Thats the first and last time I ever buy a split link chain!

[Yoko]

Not looked at my chain for 2 weeks now. Just given it a clean and noticed that the little black clip which secures the split link is... well isnt there...

In the last two weeks I've done probably 300-400 miles and in excess of 140mph on a few occasions

Think my guardian angel has been working over time!!
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[Nb]

Dont think its a good idea that they are fitted on anything above 125cc.....

[Yoko]

I know, I didnt think it was split link till it turned up

I gotta ride it to the garage and get a new one, quite frankly I'm shitting my self
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[Keir]

my mate ('V4' on here) also had the same issue.... except he was running a split link on a TL1000R. He lost his chain 4 miles from home and walked it back! nutter.
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[Fisty]

Ive used split link chains on my last 3 bikes and done collectively over 100,000 miles on them. Never had a problem!
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[Hetzer]

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[Hetzer]

[G]

I've seen people use split links drag racing on busas and not have a problem. However I do also know some people get paranoid and manage to get some lockwire on there somehow.

I've often ridden to a local garage (about 4 miles of town) with the plate of rivet chain pushed on and never had a problem - obviously taking it easy.

If you're particularly worried, you might be able to tie some lockwire (or similar) around where the clip would have been.

[Pete.]

Some O-ring chains have sufficient clearance to put lockwire around the waist of the outer side-plate of the link. My own chain has no such clearance as it has no o-rings and the inner side-plates are almost touching at the ends (very heavy duty chain).

Being missing a split-link retaining-clip (croc-clip) means that either you have fitted a poor-quality chain or not fitted the joining-link properly. If the side-plate isn't fitted snugly onto the link the croc-clip won't sit fully into the groove and can come out.

People have different methods for fitting their chain links. I use a spare link late and small G-Clamp to squeeze the joining-link side-plate fully home then I fit the clip, and paint the clip with tip-ex. I know a guy who fits his clip with loctite a day before he goes racing. Never lost a clip yet and I've used a few.
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132.9mph off and walked away. Gear is good, gear is good, gear is very very good

[loply]

I have to say a rivetted chain is not hard to fit.

Split links are fine 99.5% of the time but once in a while they break, and the consequences at best will be a drop, at worst fatal.

Your choice.
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[Yoko]

Well I live to fight another day. Its cost me £85 for a new chain at £15 to fit it

The old chain was fine. Toured France on it and have done 160+ on it too. I dunno if the clip fell off yesterday or 5 mins after I checked it two weeks ago.

Most people I know have said split links alright.

Oh well live and learn!!

While I was walking back to the garage a guy on an old bike stopped and asked if I wanted a lift, as I was only 5 mins walk from the garage I said nah its alright, but he said get on any way and that he cant stand walking to garages lol

Top bloke
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[rumppole]

[Yoko]

Urgh hope not lol I did sit as far back on the seat as I chould and held on to the top box behind me
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[stinkwheel]

Well, I've had yet another split link go bye-bye just recently. Similar situation, the chain didn't come with a rivet link.

Now I've had three split links fail in the past so I was extra anally retentive about how I fitted this one and checked it every time before going out. Last time I checked, no keeper plate.

That's an EK chain with about 2000 miles on it and a scotoiler fitted.

Split link chains can fuck off and die.
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[Yoko]

[Method]

[Nb]

What do you want Method a fucking medal? Perhaps i should of put 'I' at the start of my previous post. For every person who says split links are shite their will be as many saying they have done a 100 thousand miles with split links and they have been fine.
Personal experience doesnt even come into it, and no one is jumping on his back...

[Yoko]

Well I for one will never use split link ever again...
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[bish777]

Ive run tripleS and DiD headvy duty roller chains with split links and never lost a split link.

As previously mentioned is to ensure the plate is seated fully, and the clip is fitted properly. the clips on the HD chains ive used have been seriously beefy.

I dont hang around and GSXR1100s arent known to be easy on chains.
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[Irezumi aka Reuben]

[Mudskipper]

[mistergixer]

Couple of cable ties and it'll be allright.



If the cable ties don't hold it, try hitting it repeatedly with a big hammer. There's nowt you can't fix with either cable ties or a big hammer - anyone who says different is a liar, and possibly a gaylord too.
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[stinkwheel]

First hand, no fucking about. Chains I have had fail:

Jawa + Sidecar in about 1997. I suspect the keeper plate was on the wrong way round from the factory on this one.

GPZ500s on the A1(M) near Leeds in 2002: Spat chain off, split link failed. Did heavy duty chain.

GPZ500s on the A595 in 2004: Spat chain off, splitlink failed. Did gold o-ring, scotoiler, splitlink failed.

MZ Baghira on Aberdeenshire backroad in 2003: Chain snapped, original chain. My fault really, it needed replacing and I knew it.

KLE500 on A59 near York in 2006: Chain snapped, splitlink failed. One of those Takithingummy ones, only done about 3,000 miles, scotoiler fitted.

KLE500 2007: Splitlink keeper plate gone walkabout after 2,000 miles EK heavy duty chain. Scotoiler fitted.

Now after that lot (that equates to a fuck of a lot of my life sitting waiting for a recovery truck) don't anyone DARE try and tell me I'm not fitting the links correctly. I check, check and check them again. Still they snap.

So:
Unexplained splitlink failures: 4
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“Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
I did the 2010 Round Britain Rally on my 350 Bullet. 89 landmarks, 3 months, 9,500 miles.