Quote from: elasticjoe on May 06, 2010, 05:43:55 PM
I took the California Superbike DoD thing today at Wheeler.

Sure is nice that the event was advertised as well as it was...

We stopped 30 minutes early and couldn't do a lot of the drills because of the rain.

Why oh why didn't I take the wife's 250R...Stupid falling and lack of turning skills...

Quote from: Xerxes1769 on May 06, 2010, 06:28:54 PM
Why oh why didn't I take the wife's 250R...Stupid falling and lack of turning skills...

What's the word on the Trumpet? 

Are you coming out tonight?

You should have taken the wife's 250R there was a guy on a 500R in my group basically the same league. A couple of SV650s and 3 Harley's too.  Anyone know how to tighten the chain on an 848? They said mine had apparently stretched a bit and was a little loose.  I'm not 100% sure how to tighten it

Got to have the right tools. IIRC The hub sits in an eccentric.  The entire assembly has to be loosened, then rotated in small increments in order to tighten it. 

*sigh* I don't even know how it could really be loose the damn thing is a week old.

Quote from: elasticjoe on May 06, 2010, 06:47:48 PM
*sigh* I don't even know how it could really be loose the damn thing is a week old.

It may have been delivered that way, I thought it looked a tad loose when we rode on Saturday...was going to mention it, but got sidetracked mentally and forgot...

I'm pretty sure i don't have the tools to tighten it and no idea how I would do it

Quote from: elasticjoe on May 06, 2010, 06:58:52 PM
I'm pretty sure i don't have the tools to tighten it and no idea how I would do it

If you could manage, you should take it back to the dealer tomorrow and nicely insist that they do it while you wait...

Quote from: Gene V on May 06, 2010, 07:08:21 PM
If you could manage, you should take it back to the dealer (with a six pack in your back-pack) tomorrow and nicely insist that they do it while you wait...

Fixed.

Quote from: elasticjoe on May 06, 2010, 06:44:11 PM
Anyone know how to tighten the chain on an 848? They said mine had apparently stretched a bit and was a little loose.  I'm not 100% sure how to tighten it

There are two 10mm pinch bolts on the swingarm. You don't even need a paddock stand to do this. You will need a spanner. Loosen the two pinch bolts, rotate the eccentric counterclockwise (as you face the axle) and you will see the chain tighten. There should be a decal somewhere on the swingarm telling you how much slack you should have. The slack is measured as the distance from the middle of the chain (between the two sprockets) to the metal of the swingarm (not the rubber slider). Note that the chain will always touch the swingarm when you push up on it with your finger; it must have this slack to account for the suspension squatting. Tighten the pinch bolts (sorry I don't know the torque, though it's most likely online somewhere).

If you want to be mage perfect about it, measure your ride height before you begin anything. After you tighten the chain, the ride height will change due to the axle being on an eccentric, so adjust the height back to where it was.

I have a spanner you can borrow if you'd like, but it's for a 916, so it may not fit. But the dealer may just as easily do it on the spot too, if you go that route (it's really that fast). rock on.

edit:
i meant counterclockwise. (in any case, just observe what happens as you turn it, it's not difficult to figure out which way to do it)

I'll swing by south seas after work and see if they'll do it really fast.

A little loose is better than too tight. I always have someone sit on the bike after adjustment to see if it's correct as it tightens up with weight on the bike. If it gets too tight it will actually stop the rear suspension from working as well as putting excessive strain on the countershaft sprocket / output shaft bearing.

Isn't your 600 mile service due soon? They'll do it then.

If all else fails your local neighborhood crotchety old man 848 rider has all the tools to do this doncha know.

All of what DesmoBob said is true.       The 916 tool works just fine.

Quote from: elasticjoe on May 07, 2010, 12:47:26 AM
I'll swing by south seas after work and see if they'll do it really fast.

you might want to give them a call first...