Kawasaki Sportsbike Riders Club - Australia - Online Forum

according to the service manual for the standard chain type i have the DID 520v2 with 110 link, the slack should be around 7-15 mm this is the service manual of the site in "gen tech talk"
also says "too tight more then 15 mm, too loose less then 7 mm"

wow... my chain was alot looser than that and i didnt have any problems no chain slap at all

my gpx had about 70 to 80 mm free play
turns out it was contacting my centre stand, which had been bent in by the previous owner
I had it tightened, coz i wasnt game to try it myself(second week with the bike)

now have to replace the chain, sprockets, and centre stand.

irritated with myself that i didnt notice this when i bought the bike, but lesson learned

70- 80 mm play wow im suprised the thing didnt fling off..
and no it doesn't say weither someone is sitting on it or the bike at rest. so im not sure

i doubt it would be with someone sitting on the bike that would take two mechanics