May 29th, 2013, 10:16 AM | #1 |
ninjette.org dude
Name: 1 guess :-)
Location: SF Bay Area
Join Date: Jun 2008 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 (white, the fastest color!), '13 R1200RT, '14 CRF250L, '12 TT-R125LE Posts: Too much.
Blog Entries: 7
|
How to install a rivet style chain
Someone just posted up a great thread on a local forum on installing a rivet style chain. Considering stickying it here as well:
How to install a rivet style chain
__________________________________________________
Montgomery Street Motorcycle Club / cal24.com / crf250l.org / ninjette.org ninjette.org Terms of Service Shopping for motorcycle parts or equipment? Come here first. The friendliest Ninja 250R/300/400 forum on the internet! (especially Unregistered) |
|
May 29th, 2013, 02:44 PM | #3 |
ninjette.org guru
Name: Ben
Location: R'lyeh
Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2006 GSXR 750; 1983 CB750SC Posts: 277
|
The limited times I've changed an OEM chain, I've found that grinding off the rivet head is the best way. Maybe I just don't have that much faith in my budget China chain breaker tool, whereas you've got a quality chain breaker.
|
|
May 29th, 2013, 03:04 PM | #4 |
wat
Name: wat
Location: tustin/long beach
Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): wat Posts: Too much.
Blog Entries: 5
MOTM - Oct '12, Feb '14
|
cheap harbor freight chain breaker works well to remove the rivet without any grinding so long as you use the correct size pin. i believe harbor freight is the definition of cheap chinese tools.
__________________________________________________
|
|
June 25th, 2014, 02:34 PM | #5 | |
CPT Falcon
Name: J.Emmett Turner
Location: Newnan, GA
Join Date: Apr 2009 Motorcycle(s): '08 CP Blue EX250J, '97 unpainted EX250F, 2nd '97 unpainted EX250F (no engine), '07 black EX250F Posts: A lot.
|
Quote:
Comparing it to the Cycle Gear "Stockton" and Motion Pro chain tool sets which include riveting accessories, it is much beefier. I use the Harbor Freight Heavy Duty chain breaker for breaking and the more expensive Stockton set (still only $30) for riveting. I honestly wouldn't trust the Stockton set for breaking a chain without grinding but I don't have a grinder and I wasted hours trying to do it with a cheap rotary tool years ago so I'm not going down that path again! If I had a grinder I'd just cut the chain off entirely and not deal with pressing out pins. If you aren't going to grind, get a disposable tool like the Harbor Freight one. It works great! |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
RK 520XSO Chain Clip vs Rivet Master Link | agentbad | 1986 - 2007 Ninja 250R Tech Talk | 5 | May 15th, 2014 07:35 PM |
Adding a rivet master link to the stock chain ??? | Tiane | 2008 - 2012 Ninja 250R Tech Talk | 1 | June 13th, 2012 12:58 AM |
|
|