Help!! Chain adjustment - PocketBikeForum.com

theNatural · 06-04-2007, 08:23 PM

Hi guys, um I don't know how to properly adjust a chain on a C1 pocket bike, the chain to me seems lose because when i moved the bike the chain hits a piece of the frame, I tried taking it apart but noticed that the chain was short or seems short, so I didn't want to touch anything that might effect the bike later. Anyways I need help on how I should adjust it, or if I should buy a new longer chain??

WPG Racer · 06-04-2007, 09:32 PM

wait...slow down...are you saying that a chain that is too short is loose on your bike?!?!?!??!

theNatural · 06-04-2007, 11:54 PM

yep, well i assume its short because its very tight on the ends i cant take it off the bike because its tight, but the tension itself is lose, like when you poke down in the middle of the chain the chain touches a part of the metal frame, and when you start moving the bike it clicks and pops and the chain just bounces and hits the frame.

WPG Racer · 06-05-2007, 04:51 PM

so when u ride, the chain goes from tight to loose? are your motor mounts tight?

theNatural · 06-05-2007, 06:34 PM

i think its just the middle part of the chain is lose.

WPG Racer · 06-05-2007, 07:31 PM

the middle part of the chain? i dont understand.

theNatural · 06-05-2007, 07:33 PM

no i mean like the middle part pops up and down and it hits a piece of the bike frame.

WPG Racer · 06-05-2007, 08:55 PM

tighten the chain using the tensioner. its located on the ends of the frame near the back wheel.

theNatural · 06-05-2007, 08:58 PM

ohh so thats where it is lol. i thought it was the other one, the one beside the footpeg. thanks

WPG Racer · 06-05-2007, 09:08 PM

the very very very back of the frame. on the very tips of the the back. The should be one on the left and right side of the tire. tighten them the same

06-04-2007, 08:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
theNatural Pocketbike Master Join Date: May 2007 My Gallery Real Name: Kevin Pocketbikes Owned: 2 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 134	Help!! Chain adjustment Hi guys, um I don't know how to properly adjust a chain on a C1 pocket bike, the chain to me seems lose because when i moved the bike the chain hits a piece of the frame, I tried taking it apart but noticed that the chain was short or seems short, so I didn't want to touch anything that might effect the bike later. Anyways I need help on how I should adjust it, or if I should buy a new longer chain??

06-04-2007, 09:32 PM	#2 (permalink)
WPG Racer Pocketbike Freak Join Date: Apr 2006 My Gallery Real Name: Yuri Pocketbikes Owned: 2 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba Posts: 408	wait...slow down...are you saying that a chain that is too short is loose on your bike?!?!?!??! __________________

06-05-2007, 04:51 PM	#4 (permalink)
WPG Racer Pocketbike Freak Join Date: Apr 2006 My Gallery Real Name: Yuri Pocketbikes Owned: 2 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba Posts: 408	so when u ride, the chain goes from tight to loose? are your motor mounts tight? __________________

06-05-2007, 07:31 PM	#6 (permalink)
WPG Racer Pocketbike Freak Join Date: Apr 2006 My Gallery Real Name: Yuri Pocketbikes Owned: 2 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba Posts: 408	the middle part of the chain? i dont understand. __________________

06-05-2007, 08:55 PM	#8 (permalink)
WPG Racer Pocketbike Freak Join Date: Apr 2006 My Gallery Real Name: Yuri Pocketbikes Owned: 2 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba Posts: 408	tighten the chain using the tensioner. its located on the ends of the frame near the back wheel. __________________

06-04-2007, 11:54 PM	#3 (permalink)
theNatural Pocketbike Master Join Date: May 2007 My Gallery Real Name: Kevin Pocketbikes Owned: 2 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 134	yep, well i assume its short because its very tight on the ends i cant take it off the bike because its tight, but the tension itself is lose, like when you poke down in the middle of the chain the chain touches a part of the metal frame, and when you start moving the bike it clicks and pops and the chain just bounces and hits the frame.

06-05-2007, 06:34 PM	#5 (permalink)
theNatural Pocketbike Master Join Date: May 2007 My Gallery Real Name: Kevin Pocketbikes Owned: 2 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 134	i think its just the middle part of the chain is lose.

06-05-2007, 07:33 PM	#7 (permalink)
theNatural Pocketbike Master Join Date: May 2007 My Gallery Real Name: Kevin Pocketbikes Owned: 2 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 134	no i mean like the middle part pops up and down and it hits a piece of the bike frame.

06-05-2007, 08:58 PM	#9 (permalink)
theNatural Pocketbike Master Join Date: May 2007 My Gallery Real Name: Kevin Pocketbikes Owned: 2 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 134	ohh so thats where it is lol. i thought it was the other one, the one beside the footpeg. thanks

06-05-2007, 09:08 PM	#10 (permalink)
WPG Racer Pocketbike Freak Join Date: Apr 2006 My Gallery Real Name: Yuri Pocketbikes Owned: 2 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba Posts: 408	the very very very back of the frame. on the very tips of the the back. The should be one on the left and right side of the tire. tighten them the same __________________

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