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About LinkBacksjust fitted my new chain and sprockets question is....
to rivet or not to rivet..
gone with the split link for a change...
What do you lot prefer rivit or split link?
ignore the vain
just fitted my new chain and sprockets question is....
to rivet or not to rivet..
gone with the split link for a change...
What do you lot prefer rivit or split link?
Cant stop 'tinkering'
I'd prefer rivett link on an @ myself for safety.
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rivetrivet
where's ya tool?
Riveted mine cos its all it came with in the box - DiD X-Ring Gold, Ohhh posh, Ohhh shiney, flash git!
I used the tried and trusted 2 hammers method and I'm happy with the result - so much so that I don't even think about it when riding, which I reckon might not be the case if I had a bit of bent springy steel holding it all together?.......
3 TLD's done, (2009 + 2010 + 2011) - bring on 2012
When they kick at your front door How you gonna come?
With your hands on your head Or on the trigger of your gun
When the law break in How you gonna go?
Shot down on the pavement Or waiting on death row?.............
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I went for the rivet by hammer method as above as the DID chain came with it (should have been supplied endless)
Much covered topic in this forum, nothing wrong with a split link (as long as you fit it the right way round) on an AT, maybe better rivetted on a Vara or the more powerful sportsbikes, it seems that home rivetting is just the fashionable method of the moment.
whys the rum always gone?
rivet every time and the hammer and punch method works for me too i find these splitter riveter jobbies just dont give me the peace of mind
Despacio. Hay m'as tiempo que vida
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riveted every time, not 100% behind the hammer over idea as its easy to distort the link or damage the pin inside the link... roll riveted is always best, if you dont like the diy gizmo then either a bike shop or your nearest chainsaw chain repair shop.
where's ya tool?
Hey look - Dilbert reckons I'm fashionable - theres a first time for everything!
To be honest - thats actually the first time Ive riveted a chain - i usually use a split link, but as it was all it came with on it went........
3 TLD's done, (2009 + 2010 + 2011) - bring on 2012
When they kick at your front door How you gonna come?
With your hands on your head Or on the trigger of your gun
When the law break in How you gonna go?
Shot down on the pavement Or waiting on death row?.............
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It seems I'm fashionable too, but then I always used to use a split link when that's all we had.Originally Posted by stageonesimmo
We had a long post about this ages ago and like Jenna I warned of the dangers of not rivetting properly and taking it to a dealer if you weren't sure, same advice still stands, despite the flack I got, hey like I worry about opinion, if you're going to rivet do it right, otherwise get proffesional help
whys the rum always gone?
i have my punch's set up to spread the rivet the same way that a riveter does and that seems to work fine ive seen the damage a badly done chain does ..not pretty
Despacio. Hay m'as tiempo que vida
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