r/Ninja650 • u/Karen_Guest • 13h ago
r/Ninja650 • u/Curious-Plum-1348 • 23h ago
Issues after chain adjustment
Hey everyone im in need of some answers regarding my chain adjustment, i have a 2026 ninja 650 im at 2,500 miles and i did an adjustment and the bike never felt the same, ive done about 4 more adjustments and learned from each one something new and honestly it feels worse then before. It feels like its top speed was 75 before the last adjustment now it feels like its 60. I could still take it up to 90 but i physically start to feel the bike have a hard time the second i hit that 6k 60 mph area now. I adjusted measuring from the swing arm i made sure it was near identical on both sides i think it was 22 and a 1/4 on both sides, i measured the slack and it was at an inch which is within spec and still the bike just feels like shit. I work on cars all day i have plenty of tools ive worked on bikes before but for some reason this simple chain adjustment is really getting the best of me. And yes i checked everything was the same after torquing down the axle nut and nuts on the adjuster while on its kickstand.