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JedB98
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PostPosted: 16:43 - 25 Mar 2015    Post subject: Chain Clank Noise Upon Gear Shift Reply with quote
I own a DT50MX. I am 16 years old coming very close to purchasing my 125. I have been on the road a good year nearly and this has only just started to bug me. I am unsure if I had the issue before as I only just realised it.

I will reach a good rev count to shift up a gear so I will release the throttle, pull in the clutch, click it up a gear and as i slowly let out the clutch at a mild to moderate speed, I will accelerate... then I hear the bloody chain clank or click and you can feel it through the bike vibrate as though the chain suddenly whips. Its very frustrating and I have recently had the chain serviced aswell as a full servicing after the chain actually came off... perhaps this is why? Sometimes it does not do it. What could I be doing wrong?
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PostPosted: 16:45 - 25 Mar 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
Serviced by whom? Check and adjust the chain yourself.
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PostPosted: 17:48 - 25 Mar 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
The chain is too loose, knocking on the swing arm. Thumbs Up
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Rogerborg
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PostPosted: 18:28 - 25 Mar 2015    Post subject: Re: Chain Clank Noise Upon Gear Shift Reply with quote
JedB98 wrote:
I have recently had the chain serviced aswell as a full servicing after the chain actually came off

See, we don't know what this means. Is it a new chain? What does "serviced" entail?

Chain lubrication and tension is something that you need to keep on top of yourself - or else it'll come off. Nobody else has any real interest in getting it spot on.

However, some bikes are just prone to it. My GS has very little leeway between being tighter than a duck's arse, and slapping around on the swing arm.
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PostPosted: 15:51 - 28 Mar 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
I'd bet that Rhyno is right.. I had the exact same problem for a long time on my 125. Get some spanners and tighten it but make absolutely sure that the alignment is correct on both sides. It's easily done with a tape measure and two adjustable spanners or torque wrenches if you have them. The correct amount of play will be in your manual.
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