I received mine today and thought I would take a few pictures of it before I install the product. I used some ear plugs and a AA battery for size references.

The springs are pretty robust. The milled base is steel. The two shims are aluminum. The nylon pad seems very well built. Here ya go:










I inserted the supplied thicker shim for this shot:





EDIT: Go to post 88 of this thread to see this unit installed

and

Go to post 568 to see the unit after 3,600 miles of use.

 

I got mine today too......

It's a very well made piece of gear...

 

must be a new version. got mine a couple months back and the base is a welded piece not milled like this one.

 

Been looking at this myself. Let us know what you think after you get it in.

 

Yes they have migrated to a milled product because they can produce them quicker. The welded version should be just as good though.

 

Thanks for the pic.
Mine just came in today at my indys, picking it up Tomorrow.

 

Nice pictures. I took a few pictures of mine, one of the installed pictures below. The tensioner does soften the ride with the springs adding/absorbing chain slack from the RPM transitory loads. I can feel the softer ride in the seat, a much needed improvement. Also, the Hayden claim the transmission "clicks" into gear is total bunk, mine still clunks. When the bike comes out of winter storage in the spring I am installing shorter mount bolts without spacers.

 

I got mine the other day too. I noticed from your pics the large spring I got with this kit dosen't have as many coils as yours does. The rest of the kit looks the same as being milled not welded

 

What is the purpos of the shims? Is it simply to increase spring tension?

 

There is a thinner one and a thicker one. Depending on how old your chain is, you may need to use one or both, under the spring, to achieve the proper spring compression..... per directions "3/8" from the bottom of the shoe to where the springs are setting on the guideplate."

There seems to be a question as to whether it should be 3/8" or 1/2"....