(yank my) moron chain
Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2001 12:04 pm
I like a subject you can yank (get it, yank my chain, hehehe, okay, maybe
not sooo funny but oh well...)
Yo Sharky,
If you're staying with the stock gearing, just count your links. Always add
a few links on (I add five) then I adjust (break the chain) as I install it.
This is especially good if you plan on changing gearing. Just keep adding
length when you buy your chain. If you go to the mail-order whores ( I mean
warehouses), they'll ask you how many links you want, if you go to a dealer,
you can buy it complete in a box and break it yourself, not difficult, I can
give you instructions on how to do it with tools you already have in your
garage, or you can buy a chain breaker, which is a good addition to any tool
box anyway. At least this way, you can adjust it for a custom length, maybe
even hitting a compromise size for both sets of sprokets.
As for master links vs unbroken chain, I opt for the master link. Once
again, adjustability. Never had a problem with the chain breaking or losing
a link in 25 years of riding. Just gotta do it correctly, especially making
sure you put the lock spring on in the right direction. But if you like the
idea of yanking your swingarm off to change you chain, you can go that way
if you want to.
While you're at it, spend the extra 3 bucks or so and buy one or two extra
master links for your tool kit. You may never need them, but someone you
ride with may.
Give me a holler if you need some install tips, I always gots some good
ones, just ask Thunderdog...
PS: You still want those shirts from the Devil's Creek and Trail of Tears
rides?
Swampy