Honda NSR 125 chain tightening

[Yarri]

Basically i am fed up with having to take the bike to the garadge every time to tighten the chain up when someone always gives me this shit saying that my tire is soon needs to be replaced and that they can do it for 150 quid (yeah tyre which i fucking bought 2 weeks ago haha) or other similar 'work creation'

So basically i want to learn two things

1. How and what do i exacly need to tighten my chain myself

2. What is best to buy and where to do my tires pressure

Thanks

[Thom]

I reckon a purple set of powerbands should sort out the tyres nicely, shouldn't be too much either

I know we're all noobs once, but surely you have a manual?
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Current Bike: 1996 Yamaha TRX850 (The Japanese-Ducati One).
Previous Bikes: 1990 Honda NSR125 'Rothmans' (The smoking one), 1990 Suzuki GS500e 'Caf? fighter' (The loud one), 1987 Kawasaki GPX400r (The quick one), 1997 XJ600s Diversion (The reliable one), 2000 Kawasaki ER-5 (The spontaneously combustive one)

[Tristan.]

Slacken the axle nuts, slacken the two nuts locked together on each adjuster (the bolt sticking out the ends of theswingarm) tighten the larger nut on each adjuster evenly till you have about an inch of play in the bottom of the chain, then tighten the smaller nut to lock them together, then tighten the axle back up.

Get someone who knows what thyre doing to show you, 100 times easier than understanding it.

[Cigaro]

[Yarri]

Thanks for the answers

[Polo]

Good tip - tighten the bolts in equal measure. If you tighten the left side 2 turns then ensure you do 2 turns on the right.
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[alains]

just a little thing : when you've slacken the central nut , kick your tyre in order to unstick the wheel from the swing arm
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