Good day- suspension shims and new oil seals delivered Good day - Oil seals in and compression valve shimmed- easy peasy
Bad day- who in heaven invented the special oil for the air filter- messy stuff
Good day - out to retest suspension and re set clickers
Bad day - big off whilst testing - landed on a large stone- bruise on hip coming along nicely.
Good day- front suspension is now the best it has ever been
Bad day- busted the brand new fork guard first time out
Good day- met the current owner of my old bike on the lanes - he is loving it
Bad day- bike just about sorted (suspension wise). Just sorting out high speed compression on the rear shock- a few beans thru the woods and bang- chain snaps and wraps itself in a big bunch arround the rear sprocket and jams solid in the chain guide.
Bad day- no tools
Good day- Rang my wife Bridget, She kindly came out in the Transit to meet me- loaded up and home for some home made cake and coffee (Im a lucky boy).
Question
The chain went at the split link. I had fitted a new clip only last ride out. They seem to wear badly as they go thru the guides. Does anyone out there run a chain without a split link. Any advantages? Do you need a special tool to put the permanent link in.
Yes, you need a link rivetter. I have one as do lots of people. Try to get a rivetted link that has hollow pins as they rivet more easily. If you get a solid pin link then it's probably only me that has a rivetter to do the job.
I'd use a split link and keep a spare!
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The HONDA CRF 230 F has a rivited drive chain... ie no split link.
Certainly there is a noticible amount of wear to the chain where it passes thru the chain guides, enough in 3000 miles to weare thru a split link fastening shoe?
My road racing bikes [a long time ago I know!!] never had split links, I seem to remember that the rivitted link had countersunk holes to take the pins, and a special tool was used to swage the pin and rivet into the link. The pin had a center punched dimple to start the tool.I recall that Tom Arter was adamant that if a hammer was utilised to peen the pin into place, that the pin could bend within the link, and cause failure with disasterous results!
I still have the tool to remove the link, the swager was little more than a fancy g~clamp.
I will try to gig it out for a photo [any excuse to spend a day in my shed!]
I had a close look at the bike. looks like the chain guide took a knock at some stage and is now rubbing the chain a little more intensely on the outside-hence the wear on the little clips.
Anyway I have put the permanent link in just to see. Presssed it together with a small vice and peened the pins with a hammer. (hope I havent bent them).
