New chain too long?

Hello

Need some advise from those who know. Despite the rain I have put a
new chain and sprockets
on my zzr600 but with the new chain on, the rear wheel is adjusted to
50% of the available adjustment already.

Is this right - I've checked the DID website and it is the correct
chain for the bike, just seems
strange that already I've lost 50% of the available adjustment before
it is even worn. The
sprockets are exactly the same as the old ones too.

I havent riveted the link yet just assembled and frankly I dont know
if the chain is too long.

Apologies for asking a question that I guess has been asked loads
before, Google didnt
really turn up anything useful.

Cheers

 

They all do that sir.

By the time time your chain reaches the end of its adjustment it'll be
clubbed, even if it is at 50%

 

Thank you kindly, I can rivet the chain link and go and
enjoy.............................. the rain.

Cheers

 

mine came with a new sticker ( actually 4 different stickers with
different languages )
I had to remove some links even though it was an OEM chain, it was
pretty obviously too long though.

 

Your bike has shrunk.

 

Don't rivet it up yet, check it against the old one to see if it's the
same length first. If it's loger then take the appropriate amount of
links out.

Just about every chain supplied to me recently has been the wrong
length.

 

Conversely, both the last two road bike chains I've bought recently
were exactly right. Makes a change from shortening chains for the YZ.

 

Including the GS???? ;-)