You're the best and thanks a million

You know what? Yer a good guy

Well done!

I wouldn't trust the factory marks to be sure your tire is lined up as I've seen many bikes where those marks are off. Best way is to line up two long straight edges on each side of and against the rear tire that extend past the front tire when the bike is upright and check they are equidistant from each side of the front tire. An easier way is to check the tire is physically centered in the swingarm with the same amount of clearance on both sides at the front of the rear tire.

Great video, even years later. Only thing I’d add is a zip tie behind the 12 mm jam nut to prevent it from backing off, if by some reason it ever loosens up.

Great video! Thanks

Nice demo!

Great video! Well explained!

so useful

Thanks!

An oldie, but a goody!!

Your video is worthless.

well done video thank you.

BRILLIANT VIDEO

Great video! I learned a lot. I didn't know that those adjustment screws were changing the distance your axle was from the front of the bike. 5:10

Great video. Answered some questions I had. Thank you

I know it's been a few years since you posted this video but it was very helpful. Thank you posting it. Great job!

You sure helped to make it simple. Great video

Amazing video

Thanks mate, just did my oil change, easy job

Good vid

Dude thank you for this video. So many of the videos out there assume a base level of knowledge, which I just don't have. This video was a lifesaver.

Had to change my 2003 KLR rear tire on the road (for the first time). I wasn't sure if I had gotten the chain tension right. I watched a lot of video's but none were as thorough as yours. I see my rear is not in align so will head out to the garage to get the tension right and ensure it is aligned properly. Thank you. Great video!

Very good thanks.

Always measure chain slack with the bike on its side stand.

Needed this for the bike I bought yesterday, thank you!

Thank you for the upload.. no bs.. straight to the point.. all facts.. 💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪

Thanks for the video, still helpful 10 years later!

Thanks for sharing. I found this to be precise and well presented and have subscribed. Regards from S Africa Clive

Perfect, detailed instructions well done

Excellent video, thank you!

thank you very much, now i know how to fix the problem !! very clear thanks bro

Hey , great video ! Very easy to understand. I like the quick method of checking the chain slack. I just finished tightening up my chain thanks to your video.

adjusted my chain exactly as you stated, it's tight as a drum at 2 inches to the top of the chain. loosened it so it will almost touch the rubber on the upper swing arm and my slack now shows over 2.5 inches.

about a 1/4 turn. that'd be 90º, not the 180º half turn that you made on the first adjustment on the right side. if you get that wrong and the two sides are not equal, allowing the axle to be perpendicular and square to the frame, you will get really, really bad wobble at speed. there is also a fair amount of slop in both of those adjuster reference tabs. make sure they are both pulled all the way back or you can have up to a 1/4" of misalignment, which will cause wobble at speeds too.

never, ever, ever use a torque wrench to loosen bolts!!

Thank you very much, indeed !

Super!!! A+++++++++

Very helpful - thanks!

Thanks mate super clear derections I like it oil is done

Thanks! Great instructions! 3:19 and 3:49 is what I needed to see so I can get my KLR650 chain were it needs to be! Thanks again!

Well done. No frills. Good detail. No shaky camera, thank you for that. Keep going. 😀

my manual says to do this while the bike is on a lift, won't that make a big difference?

Great video thanks for being thorough, klr riders will be watching for years to come

Nice vid. Really helped.

I have a stainless steel header and LEXX slip on exhaust , and to many aftermarket parts to improve my bike to list. KLR 650 is a damn good bike if you do full maintenance it will run great for a long time.

I installed a quality Gold o ring chain with Super sprox gold rear and steel front in stock gearing I adjusted mine one time and had stayed in spec for miles and miles using cheapo chain and sprockets do not save you money in the long haul. Yo KLR guy i have the same model as you and it runs beautifully.

Thank you!

Just a stupid question: Why not use some of the new oil to lubricate each end of the new filter?

dude you are awesome if you did a how too video on everything on the klr I would watch