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[papasmurf]

Adrian, that makes no difference.

[skryn]

unbolt the spring units and set them free then raise the wheel. The wheel must move up and down with no trouble then the chain has enough slack.

[Scalyback]

Poor Tornado!



Sat on the bike, reached down, no slack at all.



Have moved the snails back one notch (Well forward technically) and have a good inch or so slack. Luckily, I only did a few miles, hope the bearing are not damaged.



This never seemed to be a problem on my other bikes, even Thunderbolt the EFI, but Tornado never ceases to amaze me.



Thanks to you all for replying and teaching me something I did not realise! Lesson well learnt!

[Exile]

I seem to remember reading here once, that while on the centre stand; 'if it looks too slack, it's about right.'


Might have been a Gwilly comment... can't rightly remember.

[Craig]

Haveing gone through all the same thoughts and Problems as above..Why Do's not any one Do a sprung Roller Chain tenisoner as found on old dirt bikes (Scrambelers) So that the Chain is allways under "Soft" tension.??

[malc1091]

I did exactly the same on Sunday prior to my oil in air filter incident, when I got the bike running again I realised I had over tightened the chain, will slacken it off I cam, until slack again LOL

[PeteF]

Craig, do scramble bike have tensioners? Trials bikes do, but they don't do anything like the speed of a scrambles bike and generally have greater swing arm travel - hence the need for the tensioner. I'm not sure those tensioners would perform at speed.

[Bertie the Bullet]

PeteF is correct, 2 inches on the centre stand..

[rustygman]

Of all the bikes I have owned I have found my bullet the hardest to get the chain tension and wheel alignment correct. I once spent about 2 hours trying to get it right and yet last weekend it took about 10 minutes. I have on occasion had it slightly over tight and could not be bothered to go through it all again and taken my chances. Bad of me I know.

[Scalyback]

Wheel alignment, now that is a tale!



I think I tried them all, four point string, plank of wood, laser pointer, but finally I found I had the perfect solution built into myself!



I'm 6 foot 2 inches tall!



with Tornado on the centre stand, I lay along one side with my head at the rear, line up my eye (either one) with the rear wheel, use my foot to move the front wheel until it lines up with the bike, and then look along one side, then the other.



as long as you ensure that you are looking across two high point of the rear tyre, and can just see the edge of the front tyre each side, then bingo!



YAY!