Lower Chain Guide
 

Anyone fitted a lower chain guide?

Which one did you use?

And how did you fit it? I assume there's no direct fit, need to drill the swingarm?


Cheers,


Nick.

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Cheers!!!!

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when i finally get around to changing my C+S i am going to go 2 or 3 teeth bigger on the back.

I do want a lower chain guide, so if i do go bigger on the back what will that mean in term of a chain guide? will ones that fit the Tenere with standard gearing still work?

Does it make taking the rear wheel in and out harder?

As long as you leave enough spare thread on the bolts in the swingarm then you can fit spacers according to the size of sprocket you're going to use.

Regarding wheel changes; as long as the wheel will still go as far forward in the slots as it can (without fowling the guide), it shouldn't make any difference. You can always separate the guide and loosen it off to make things easier.

hi, the guide easily adapts to sprocket size the rear most hole is slighly slotted to accommodate this change,

as for wheel fitment it probably does make it slightly more awkward i guess, i'm more than used to wheel changes

would i be without, no way!

good to see you back Nick

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would i be without, no way!

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Nor would I! This is the single best thing I've done to my bike, thanks to stoic's design ability.

The current trend of not fitting rear chain guides to adventure bikes (not only ours, but BMW, Triumph, Kawasaki, Suzuki, Husqvarna amazingly, and no doubt others) borders on negligence imo. It's so easy to derail a chain in mud, sand, scrub and sticks or even gravel it's not funny. As everyone knows, subsequent damage can be slight or result in a busted crankcase half. Or a locked rear wheel with possible crash complications.

Notably, and commendably, the humble DR650 has a very good chain guide. Isn't this telling designers something?

The fear that the guide material will melt at high speed is naive. If that was the case, so would the swingarm slipper found on almost all bikes these days. If the lower guide is mounted correctly, it merely guides the chain onto the rear sprocket under power with light contact, and is clear of the guide internal surface under deceleration.

Good one, stoic.

Cheers Bernard.

Nick.

Or you could derail the chain, wrap it round the front sprocket, and break something in the gearbox.

Apparently.

Good to hear you're still with us Dave......... and the various parts of your gearbox.