Hey, was just wondering if anyone has a rivet tool for a chain? I've just changed my sprockets and put a new chain on but I'm a bit worried about the clip... would like to get the chain riveted just for piece of mind.
Hey, was just wondering if anyone has a rivet tool for a chain? I've just changed my sprockets and put a new chain on but I'm a bit worried about the clip... would like to get the chain riveted just for piece of mind.
Don't worry, sortta fucked the clip a bit, was still ok though but got a link link pack from colemans and they put it on for me
Found out I hadn't compressed the link on tight enough so the master clip wasn't going on properly... may have ended up nasty!
good on ya for getting in checked out
too many guys go "she'll be right" and have things go horribly, horribly wrong
Yea... didn't want to be one of those guys! Already had one big spill, that's enough for me.
This could've been the appropriate time for me to trot out my "Why it's not as good an idea as it might first seem to use a laminate trimmer and low-spec grinding wheel thingo to grind the pins off the master link on your bike's drivechain" story.
... and that's what I think.
Or summat.
Or maybe not...
Dunno really....
How does that story go? Do tell! I managed to get the old chain off via my Brothers sledgehammer.... hahaha. Who needs and expensive chain breaker?
.... my driveway doesn't look to flash for it though.
It's the "Short Lunchtime, Long Story" thread.
... and that's what I think.
Or summat.
Or maybe not...
Dunno really....
hmm.
i just spend 4 hours going over the vfr.
that new shock(the standard one outa the bike ive been riding) is about 100 times better then the old one!
when i jump up and down once i dont bounce 3 times anymore!
should do wonders for sunday
your not the guy that i was talking to in my lab are you?
Angle grinder to take the heads off the pins is pretty much standard practice . Endorsed by none other than that renowned firm of motorcycle artificers, Messrs Bashit and Bodger.
I have the rivet tool thingy should anyone require it. You break it or lose the vital bits , you replace it. You still need to grind the heads off the pins on big chains though.
Originally Posted by skidmarkOriginally Posted by Phil Vincent
haha, yeah, i had a pleasant surprise the other day in mt eden motorcycles when i saw a video playing of someone adjusting the spring preload on the rear shock...
now i always assumed my method of "this tool is useless - where's my screwdriver and hammer? - hrmm that seems to be munting it but it works way batter" was the n00b way to go about it, but there i saw some pros doing it themselves! plus i had better tools; they had this wussy as screw driver, while i had my westie screwdriver! (the 8mm square bar sort that's been forged by bench grinder and hammer several times after chipping it using as a lever/chisel/wedge/hammer/scribe/spring preload adjuster/"stabber"/paint mixer/bottle opener/fork/allen key/screwdriver)
any one knows how much a new chain for my gsx would be?? think il need one soon.... hahah
and can anyone tell me where i can find my fuse box??
Terrorist are people too.....
depends on how much you spend - anywhere from $50 to $150+ for just the chain
but i'd strongly recommend A: replacing the sprockets along with it to get maximum life from the new chain and to save you doing those in 3 months anyway, and B: buy the most expensive shit you can (within reason), as it will last many times longer than a cheap chain, making it cheaper in the long term, more reliable and much less hassle as you hardly ever need tension it.
i've got a sprocket set you can examine that were still good before the new $60 chain ruined them (and the chain) and left my mate stranded at the top of muriwai beach - and there's probably a thread up from me bitching about having to tighten my old chain (the one that came with my bike) weekly until i ran out of adjustment
and fuse box should be under your seat somewhere
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