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clearprop5
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master link?

Post by clearprop5 » Sat Feb 26, 2005 12:41 pm

When chain replacement time comes, I was wondering if using a master link is an OK way to go or should I just stick with the continous chain? Any suggestions?

Stanford Johnsey
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master link?

Post by Stanford Johnsey » Sat Feb 26, 2005 1:03 pm

A rivet style master link is safer and stronger than a clip style. clearprop5 wrote: When chain replacement time comes, I was wondering if using a master link is an OK way to go or should I just stick with the continous chain? Any suggestions? Archive Quicksearch at: http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews.com List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html Yahoo! Groups Links __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Randall Marbach
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master link?

Post by Randall Marbach » Sat Feb 26, 2005 1:37 pm

I plan to stay with a masterlinkless chain. Installing a new chain is a good way to make sure the rear swingarm is always lubed. Installing a chain of this type is not really that big a job, after you have assimilated the learning curve. HTH Randy from Burbank --- Stanford Johnsey wrote:
> > A rivet style master link is safer and stronger than > a clip style. > > clearprop5 wrote: > > When chain replacement time comes, I was wondering > if using a master > link is an OK way to go or should I just stick with > the continous > chain? Any suggestions? > > > > > > Archive Quicksearch at: >
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Stanford Johnsey
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Post by Stanford Johnsey » Sat Feb 26, 2005 1:56 pm

Probably the only place to get an endless chain is O.E.M. through Kawasaki. You will end of paying top dollar for an inferior chain and from the looks of it, it will still have a rivet style masterlink. Randall Marbach wrote: I plan to stay with a masterlinkless chain. Installing a new chain is a good way to make sure the rear swingarm is always lubed. Installing a chain of this type is not really that big a job, after you have assimilated the learning curve. HTH Randy from Burbank --- Stanford Johnsey wrote:
> > A rivet style master link is safer and stronger than > a clip style. > > clearprop5 wrote: > > When chain replacement time comes, I was wondering > if using a master > link is an OK way to go or should I just stick with > the continous > chain? Any suggestions? > > > > > > Archive Quicksearch at: >
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Thor Lancelot Simon
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Post by Thor Lancelot Simon » Sat Feb 26, 2005 2:45 pm

On Sat, Feb 26, 2005 at 11:56:31AM -0800, Stanford Johnsey wrote:
> > Probably the only place to get an endless chain is O.E.M. through > Kawasaki. You will end of paying top dollar for an inferior chain and > from the looks of it, it will still have a rivet style masterlink.
What exactly is "inferior" about the OEM chain? Mine lasted for 12,000 miles and stayed well within wear limits as indicated by Krokko's chain stretch gauge; I finally replaced it when the plating on the rollers began to wear through in a few spots, though the chain was still well within spec. I was quite surprised by how long it lasted. Not much serious mud in those 12K but plenty of dirt roads and NYC winter road salt/sand. Thor

Tengai Mark Van Horn
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Post by Tengai Mark Van Horn » Sat Feb 26, 2005 3:04 pm

At 3:45 PM -0500 2/26/05, Thor Lancelot Simon wrote:
>On Sat, Feb 26, 2005 at 11:56:31AM -0800, Stanford Johnsey wrote: >> >> Probably the only place to get an endless chain is O.E.M. through >> Kawasaki. You will end of paying top dollar for an inferior chain and >> from the looks of it, it will still have a rivet style masterlink. > >What exactly is "inferior" about the OEM chain? Mine lasted for 12,000 >miles and stayed well within wear limits as indicated by Krokko's chain >stretch gauge; I finally replaced it when the plating on the rollers >began to wear through in a few spots, though the chain was still well >within spec. > >I was quite surprised by how long it lasted. Not much serious mud in >those 12K but plenty of dirt roads and NYC winter road salt/sand.
Me too. I got 17,000 miles out of my stock chain on my Tengai. I would have kept it on the bike for another 1 or 2K, but I was leaving on a 2,500 mile trip and didn't want to risk it. Mark

Tengai Mark Van Horn
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master link?

Post by Tengai Mark Van Horn » Sat Feb 26, 2005 3:07 pm

At 6:40 PM +0000 2/26/05, clearprop5 wrote:
>When chain replacement time comes, I was wondering if using a master >link is an OK way to go or should I just stick with the continous >chain? Any suggestions?
A master linked chain is fine. I've run about 7 or 8 of them so far on KLRs with no trouble. Never lost a link or a clip. Mark

Stanford Johnsey
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Post by Stanford Johnsey » Sat Feb 26, 2005 3:16 pm

Chain technology has marched on. About the only way you can get an O-ring chain from RK these days is to buy a new motorcycle. My RK chain lasted a little over 20,000 miles. It was still well within spec for stretch but one o-ring finally went south allowing one of the side plates to cock. I replaced it with a D.I.D. x-ring chain for about $100. Thor Lancelot Simon wrote:On Sat, Feb 26, 2005 at 11:56:31AM -0800, Stanford Johnsey wrote:
> > Probably the only place to get an endless chain is O.E.M. through > Kawasaki. You will end of paying top dollar for an inferior chain and > from the looks of it, it will still have a rivet style masterlink.
What exactly is "inferior" about the OEM chain? Mine lasted for 12,000 miles and stayed well within wear limits as indicated by Krokko's chain stretch gauge; I finally replaced it when the plating on the rollers began to wear through in a few spots, though the chain was still well within spec. I was quite surprised by how long it lasted. Not much serious mud in those 12K but plenty of dirt roads and NYC winter road salt/sand. Thor --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Sports - Sign up for Fantasy Baseball. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

D Critchley
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Post by D Critchley » Sat Feb 26, 2005 4:17 pm

I got 31000 km out of mine. The guys at "Champion" in Roswell didn't realize that Cdn speedos are in km, and they were going into orbit until I told them. Cordially DC Tengai Mark Van Horn wrote:
> At 3:45 PM -0500 2/26/05, Thor Lancelot Simon wrote: > >>On Sat, Feb 26, 2005 at 11:56:31AM -0800, Stanford Johnsey wrote: >> >>> Probably the only place to get an endless chain is O.E.M. through >>> Kawasaki. You will end of paying top dollar for an inferior chain and >>> from the looks of it, it will still have a rivet style masterlink. >

Rick McCauley
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Post by Rick McCauley » Sat Feb 26, 2005 7:24 pm

I have heard all my life how weak a master link is compared to the rest of the chain. I am 46 years old, and have had 36 motorcycles of which 90% were chain drive. I have never had a master link break or come apart. As for me, I fear not the master link. A17 Rick Stanford Johnsey wrote: A rivet style master link is safer and stronger than a clip style. clearprop5 wrote: When chain replacement time comes, I was wondering if using a master link is an OK way to go or should I just stick with the continous chain? Any suggestions? Archive Quicksearch at: http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews.com List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html Yahoo! Groups Links __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Archive Quicksearch at: http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews.com List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html Yahoo! Groups Links --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - now with 250MB free storage. Learn more. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

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