nklr nine new riders

[Wishart, John]

I got a new chain and sprockets from Fred and have it all installed except for getting the clip for the master link in place. It's a DID X-ring chain, so the master link setup is a sandwich of the link, two X-rings, the chain itself, two more X-rings, the outer dogbone plate, and finally the clip holding the dogbone plate on. The problem is I can't get the dogbone plate pressed far enough onto the link pins to expose the grooves on the pins to be able to get the clip on. Fred suggested that I use a Motion Pro mini chain press tool, which I have and am using (with the pin removed). It just doesn't seem to push the plate on far enough. The plate seems to come up against a solid stop or something and won't go on farther. Then you have to remove the press tool to get the clip on and it then pushes back apart. Does anyone have any pointers about how to accomplish this? It seems fairly simple in theory, but it just doesn't want to cooperate. The last time I did this (about 25 years ago), I had a non-O-ring chain and everything went together without too much problem. I suspect the X-rings are keeping everything apart, but I'm not sure how to get around that. Thanks, John Wishart KLR650 A14

[beaumont_80004]

>From: "Wishart, John" >Date: Mon May 10, 2004 8:51 am >Subject: Chain Master Link Replacement >I got a new chain and sprockets from Fred and have it all installed >except for getting the clip for the master link in place.

Hi John, Why don't you try assembling the link without 2 of the X-rings on one side just to see if everything lines up and fits correctly. Then at least you will know if it is possible to physically assemble the 2 steel parts together and the real issue is just compressing the seals. Barry Arvada, CO

[bigfatgreenbike]

barry.bennett@... wrote:

>>I got a new chain and sprockets from Fred and have it all installed >>except for getting the clip for the master link in place. >> >> > >Hi John, >Why don't you try assembling the link without 2 of the X-rings on one >side just to see if everything lines up and fits correctly. >

Because the master links are single-use-only. Once you press the sideplate on and then remove it, you lose the interference fit that keeps the sideplate on tight. -- Devon Brooklyn, NY A15-Z '01 KLR650 '81 SR500 cafe racer "The truth's not too popular these days....." Arnold Schwarzenneger, in The Running Man

[Pat Schmid]

This weekend I, along with seven other RiderCoach candidates, taught my first MSF Basic Rider Course and I'm still feeling a bit jazzed about helping to put nine new riders on the road. It was sometime last month that the eight of us started the training program. Three weekends of four hours on Friday and twelve hours on Saturday and again on Sunday. Three weeks of no life just to have a shot at future weekends of having no life when we get another shot at teaching but, oddly as it sounds, it should be fun giving back something to this sport. If you've ever thought of doing it yourself you should go for it. You don't need to know that much about anything as the most the instructor training is learning how to read from the prepared MSF script. And now that its all done for the first time in a month I'll have a weekend to go ride for myself. Pat G'ville, Nv