfers power through the gearbox) you would realize that bearing the shaft runs on cannot take the tension a tight chain causes. When the rear wheel rises with the compression of the rear shock the chain tightens further. In 57 years of riding/maintaining motorbikes I have never heard of a chain that tight. Forget the manual and use your head.

    • @nataala_
      @nataala_ 5 лет назад

      Thank you everyone - for the question and responses.
      Both helped me.

  • @motokane2146
    @motokane2146 4 года назад +1

    Thank you for this. I also wanna adjust the chain tension on my MT09 2019 It looks and feel really tight...

  • @csiautodetail
    @csiautodetail 4 года назад

    Men what happened did you abandon the channel? Why you haven't post any more video?

  • @iancurtis5397
    @iancurtis5397 6 лет назад

    My 18' my 09 is brand new got it last week. I'm hearing a rapid clicking noise coming from the chain. I know some noise is normal. Could this be from being to loose?

    • @TwoWheelObsession
      @TwoWheelObsession  6 лет назад

      Just measure it and you'll know.

    • @iancurtis5397
      @iancurtis5397 6 лет назад

      TwoWheelObsession ya I did it seems to be just a smidge loose a little over an inch. I'll tighten her up tomorrow see how she does.

  • @SoDakTwisties
    @SoDakTwisties 7 лет назад

    What do you think of products like the Tru-Tension Chain Monkey?

    • @TwoWheelObsession
      @TwoWheelObsession  7 лет назад

      It looks like a very cool product that works, but I have no problem just looking at a tape measure. However it would be great for travel!

  • @enormp5522
    @enormp5522 3 года назад

    Is it okay to do this without rear stand?

    • @VoyagingVoyager
      @VoyagingVoyager 2 года назад

      Yes, the Fz09’s chain is adjusted on the side stand.

  • @BluRide1979
    @BluRide1979 2 года назад

    Good vid

  • @supersoul4541
    @supersoul4541 7 лет назад +1

    Should you not measure the adjusted slack on the side stand too?

    • @TwoWheelObsession
      @TwoWheelObsession  7 лет назад

      +Mike Martel sure, if yours is significantly different between the two. This isn't.

  • @Oldschool503
    @Oldschool503 7 лет назад

    How does the bike feel after properly adjusting the chain?

  • @misterlove7034
    @misterlove7034 5 лет назад

    I replaced my chain with a brand new chain and sprocket kit and the tick marks are equal on both sides.BUT my chain is on the loose side and the reading is not marking on the “new chain” or blue mark. It’s reading near the “replace chain” mark. WHY? It’s a brand new kit. Please help.

    • @TwoWheelObsession
      @TwoWheelObsession  5 лет назад

      Sounds like you have the wrong length chain or size sprocket

    • @ze3bar
      @ze3bar 3 года назад +1

      remove a link...

  • @kellyj5389
    @kellyj5389 7 лет назад

    Nice video

  • @CHIBA280CRV
    @CHIBA280CRV 7 лет назад

    Fantastic thanks

  • @iancurtis5397
    @iancurtis5397 5 лет назад

    Was it hard for you to get the axle nut off? I'm dying here. Help

    • @iCubaZ
      @iCubaZ 4 года назад

      150 NM are strong 😄

    • @assortedpov9722
      @assortedpov9722 4 года назад +1

      Old comment but if it might help anybody else: I was struggling to undo it with a socket wrench. Bought an 18" breaker bar, came loose very easily. That's what you need

    • @iancurtis5397
      @iancurtis5397 4 года назад

      @@assortedpov9722 yeah ended up using my breaker bar with a 5ft galvanized pipe and it popped right off

  • @giomas74
    @giomas74 7 лет назад

    Hi Bryan, first of all thank you for all your videos.
    In your opinion, is it correct to adjust the slack only using the side stand?
    I usually do the same procedure that you do in this video, but when I'm out for a long journey, with a motorbike that has only the side stand, I am always in doubt between adjusting the slack on the side stand or leave it as is.

    • @TwoWheelObsession
      @TwoWheelObsession  7 лет назад

      +giomas74 as long as you are only tightening you can count facets and adjust each side exactly the same and that's fine.

  • @Faceless_Chat
    @Faceless_Chat 2 года назад

    Hi, hope you can answer this question for me. I have a 2019 MT-09 with 8.4k miles on it. Just did the oil change (same oil as previous oil changes), and adjusted the chain. My chain has about 0.75in play, so not very tight. I aligned the wheel properly, matches measurements on both sides and even used a chain aligner tool, everything is as straight as can be. I took the bike for a test drive, and now on deceleration (no matter what gear, or neutral, or in gear with clutch pressed) the bike makes this strange sound.... It's hard to describe it but sounds something like "Wwwhhhrrr". And it only happens on deceleration between about 28mph to 20mph and then stops. Doesnt make this noise on acceleration... Only deceleration and doesnt matter if you are in gear or not. I'm super confused what it could be.. Any thought?

    • @jamiepoole5193
      @jamiepoole5193 Год назад

      Did you figure this out??

    • @Faceless_Chat
      @Faceless_Chat Год назад

      @@jamiepoole5193 nope... still happening, but not as pronounced.

  • @breakwood8531
    @breakwood8531 4 года назад

    How come when measuring chain your not pushing the chain all the way down. I see you go up to measure but not down? If that makes sense to you lol.

    • @TwoWheelObsession
      @TwoWheelObsession  4 года назад

      You measure it from rest, not stretched.

    • @richardrichard5409
      @richardrichard5409 3 года назад +2

      @@TwoWheelObsession sorry, this is incorrect information you are spreading here, it is total deflection.

  • @purescum9002
    @purescum9002 7 лет назад +1

    The owners manual states to loosen the axle nut on both sides of the swing arm which is confusing me because you said it's only on the chain side?

    • @purescum9002
      @purescum9002 7 лет назад +2

      Also, the manual also shows to measure the chain slack from its highest position pushing it upwards to its lowest position pushing it downward? Can you clarify? Thank you

    • @TwoWheelObsession
      @TwoWheelObsession  7 лет назад +2

      No, that's not what it says or shows. It says axle nut and lock nut. What i show is correct.

    • @HOPPE23
      @HOPPE23 5 лет назад +2

      @@TwoWheelObsession I've never seen a chain measured the way you did it. It's always total slack up and down, not just one way.

  • @barryweaver8833
    @barryweaver8833 4 года назад

    Sometimes common sense surpasses the books..... 108 ft. lbs. seems like a lot, like too much more like.

  • @onkelise
    @onkelise 4 года назад

    There is a discussion about chain slack in germany too. Yamaha officials in germany and yamaha engineers das that the tight slack Causes no damage ! Nevertheless i am operating mine with 25mm to30mm roughly 1 inch. It works fine. My opinion is that the nut of the rear axle is with 150nm tightened too much. I do around 120nm.

    • @EEEBA1
      @EEEBA1 4 года назад +1

      Mine chain got adjusted today when I got new tires and there is only 20 mm of play, is that ok? Thank you,

    • @onkelise
      @onkelise 4 года назад

      @@EEEBA1 20 is ok.

  • @borockjensen6757
    @borockjensen6757 10 месяцев назад

    NO Yamaha Japan is right... U do not understand.