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Do we adjust the stock cam chain tensioner with the bike cold or warm?
Do we adjust the stock cam chain tensioner with the bike cold or warm?
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Keep the shiny side up
1979 XS1100SF
Mac 4-1
Drilled airbox Uni filter
Vmax bars
Virago 1" shorter shocks
30K miles
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1981XS1100SH
'80 G Forks and Triple Tree
'80 G tank
Mac Turnouts
Virago 1" shorter rear shocks
SH Headlight
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61 Wife
83 Son
86 Son
89 Daughter -
It shouldn't matter, the FSM makes no mention of doing the adjustment hot or cold.2H7 (79) owned since '89
3H3 owned since '06
"If it ain't broke, modify it"
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I would sugest cold, unless you like burning your hands/wrists on the header pipes/.
Hi, my name is George & I'm a twisty addict!
80G (Green paint(PO idea))
The Green Monster
K&N A/F, TC's fuse block, '81 oil cooler, TC's homemade 4-2 w/Mac Mufflers, Raptor 660 ACCT
Got him in '04.
bald tire & borrowing parts
80SG (Black w/red emblems & calipers)
Scarlet
K&N A/F, TC's fuse block, WJ5, Shoei bags, Raptor 660 ACCT.
Got her in '11
Ready for the twisties!
81H (previously CPMaynard's)
Hugo
Full Venturer, Indigo Blue with B/W painted tank.
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30 yrs. ago I was told to make that adjustment hot.........by a Yamaha design engineer. Makes sense as the metal does expand minutely under heat. Meanwhile get one of the auto adjusters as that stock manual adjuster won't hold in place for you very long after an adjustment.81H Venturer1100 "The Bentley" (on steroids) 97 Yamaha YZ250(age reducer) 92 Honda ST1100 "Twisty"(touring rocket) Age is relative to the number of seconds counted 'airing' out an 85ft. table-top.Comment
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