Thu Oct 16 09:17:59 1997 - Message No. 1558
From: Pierre J Debras

Subject: Re: How tall should I be and chain problem






Hello Manfred and others,

do you have an RD07 ? If you raise the seat height of 3~4 cm, then you get
the same height as the RD04. What surprise me is that you touch the road in
curves !! It's the first time I hear that about an AT.

About the chain problem, it may be caused by  the extra part you put on the
rear absorber. The fact is that the distance between the gear box and the
rear sprocket axles varies with the position of the swinging arm, being
maximum when the arm makes a straight line between sprockets and arm axles.

When you adjust chain tension, you usually do it when the rear absorber is
at full extend, so the distance between sprocket axles are not at the
maximum. I suggest that you allow some extra clearance to the original
specs (35~45 mm if I remember well).

Pierre, hoping to be able to put his AT together this week-end ;-) (rear
wheel bearings and steering head lower bearings (*) ... dead).

(*) This one is really hard to get out !




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