Posted November 11, 201113 yr Hiya all.... For fear of asking a silly question, it is a Friday after all so will ask it any ways... I'm an XT125 owner (nearly)..... which means i've now managed to rebuild my box of bits into something that resembles an XT and the machine burst into life last weekend when power was applied....so now its a case of fitting the last few bits.... one of which is the chain/sprokets... I ordered up a chain set and when it arrived i noticed it is a continuous chain with a soft link.... my question is, not wishing to now go to the expense of a slitting tool, is it possible to replace the soft link with a split link and get a bike garage to split the chain for me so i can refit the chain myself..... Any thoughts... Thanks...
November 11, 201113 yr It depends on the chain, Split links are not recommended for use with 'O ring' Chains. If your chain is a plain (i.e not an O ring chain) then you're on to a winner, if its an O ring chain..........you're not.
November 11, 201113 yr Moderator If it is the right length you can still fit it yourself, its only a case of dropping the sw arm. Inconvenient initially i know but the security of having a sound chain ( speaking as someone who has lost skin to a broken one) is worth the trouble.
November 11, 201113 yr Author Hi cynic. Thanks for yr reply. What about the chain guide? The chain will need to be fed through that as it's a solid tunnnel?
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