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mattg · 11-08-2004, 03:35 AM

my friend has a 93 katana 600, and the chain is kinda skipping. I took a look at it, and to start, he had the chain WAY too tight, but he said it was doing this before he tightened the chain.

when I took it for a spin, it was almost like the front sprocket was just jumpping out of the chain when I'd give it gas while turning. it only skipped/made the bad noise when I was going straight and accelerating once.

I looked as his back sprocket, and it looked like it was on backwards or out to the left too far. we flipped it over and the chain looked like it was ligned up much better, but it still skipped. I know I have the slack set correctly, the chain is old, as is the front sprocket but the chain and both sprockets look good.

any ideas? I'm really at a loss.

11-08-2004, 03:35 AM	#1 (permalink)
mattg seconds before it popped! Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 2,149 Casino Cash: $28972 Sportbike: '05 cbr600rr (track whore) '84 XL100s	odd chain problem my friend has a 93 katana 600, and the chain is kinda skipping. I took a look at it, and to start, he had the chain WAY too tight, but he said it was doing this before he tightened the chain. when I took it for a spin, it was almost like the front sprocket was just jumpping out of the chain when I'd give it gas while turning. it only skipped/made the bad noise when I was going straight and accelerating once. I looked as his back sprocket, and it looked like it was on backwards or out to the left too far. we flipped it over and the chain looked like it was ligned up much better, but it still skipped. I know I have the slack set correctly, the chain is old, as is the front sprocket but the chain and both sprockets look good. any ideas? I'm really at a loss. __________________ "Guys are innately drawn to motorcycles. They're fast, they're loud, and they're an integral part of a favorite guy activity -- crashing headfirst into things."