clip-type vs rivet master links

[ninja_rydr]

The new chain I just got came with a rivet typr master link. Can I replace the master link with a rivet type, or am I screwed? BTW it's a 520 EK x-ring.

 

[waverave r6]

Its one or the other.
I highly recommend using the rivet link as opposed to the clip link. Better safe than sorry.
You WILL need a breaker/rivet tool though.

 

[gmann]

use the rivet link. i have the tools necessary. let me know if you need to borrow them

 

[magyarbetyar]

I think what ninja wanted to say it that the chain he jusy got came w/ the clip style master link. Is there any way to remove that link and convert it to a rivet type?

 

[Instance]

You can buy a new master link at most bike shops, just tell them what type of chain you have.

 

[gmann]

cycle gear didn't have it for me. i got it mine from zoom on el camino. they have a good stock of rivet links..

 

[Hooli]

I lost a clip to a master link when I had my '95 900RR. I noticed it missing when I was taking a break in Boulder Creek. I rode veerrryy c-a-r-e-f-u-l-l-y over the hill down to Road Rider.

To make things worse, on the way up 9, an attractive blonde on an F3 evidently wanted to play...

 

[waverave r6]

Ah I didnt understand the question I suppose
Yeah Zoom always comes through with the little parts like that. I always get my chain links from them.

 

[88/750]

you're probably better off with the rivet type, but if you do go with the clip you can press on the plate with the chain breaker. A good tip that no one told me until I went through about 10+ clips is to put a little RTV on the clip and /or some safety wire.

 

[r1champ]

yup rivet is the way to go, I wont trust that other shit..
i always wondered if this ever happened, ever hear of a chain snaping whipping around and chopping someones leg off?? i ride on the freeway with my left leg out (i dont know why its just comfortable) but sometimes that senario goes through my head and i put my leg back in..

 

[88/750]

Hey man, now I'm gonna be thinkin' that! It'd probably just drop on the freeway, but I guess it could get bunched at the front sprocket cover and whip your leg at speed:eek

 

[ninja_rydr]

Well lets hope it holds, I just used a little dab of RVT.

 

[JackTheTripper]

How much is a rivet set? The clips are always coming off my chain and I have to replace them constantly. I'm about due for a chain and was just gonna have the shop put on a chain w/ a rivet link but if it's not too expensive I might do it myself.

 

[r1champ]

youll need a chain breaker tool, they run between 80 to 150 bux....

 

[88/750]

I bought my Motion Pro at Raber's Part's Mart acouple years ago for I think about <$25. Hey, Cycle Gear has them on sale right now for $24.99. Hey, when you're breaking the chain, and pushing the stud through the master link, if you push it from the side that's not mushroomed it make it way easier.

 

[r1champ]

damn, i need to stop going to the shop i go to, every time i get something, everybody seems to get it way cheaper.. was looking at an ohlins rear shock at that place for $1100.00, know of a cheaper place??

 

[88/750]

I don't know if these Motion Pro's will do rivets, I've never tried. You might need a special rivet tool for chains.

 

[morthrane]

Which ohlins shock specifically? I got one for my R1, but that was the "Lower end" one with a remote preload adjuster and just compression/rebound settings (I think the high end shocks have both low and high speed compression... not sure on that). Oh... it was $1k even through Aftershocks.

 

[88/750]

R1CHAMP- if you're gonna buy that shock you've got to check out this coupon in the Cycle Gear catalog --20% off any one item!-- it says it's effective from 3.15.02 to 4.15.02. I'll give you mine if you want.

 

[ninja_rydr]

Check out cycle gear, I got my breaker for $25 and the compression tool for $50, both are made by Motion Pro .