690 Enduro Forum

Technical => Sweet Mods and Accessories => Topic started by: truck11 on February 23, 2016, 09:38:55 am

Title: Manual Cam Chain tensioner?
Post by: truck11 on February 23, 2016, 09:38:55 am

Has anyone installed the manual Cam Chain tensioner - as seen here http://www.ktmtwins.com/ktm-690-chain-tensioner   ????
Is it necessary?

Title: Re: Manual Cam Chain tensioner?
Post by: SDMF_Reaps on March 13, 2016, 08:21:38 pm

I did it.

Is it necessary, probably not.  It did make the bike slightly quieter but the aluminum skid plate made it much louder anyway.

Also it seems difficult to set properly.  I installed it while I did a valve check so I could visually check it.  Then after starting the bike up I re adjusted it.  The sound difference is slight, to me anyway, from loose to correctly tensioned.

Title: Re: Manual Cam Chain tensioner?
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