Chain Advice

[chopt]

I have 2 non-oring chains that are short by 1 link. I've never done it and have heard not to do it, what do ya'll think about using 2 master-links. I was figuring using the rivet style and mushrooming the pins over the installed side plate. This is for the Husky, I screwed up and cut them for my old sprockets 15/42 and installed a 16/46 combo and now their to short.
They're a RK GB520MXZ4 with a avg tensile strength of 9000lbs. and a DID ERT2 tensile at 8470lbs.

[2Evil4U]

I don't think it would be a problem. Especially if you use the peened style.

[Rocky]

Why not, i would give it a shot before i bought a new chain,

[LAYNFRM]

i had a spare X-ring i was using with a 14/39 combo that wasn't long enough for a 15/39, and i just bought a new chain because i didn't want to chance it. i don't have a way to do the rivet-style links though, so i use the clip kind. that might make a difference

[chopt]

Well, there's no rivetted m/l's for my chain only clipped. The critics say not to do it I'd agree if it were on a big CC street bike but, on the Husky I'll give it a shot. I've reused a clipped link 3 times on my mod'd YZ250 and never had a prob plus all the number of bikes throughout the years with no prob's. I'll be the lab-rat.:lecture:



i don't have a way to do the rivet-style links though, so i use the clip kind.
Tyler, I have the tool if ya ever need it.

[2Evil4U]

It really isn't a strength issue. Merely a slightly elevated risk of a clip coming off. If you've never had that happen before, now it could happen twice as often. 2*0 still = 0.

I'd run it.

[mattc]

I think the chain being non o-ring, it will be toast before you will even THINK about having problems with the master link. I never had any luck with non oring chains. Like you said, be our guinea pig!

[chopt]

It really isn't a strength issue. Merely a slightly elevated risk of a clip coming off. If you've never had that happen before, now it could happen twice as often. 2*0 still = 0.

Those clips aren't easy to get off by no means, I've shed blood before in the past.


I think the chain being non o-ring, it will be toast before you will even THINK about having problems with the master link. I never had any luck with non oring chains. Like you said, be our guinea pig!

I've always run the non-o's on my dirtbikes for their little resistance and replaced as neccassary.

[LAYNFRM]

I've always run the non-o's on my dirtbikes for their little resistance and replaced as neccassary.

go with a nice X-ring. a non-o-ring chain on the husky on the street won't last long at all.

[mcinfantry]

I have 2 non-oring chains that are short by 1 link. I've never done it and have heard not to do it, what do ya'll think about using 2 master-links. I was figuring using the rivet style and mushrooming the pins over the installed side plate. This is for the Husky, I screwed up and cut them for my old sprockets 15/42 and installed a 16/46 combo and now their to short.
They're a RK GB520MXZ4 with a avg tensile strength of 9000lbs. and a DID ERT2 tensile at 8470lbs.

you like 16/46?

thats giving you more/less rpm than stock? i.e. what changed?

i went back to stock gearing.....
ive run 16/45 and 16/44

[chopt]

Lee I hadn't run it yet but, I'm figuring this is gonna give me exactly what I'm looking for. Stock 16/45 ratio is 2.81, the 15/42 I have on the bike gave me a 2.80 ratio I wanted a little more low-end and went with 16/46 at 2.88. I know it's not a big difference but, I wanted to keep my highway rev's down. Currently I'm spinning 4500 r's at 65mph and 4900 at 70 I figure I'll spin 47 to 49 at 65.

I'm definitely going with a non-o, I talked to Tyler earlier and he made alot of sense with his theory on chains. Since I'm religious with my maintenace intervals the loss of resistance with the non-o is worth the life span of an x/o-ring chain. The tensile strength on the non-o chains I'll be using supercede that of the o/x-ring chains.

We'll see........(guinea pig, out)