stanis Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 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... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leatherat Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Cynic Posted November 11, 2011 Moderator Share Posted November 11, 2011 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanis Posted November 11, 2011 Author Share Posted November 11, 2011 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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