pirategonzo
XS650 Member
Hi everyone, this is my first build and will probably be the start of many questions ahead.
I picked up a frame that is already raked and hard tailed and all the work looks pretty well done. What I don't understand is what they were going for with the chain tensioner. This bike was on the road prior to me buying it so it did work somehow but it seems pretty sketchy to me. I understand the design behind it but I don't see the functionality of it, so either I am missing something for it, blind to how it works, or it's just a really bad design.
Anyone know how this would work? Would I be better off replacing it? Can someone point me to where I would get something to replace it with?
I would rather have a set up like the TC Bros hard tail but I don't want to have to cut the frame up since the rest of the work looks pretty good.
Thanks for the help and guidance. I'm sure I will be looking for a lot more in the future.
I picked up a frame that is already raked and hard tailed and all the work looks pretty well done. What I don't understand is what they were going for with the chain tensioner. This bike was on the road prior to me buying it so it did work somehow but it seems pretty sketchy to me. I understand the design behind it but I don't see the functionality of it, so either I am missing something for it, blind to how it works, or it's just a really bad design.
Anyone know how this would work? Would I be better off replacing it? Can someone point me to where I would get something to replace it with?
I would rather have a set up like the TC Bros hard tail but I don't want to have to cut the frame up since the rest of the work looks pretty good.
Thanks for the help and guidance. I'm sure I will be looking for a lot more in the future.