CamChain Tensioner

[Scrapman]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CBR600-TIMING-...QQcmdZViewItem

[dangertootherroadusers]

Dont wear very often, very rarly need replacing. Honda's main fault that lets all 95% of there cam chain driven bikes down is the tensoner its self. When i worked at a Honda dearler changing them under warrenty was a weekly thing, but honda didnt bring out a moded part just kept sticking the same one on again. So with in about 1000 miles it needed changing again.

Main bike affected were the following:
CBR600 FX-FY
CBR600 F1 (1st Injection) to present day ones
CBR900 925 /954 blade

And the only recall done on the CBR600RR was we had one the clutch assy exploded on, made a right mess. All metal fragments in the engine.

The worse bike they built for faults was the ST1300 one word describes it CRAP! the 1100 was a far superiour bike.

Oh and another bike they ruined was the legondary VFR750 amazin bike with it unique gear driven cams, they brought out the VFR800 ok but i still liked the 750 but then came the VFR800 VTech Oh dear, to cut production costs they put, wait for it yes you've got it, honda's only fault a cam chain. Then to make matters worse they stuck Vtech on it, BIG MISTAKE! Its not a fecking car its a touring bike so you need power though out the range not like a weak pointless turbo comming in at X revs which it what the vtech feels like.

All they needed to do was Make the VFR750 a 1000cc and put hydrolic tappets on it so there no need to check the valve clearances.

Ooops sorry i seem to have gone on a bit , i stop now!

Thats my only complaint with honda's bikes.

Thanks
DTORU

[Scrapman]

Here Here

Are you listening to this HondaMike

Very informative DTORU

[Tazfiend]

I got misinformed by a workshop that my tensioner was failing so I've now got a manual one. To be honest I'm happy that I changed it anyway, 'cause it's definitely not going to fail suddenly and leave my chain flapping about.

[Scrapman]

Oooooh no, nobody likes flapping

[Tazfiend]

[dangertootherroadusers]

lol


Manual ones are ok but dont allow tthe chain to give in extreme de-acceleration so in some cases can snap the chain, and you can over tighten them.

BUT I DO USE ONE because it is far better than the stock one and mainly for the same reasons as Taz

[Tazfiend]

I have to admit that over tightening the chain was my main concern with fitting a manual tensioner. I did it up finger tight and then turned over the engine and tightened it till the clattering stopped, then did the same with it running. I left it at the point where the noise had only just stopped and all seems to be fine.

[dangertootherroadusers]

Thats the same as me m8, i tightened it untill i felt resistance and the rattling stopped.

[Tazfiend]

So I did it right then? Good!

The instructions said take off the cam cover and measure slack in the top run of chain!