Aftermarket Drive Chain Adjusters

[AsureDawn]

Anyone find any, have used any?

Only one I've found is by Dimotiv, and is simply a machined block of aluminum which replaces the oem part. OEM appears to be steel, but the aluminum is probably thick enough that it wouldn't be an issue, I think. Just, aside from tighter tolerances and aligning it more easily (and dashing good looks, at least until it gets scratched up), I'm not sure it's worth the $40 ($60 after shipping) they're asking.

 

[Beemerphile]

Anyone find any, have used any?

Only one I've found is by Dimotiv, and is simply a machined block of aluminum which replaces the oem part. OEM appears to be steel, but the aluminum is probably thick enough that it wouldn't be an issue, I think. Just, aside from tighter tolerances and aligning it more easily (and dashing good looks, at least until it gets scratched up), I'm not sure it's worth the $40 ($60 after shipping) they're asking.

Looks to me as all you get is dashing good looks and a place to mount rear spools. The chain adjustment would be the same using the same guide marks or another alignment aid. It is still a pull-only adjustment. Push-pull adjusters would be nice.

 

[AsureDawn]

By aligning more easily, I of course meant aligning the part in the swingarm, not aligning the marks on the adjuster. Sorry for any confusion.

 

[Michael Moore]

A larger and tighter fitting (both to the inside of the swing arm and to the axle) block will more firmly locate the axle in the swing arm and add some stiffness to the assembly. If you haven't noticed any problems with the OEM adjusters I suspect you won't notice any potential minor improvements with new adjuster blocks.

 

[GunNut37086]

I'm not sure I like them $62.73 worth, but it sure would be nice to have a better fitting product. I don't like how mine fit.

 

[Deleted member 5383]

Not seeing any real advantage. It's easy enough to get accuracy and staunchness with the stock setup. I looked on eBay to see if anything from China did it just as well for cheaper but so far, nothing notable -- though there are some tensioner wheel dealies similar to what one might find on some ATVs.

I did put some fine Tusk adjusters on my WR250R, but those fit into a different swingarm design and because of that, do improve things for a more frequent adjustment routine required by off-road machines that see more sprocket and tire changing.