Chain loose after install
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carnivorous chicken
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Don't know what putting another "obe" entails, but you've got a chain tensioner that will take up any slack. don't know what kind of bike you have, but it should be fairly obvious how it works if you look where the rear wheel mounts to the swing arm.
HerrDeacon
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Think that was a typo, should be 'one'.
Do you have a manual for your bike? The adjustment procedure should be in both the user's or shop manual and is pretty straightforward. Have a look at it and post back if you have any questions.
Do you have a manual for your bike? The adjustment procedure should be in both the user's or shop manual and is pretty straightforward. Have a look at it and post back if you have any questions.
my-79-750-k
Therapy is expensive. Riding is cheap. You decide.
It's normal for a chain to have some initial stretch when first used. Adjust your rear axle, it should slide back with two adjustment screws. Loosen the axle nut, tighten the adjustment screws so the rear wheel moves back until your chain flex is within specs (easy to find through a goole search or shop manual, usually 1/2" up and down) then retighten your axle nuts. Just make sure to measure your rear wheel to make sure it is dead even on both sides. Good practice to check your chain flex once a week or so during the riding season.
carnivorous chicken
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Again, not sure what you mean when you write "wheels crooked by the notches." But to adjust your chain, you'll first loosen the nut up against the adjuster at the rear of your swing arm, then tighten the adjusting bolt to pull the wheel back. A little goes long way here. If by saying the wheel looks crooked you mean that it's off center, the two bolts can help you set it straight (and you can use a straight 2X4 or other straight edge to line up your front and back wheels to make sure they are in alignment). This stuff's in the manual.
The chain is loose because it is too long / needs adjusting. The size of the sprockets is kinda irrelevant - you adjust the chain length to suit the sprocket sizes you have.
By the way - what brand of chain is this? A buddy of mine had a brand new Chinese no name chain on his DL1000 when we went on a big ride last year and it stretched a notch on his swingarm each day (we rode about 400-500 miles a day). He ended up getting it replaced with a quality O ring chain and sprockets and that chain didn't stretch at all for the rest of the ride (another 2500 miles or so).
Sometimes you get what you pay for.
By the way - what brand of chain is this? A buddy of mine had a brand new Chinese no name chain on his DL1000 when we went on a big ride last year and it stretched a notch on his swingarm each day (we rode about 400-500 miles a day). He ended up getting it replaced with a quality O ring chain and sprockets and that chain didn't stretch at all for the rest of the ride (another 2500 miles or so).
Sometimes you get what you pay for.
my-79-750-k
Therapy is expensive. Riding is cheap. You decide.
You need to break that chain, take that wheel assembly off and clean it, bad. The save up 125$ and buy some new sprockets, then buy a correct fitting chain and properly adjust it as per manual instructions 
That rear end has seen much better bays. The "teardrop" things are your adjusters, there should be notches on the tops that line up to notches in the swingarm. Adjust the bolts that thread into the back of them until both sides have all the notches lined up the same, then tighten your axle bolt back down.
That rear end has seen much better bays. The "teardrop" things are your adjusters, there should be notches on the tops that line up to notches in the swingarm. Adjust the bolts that thread into the back of them until both sides have all the notches lined up the same, then tighten your axle bolt back down.