Chain too short

[Doomsnite]

Schoolboy error and took off one link too many when doing my new chain Is it ok to have 2 master links in or really should I get a new chain completely?
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Triumph Street Triple-R
Sold: Honda Hornet CB600F-Y / Yamaha YBR125

[Fisty]

2 rivet links will be fine.
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[Iain.]

Wouldn't want to do it on my own bike.

That said, G's KTM had two or three on it at one point and diddn't take my leg off.

I took the easier option on my GS500 and just cut a bit of swingarm out so the wheel slotted forwards further (the blue/black one, not the pink one )

[Fisty]

[Doomsnite]

Properly fitted . First time doing it so will report back if i slice my foot off.
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Triumph Street Triple-R
Sold: Honda Hornet CB600F-Y / Yamaha YBR125

[Doomsnite]

Would it matter if the 2 rivet links are together?
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Triumph Street Triple-R
Sold: Honda Hornet CB600F-Y / Yamaha YBR125

[Fisty]

[DrDonnyBrago]

If it is riveted correctly, it is the same as any other link.

You could have a chain made entirely from riveted links if you wanted.

[Doomsnite]

Cant seem to find one to match the OEM Honda chain i got, which is DID. Could I mix X ring with the O ring?
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Triumph Street Triple-R
Sold: Honda Hornet CB600F-Y / Yamaha YBR125

[P.addy]

[DrDonnyBrago]

[Doomsnite]

its a 520 VM but the links i can find on ebay are for VX... are they interchangeable?
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Triumph Street Triple-R
Sold: Honda Hornet CB600F-Y / Yamaha YBR125

[Doomsnite]

So I got a price from Honda and the technician didnt recommend putting 2 in. Also, their chain alone is £103 but with sprockets in a kit its £77
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Triumph Street Triple-R
Sold: Honda Hornet CB600F-Y / Yamaha YBR125

[RhynoCZ]

Get a new, longer, chain and sell the short one. I wouldn't ride a bike with more than one rivet link.

By the way, you do not have to buy parts from Honda. Just count the right amount of links and get the same type from somewhere else. It gets expensive when you go and ask Honda, or any other motorcycle manufacturer, for help.
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'95 Mercedes-Benz w202 C200 CGI, '98 Mercedes-Benz w210 E200 Kompressor

[Doomsnite]

I know but sometimes they turn out cheaper, so I get a few quotes. The chain and sprocket kit i got was 20% off and cheaper than David Silver/ebay. Plus theyre only up the road to collect.
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Triumph Street Triple-R
Sold: Honda Hornet CB600F-Y / Yamaha YBR125

[Fisty]

[Fisty]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40|R40&_sacat=0&_nkw=DID+rivet+link&_sop=15

A link of links. The derp in this thread is immense.
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[mentalboy]

I am curious... consider the shape of a link (rivet or snap), how does getting another help you? Even if you break the chain in another spot you'll still require a female part for the male link to connect to (obviously one side will be male the other female)
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[Fisty]

[mentalboy]

[Doomsnite]

Couldnt I rivet out one of the pins on one of the new rivet links to join them together?
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Triumph Street Triple-R
Sold: Honda Hornet CB600F-Y / Yamaha YBR125

[Doomsnite]

[mentalboy]

[Doomsnite]

I do... about 5 or 6 links
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Triumph Street Triple-R
Sold: Honda Hornet CB600F-Y / Yamaha YBR125

[RhynoCZ]