gearhead222
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Dear Fellow Members-I bought a spring loaded tensioner off of EGay from CJR imports awhile back . Basically it's a small triangular piece of plate steel with a swing arm mounted tensioner wheel on one corner of the triangle and a small spring mounted on the tip of the swing arm going back to the triangular piece. It's supposed to be installed so that the spring PULLS on the idler wheel to apply tension to the bike chain. Tried to find a pic from the CJR/Livefastmotors site but they have none Am wondering if the provided spring is adequate and if spring loaded tensioners generally need less tension to work compared to a rigid idler wheel. Really seems like a better design than the fixed idler wheel, but of course I don't want to trash my motor due to the tensioner not working correctly and having the chain jump off of the sprocket and ruining the engine case. Thanx for any specific info-Gearhead