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According to the manual, this is supposed to be done every 7500 miles or so. D

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...sigh....:whistle: D

Nice rides. Now yall put on your helmets! :poke: D

Kerosene is what the manual instructs to use for cleaning the chain, so no worries there. As long as you clean/re-lube at least every 600 miles you should be fine. :thumbsup: D

:welcome: to the oRg, and grats on your new ride. :thumbsup: D

Clean lookin' ride man! :thumbsup: Grats, and :welcome: to the oRg. D

:welcome: to the oRg, and nice 650 ya have there. :thumbsup: Ride safe, D

Grats on your new ride, and :welcome: to the oRg. :thumbsup: D

I could see that. I believe Suzuki gave the "work instruction" in the manual for checking chain tension for a reason. Think about it. Some peeps in the field would have front/rear stands, others would not. Suzuki probably found the optimal/loaded chain tension, and then measured the chain...

Good point and well said. This is why I have checked that the tension with the bike on both stands is the same as it is on the side stand (unloaded, measuring the same place on the chain). I figured if Suzuki wanted someone on the bike when the measurement was taken, they would have mentioned...

I use both the front AND rear stand so the bike is fully supporting it's own weight, evenly across both axles. I have to be honest, checking it this way and checking it on the side stand have yielded the same measurements for me. I have yet to check the tension while sitting on the bike, since...

Grats on your purty steed, and :welcome: to the oRg! :thumbsup: D

Sorry to hear about your off man, but glad all in all you are ok. D

...me either. Pleaes keep us updated; hope everything works out for you. :please: D