powroll
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Its a fag taking the swing arm out every chain swap, do any of you use masterlinks ?
Any breaks ever?
Any breaks ever?
Endless chains or master link ?
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powroll
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To reuse another endless chain the swingarm has to come out, its a link type chain otherwise, the RK motocross chains are linked so cant be that bad with the environment there applied and are rated to 500cc but some say anything over 60hp should be a non link chain.
With the recent recall on the guide pulley jamming broken chains I was just thinking play on the cautious side.
With the recent recall on the guide pulley jamming broken chains I was just thinking play on the cautious side.
have heard pros and cons of both, personally am not very good at the rivetting bit .. tend to over tighten so am using a clip link this time. from looking at the rk site some chains can only be rivetted others can be the clip so my new exw chain has a clip
I sell hundreds of chains. Most people who use them on trail bikes are quite content with a spring link. A new KTM comes with a spring link from the factory.
The only time there is any problem is if the circlip has been bent or is not fitted properly (ie open end to direction of travel and/or not seated in position)
Greg
The only time there is any problem is if the circlip has been bent or is not fitted properly (ie open end to direction of travel and/or not seated in position)
Greg
powroll
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I like easier maintenance...............
You have restored my confidence chain link it is.
You have restored my confidence chain link it is.
rc mad
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i had a chain on the dakar (pretty much the same engine as the g bikes) that had a spring clip, bloody clip kept coming off. Installed correctly (we use the same type of clips at work, on smaller 1/2 pitch chains) Lost the clip three times before finally deciding enough was enough and fitting a rivit type master link.
Something was wrong there then. When the circlips are new, you can barely get them on or off using tools - they certainly won't fly off on their own.
However, just re-reading what you've written, you may not have been using the original circlip for the chain. The pins over which the circlips fit are NOT a standard size so you may have ended up with (what is known to us in the trade as... ) a piss-fit.
Greg
rc mad
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Something was wrong there then. When the circlips are new, you can barely get them on or off using tools - they certainly won't fly off on their own.
However, just re-reading what you've written, you may not have been using the original circlip for the chain. The pins over which the circlips fit are NOT a standard size so you may have ended up with (what is known to us in the trade as... ) a piss-fit.
Greg
I know they cannot / should not come off without using tools, i've fitted enough of the blasted things in the last ten years to lothe them (anything upto 150 seperate split clips on a machine - extended pin chains holding aluminium pushers). However, i have never had a problem with the ones we use at work, they stay on fine and are pulling heavier loads than a bike chain will ever see. We usually mark the link with a dab of red paint as a quick visual inspection, had machines back in after 5 - years and the same clip is still there as the paint has not beeen disturbed.
For some reason the clips on the bike, which were the correctly sized ones for the chain btw (not the ones from work, even a thicko like me can tell they are different sizes
) came off repeatedly, usually after a longish ride
alimey4u2
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Ensure the masterlink is designed for the chain. Same type, same manufacture, size is important 
augie) (Tsubaki Omega for example)
Back of the clip pointing in the direction of travel & "I" haven't had a problem in over 40 years....
augie) (Tsubaki Omega for example)Back of the clip pointing in the direction of travel & "I" haven't had a problem in over 40 years....
powroll
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just reading around and some swear by safety wire to lock it in.
going to give it a try.
going to give it a try.
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