Motorcycle chain adjusters and WHY you need them!

[@DavidM2002]

My CBR1000RR is for touring only so lots of miles and lots of chain tension checking. With hard bags mounted, adjusting the chain is a PITA. With the Lightech, it's a breeze. A quick adjustment can now be done in about 1 minute, all from the rear of the bike - loosen the axle nut, one click adjustment to each side, tighten the axle nut. Done.

[@jaseferry1016]

Gary was reminding everyone to hit the bell for notifications when AJ said hit the thumbs up 👍🛎

[@cruisin650]

The one thing I haven't had to worry about for a while. If I did get another road bike these adaptors look like a must have though.

[@martins7194]

I would say that chain looks a bit tight in both the beginning and in the end of the video. Probably would've backed it off another 1/4 turn. Better to have a chain that's a bit too loose than too tight. Better for the gearbox and actually makes the chain wear less. I have been thinking about getting, or making something to make it a bit quicker / easier to adjust the chain. The adjusters are interesting, even if I thinnk they don't look that good Also, as a sidenote: I only probably look at my chain once every couple of weeks. Definitely not every couple of rides and I do >500km a week commute (2016 Fireblade) and the occasional leisure ride. Good to see some uploads again!

[@XXX957TRO]

Yea I was think the same thing my manual says 1 inch of play and I check my chain every 700miles

[@iridemanila]

It is a must to get the stock one are usually hard to deal with

[@ilove2wheels44]

Man thanks for teaching me something new I’ll definitely be doing this to my 2020 MT-10. Haha my last service the guy was like wow loose chain, I was like yeah Um 😅 don’t know how to fix that 😂. Thanks to you I do now 💪🏿 Get well soon Gary 🙏🏿

[@AdjrianNickelodeon]

You got it, mate! I check my chain every 2nd ride and adjust every few weeks when needed. Get the right tools and it will be easy

[@dg8062]

Love Gary and the informative videos.

[@MyRandomLife247]

Definitely will get these when I get a road bike.

[@steven-vn9ui]

Each to their own but the factory adjusters work easy enough without adding extra to the bike (06 zx6r) for me. Your bike is very nice mate BTW!

[@ridepastu1418]

💯

[@ridepastu1418]

Absolutely. Took those heavy chain adjusters off and opted for Gillies Tooling instead.

[@RagdollRacingInc]

G'day mate from Perth Western Australia Yeeeeeeew

[@xdrive8860]

Nice video. Best of luck to Gary

[@ac2-rm141]

How is the visibility of those mirrors, good for you?

[@plasticpanda]

Mate do you have the link to these chain adjusters?

[@RBFR01]

The 20-24 R1 has a different rear swing arm than the MT-10. The 2019 R1 has the same rear swing arm as the MT-10 so when people say these chain adjusters fit the R1 and MT-10 that's not true.

[@banditnev]

Never seen them before but not a bad idea, I like 👍

[@AdjrianNickelodeon]

I'm surprised a man of your riding experience hasn't seen these.. then again I'm not really familiar with ADV bike setups either..

[@Joshyouare94]

Get well soon Gary! 💜

[@MaxiimTribe]

Yooooo thickness I havent seen a video from this channel for like 2 year but I've been subbed the entire time.....what the heck?

[@Greg....]

Semi unrelated question. What tyres do you run on the daily? And how many k's do you get out of them? Only asking because i currently pay for my brother, on his daily he runs pirelli rosso corsa's, 190/50 17 on the rear, and the front is skinnier. But 2000km is typically when he replaces the rear, the fronts last a bit longer. The last 190 i bought was $390 from mca and those bums wanted stupid money to fit it without ballancing it plus, they wanted the wheel off the bike and said it was a 9 day wait. The wreckers around the corner fitted the tyre for $50. Granted, yeah the wheel was off and we supplied the tyre, but considering we dropped it off late arvo, it was ready to be picked up 9am the next morning.

[@enormp646]

Pirelli is great for track but Michelin is a great option for a daily tire.

[@EVil-ob8in]

Are these Lighttech or the Chinese version? I fitted the Chinese ones from AliExpress yesterday but they’re coming straight off. Too many compromises for me. 1) axle has to feed through from the ‘wrong’ side 2) chain adjuster does not provide a solid base like the oem adjuster block 3) axle nut sits too close to the end of the axle when torqued to spec and can’t get a cotterpin through the castle nut and axle which is the biggest issue and would be a MOT fail. Bike is a ZX6R

[@AdjrianNickelodeon]

These are China. I have lightech on the R1 however

[@artdore1632]

Where can you get the chain adjuster?..i have a 2002 suzuki sv650s….thank you

[@welderman691]

By and thank you,feel better Gary 😢

[@AdjrianNickelodeon]

He's doing really well these days. Thank you 😊 :)

[@welderman691]

@AdjrianNickelodeon YES!! Great to hear bro I love my animals more than people 😉 I'm glad he's well

[@tazzy8299]

Hi where did you get the chain adjusters mine is a 2020 model the ones I seen on Amazon are for a Kawasaki

[@AdjrianNickelodeon]

Aliexpress for MT10

[@tazzy8299]

Thanks I’ll have a look cheers

[@LuckyLuke_81]

Nice vid, but wow that's a really tight chain, don't you get too short/limited by chain rear suspension travel?

[@AdjrianNickelodeon]

Nope, I get over 50k kms out of my chains. The standard is 3cm movement on a well adjusted chain. That's what I was taught

[@wobblysauce]

All depends on the bike and what you are doing.

[@LuckyLuke_81]

@@AdjrianNickelodeon exactly. It looked like max 1cm on video;)

[@AshwinAyyagari]

Not sure if they are necessary for the KTM. Haven't actually adjusted the chain yet for all 3 rides I've done so far.

[@dot1shots61]

Hope Gary gets better!!

[@AdjrianNickelodeon]

Yeah he's all gravy now this was 3 months ago 👌

[@neilhamill318]

@@AdjrianNickelodeon Glad to hear/read that.

[@Tech-49]

Get well soon Gary old son

[@jaysdailyvlogs976]

Brooo start uploading more

[@YoungNaija]

Do they have ones that fit a 87 Honda cmx250

[@AdmireMe.]

Are the ones your fitting to the MT-10 the same Lightech ones as your R1? If not, can you please let me know where you purchased the ones your fitting to the MT please :) Thanks for the great content as always mate!

[@AdjrianNickelodeon]

Hey mate. They're from Aliexpress. Cheap but do the exact same job 👍

[@AdmireMe.]

@@AdjrianNickelodeon Thanks a million mate 👌👌

[@Anonymous-gl3fb]

I need these my chain consistantly gets messed up on my mt10

[@MyRandomLife247]

Hey AJ where did you get this from? Ebay special?

[@AdjrianNickelodeon]

Nah Aliexpress

[@gethomel]

I should of purchased these when i first bought my FZ10 thats easy!!

[@mrconta]

Hi, what brand is this? lighttech?

[@AdjrianNickelodeon]

EBay

[@mrconta]

@@AdjrianNickelodeon any link? 😊

[@petergj]

Hey Mate what was the brand of the adjusters

[@AdjrianNickelodeon]

Lightech on the R1. No name on the MT10.

[@petergj]

thanks mate appreciate it

[@wobblysauce]

You missed the ring the bell with Gary.

[@MrDarkbluewater]

Your original chain adjusters are literally better than mine. Mine only give you a limit forwards and not backwards, so you need to constantly hit and kick your wheel to have it actually touch the adjusters. Fucking nightmare. Then again, I guess at least they don't require you to go mega fiddly with those nuts like on your original adjusters.

[@AdjrianNickelodeon]

That's ghetto af, bruh!!!! XD

[@st33lwill22]

Gary

[@banditnev]

Just seen how much they are 😜 too much for an old pensioner and I don't think it covers Bandits but I could be wrong!

[@fransinaga317]

Hallo my nama is franjeri s from indonesia. nice to meet you

[@vl9665]

YET ANOTHER NOTIFICATION LETSSS GOOOO

[@IceBoNeZ]

Get a Kawasaki! They adjust from the back, not in front, much easier!👍

[@AdjrianNickelodeon]

I'd rather chop of my d!ck, than ride a Kawasaki.

[@IceBoNeZ]

@@AdjrianNickelodeon 🤣🤣 Then you could ride a Suzuki too..🤣🤣🤣

[@timmason7430]

Gary does look like he's lost some weight.

[@enoz.j3506]

As a biker for 40+ years,the standard factory chain adjusters work just fine, and not difficult to adjust,but for the brain cell deficient riders, i guess these types of adjusters are needed.Lets face it, if you have a decent chain,thats well maintained,adjustment is only req every 500 miles or so.Unless your a crazy rider, that rides a 500hp turbo equiped 2 wheeled rocket.Also when adjusting your chain,rotate the rear wheel, as chaines dont ware evenly, you then adjust at the smallest deflection point.

[@22Epic]

Mate, I think you forget that some people ride their bike on the track. When you change tires every few trackdays (and sometime multiple times a day if you are doing competition) then you're happy to have a chain adjuster allowing you to easily set your tension.

[@enoz.j3506]

@@22Epic Fair enough,for track days i get it,done a few myself and yes chaines do take a pounding on track,so these would be better,i was talking more general riders,and lets face it ,most have not been near a track,but i take what you say onboard.