Bonnie Chain Adjustment.

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  1. Sprinter

    Sprinter Kinigit

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    I have a triumph t100 bonnie 2017 and require to adjust my drive chain difficulty getting the spanners in, on the internet it says to remove the exhausts to do it which seems a bit of a pain any advice,

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  2. guppy2810

    guppy2810 New Member

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    unable to get a ring spanner in , so it looks as if the silencers will have to com off unless their is a different type of open ended spanner I could try
     
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  3. Sprinter

    Sprinter Kinigit

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  4. Sprinter

    Sprinter Kinigit

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    Trying hard to save till the new year, and not snap the leash and buy now. Its went from defiantly a Speed to Speed or this


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    Kawasaki Z1000SX

    And the TV blew up a couple of days ago.
     
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  5. GaryM

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  6. GaryM

    GaryM It's him, you know who. Him from you know ....

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    You get combination spanners in a ratchet version too.
     
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  8. Sprinter

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    It seems to be what Im after, wheel base is the same as the Speed, gearing is more aggressive than the GT, weight is 35 kg less and only 30kg more than the Speed, and (I think ) thats with the panniers, so very similar and with luggage and screens fairing etc.
    Im just going to sit back for as long as I can, with the season closing, does it matter that Im still on the GT come the new year I dont think so, there is so much to like about it, I can keep it a few more months.Through the winter its nice to have the two ideas to bounce off each other.
     
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  9. guppy2810

    guppy2810 New Member

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    thanks for the info will save me a lot of hassle
     
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  11. Flashp

    Flashp Noble Member

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    I found it awkward even with cranked spanners. I have a T100 black and things mark easily. I eventually bought Toga silencers which give access with regular spanners.
     
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  12. R341N1994

    R341N1994 New Member

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    i think i may have to adjust my chain, anyways i followed the manual and its very confusing. i watched some yt tutorials also, my question is do you have to losen all the lock nuts (both sides) and then do you have to adjust both adjustment nuts or just the side where the spindle nut? the yt tutorial i saw, the guy only adjusted from the spindle side. thanks in advance.
     
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  13. Steve Hill

    Steve Hill Senior Member

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    #13 Steve Hill, May 9, 2020
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    @R341N1994 Yeah you have to do both sides otherwise the wheel will be misaligned, there are marks on the swingarm to allow to get the same adjustment on both sides. Welcome to the forum!
     
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  14. Helmut Visor

    Helmut Visor Only dead fish go with the flow
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    Howdy R341N1994, and welcome in :cool::cool:
     
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  15. Don the Don

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    Hi and welcome
     
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  16. R341N1994

    R341N1994 New Member

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    thanks for the reply and thanks for the welcomes.
    i still have question regarding the actual lock nuts, i know the manual refers the lock nuts as the set furthest from the wheel and the adjuster nuts as the set right by spindle. so in this case, i have to losen the lock nuts, the spindle nut, and then start turning on the adjustment nuts, am i correct in this comprehension? thanks
     
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  17. R341N1994

    R341N1994 New Member

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    haha thanks i think you hsd just cleared it for me. yeh i meant those nuts adjacent to the outter end of the adjuster, basically the ones toward the rear brake and clutch pedals. ok so i have to losen both sides for that right?
    i apologize for silly questions, but this is my first time messin with my bike, i have a 2017 t100, so it sounds like we have similar or same adjuster mechanism.
     
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  18. R341N1994

    R341N1994 New Member

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    nice thank you, going to give it another try today.
     
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