Chain tensioner blocks

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Chain tensioner blocks

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Anyone know of any more visually appealing chain tensioner blocks, like the sliding aluminium ones you see on some more modern bikes?
I had a look for early Blade trick items, but couldn't find anything- surprising, as every mnfr makes Blade bits...


No silly red anodised tat, but something that looks a bit more...."engineered" perhaps.

Suggestions/links, pls?
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Probably just substance over style with the APE and other types init

would be nice to have a more machined crafted look to them, as the rear is almost always visible on the storm

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Cheers, Seb, but I meant rear drive chain tensioner, not CCT's. Got plenty of those..... :lol:
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tony.mon wrote:Cheers, Seb, but I meant rear drive chain tensioner, not CCT's. Got plenty of those..... :lol:
no worries mate sorry, just thought that you thought the APE and similar was a bit ugly and simple like I do.
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do you mean like these tony?

i was looking in deamon tweeks cat other day and thaught wish these was off the shelf for the storm

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That's the sort of thing.
Just never found anything that would brighten up the back end of the swingarm a bit
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I can always get some made, but was after something off the shelf, preferably, as I'm tight and lazy. :thumbup:
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