01-11-2025, 10:07 PM
(01-11-2025, 09:36 PM)The Gecko_imp Wrote:(01-11-2025, 07:42 AM)m in sc_imp Wrote: yeah, it's an old wives tale. maybe 50 years ago when the chain strength was nowhere near what it is today..
Seem like you assume things and thangs are getting stronger over the last 50 years, my impression is the opposite. But max's solution has always worked for me
(01-11-2025, 11:27 AM)peterbaron_imp Wrote: Back in the '70s and '80s when we were racing two-stroke dragons, we never had a riveted chain, always a C-clip for quick disconnect.
Some guys secured the clip with wire, like m in sc.
The most important thing is that it is oriented correctly = closed end in the direction of rotation.
For both of my CBs, I always use rivet type.
BUT max's picture appears showing a link installed in the opposite direction, doesn't it ?
BUT max's picture appears showing a link installed in the opposite direction, doesn't it ?
I thought that too, but it then occurred to me that it’s hard to see from the photo which side of the bike the chain is on.
Now, going back a step, The Ferret says chains in the 1970s used to snap at the master link and punch holes in things. Is that the same as a master link failure — in other words a c-clip coming off and the chain coming apart? One points to possible poor installation; ther other to material failure.