Originally Posted by
cplager
Can you expand on this? (What am I not seeing?)
Originally Posted by
smallwheeler
can you explain how it works?
My first experience with it was back in the 80's on my Kawasaki ZX900. Instead of sliding an axle along cutouts ("dropouts") in each side of the swingarm (chainstays) to adjust chain/belt tension and then cinching it into place with axle nuts, an offset axle runs through a couple of clamped spindles.
For instance in this pic, the axle is in the hole opposite the one the yellow arrow is pointing to. To adjust chain/belt tension you loosen the pinch bolts (as in the photo below), then insert the same allen wrench into the hole the yellow arrow is pointing to and turn the spindle to take up chain/belt slack. Once adjusted, tighten the spindle pinch bolts down.
IMHO this arrangement allowed quicker adjustments while ensuring proper rear wheel alignment.
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