Chain Adjustment

Posted by Cabreco on Jun 28, 2011; 8:06pm
URL: http://vintage-and-classic-hondas.81.s1.nabble.com/Chain-Adjustment-tp3119193.html

My K calls for an adjustment of 5/8 to 1" or 15 mm to 25 mm
What is the best tension to adjust to?

I set it to 15 mm by measuring the chain slack off the top of the chain (push up pull down) at approx midway between the sprockets.
It feels ok to me but from the videos I've been seeing on You Tube it appears tight in comparison.

My chain is fairly new (from the indicators on the adjusters) an the sprocket looks ok.
Any thoughts on where I should adjust to? Also aside from wearing the sprocket & chain down faster is there any other downside to adjusting on the tight side?
On the test drive it felt fine.

BTW if anyone has some pix of what the adjustment should look like, it would beappreciatedpreciated.
Thanks