chain snapped

[mark111]

Hi guys , well at the title says , was out a wee run and my chain snapped , luckily was going snow so no crash or damage , my question is , is this an easy repair as obviously i had to leave the bike where it was and would like it repaired as soon a possible , is this something can be done while its still sitting on the road or does it need the back wheel to come off , "dont have a rear wheel stand " , thanks for any reply's , mark

at least it was at the garrion bridge in lanarkshire so had a nice view while i sat there swearing at the chain , lol

[Ariel Badger]

The title says very little, it would help if you told us what bike it is.
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[Turkish]

Depends on other damage.

Best case scenario, get a split-link chain and you could probably do it at the road-side even without a stand - it would be hard but not impossible.

Worse case, fucked sprockets, crankcase, and so on...
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[Walloper]

An 'Easy' repair is if you can get a split link to suit the pitch of the chain and fit that to the fooked chain and nurse the hoowur home.

Depends where you are on the planet. There is a good bike shop not far (Not 100 miles) in Airdrie called Girders. If you give them a call they 'may' be able to help you with recovery and repair. Good guys in there.

01236 753995.

Bikes are a bastirt. I honestly don't know why anyone bothers with them.
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[mark111]

cheers guys , bike is a Suzuki gz 125 , no damage as far as i could see , chain just snapped and rolled off the sprockets on to the road ,

So instead of getting a link would a whole new chain be doable at the side of the road , cheers , mark

[Ed Case]

Chains rarely 'snap' without good reason, they're usually phukt when that happens through either use beyond their useful life (worn to death) or poorly maintained or adjusted. You'd be surprised in how few miles a chain can be ruined in. If a chain is run too slack the bottom run can 'slap' up and down which can 'hook' the sprocket teeth in no time at all buggering both sprockets.

[bridgedino]

So your saying your bike has been left, un guarded at the garrion bridge in lanarkshire. A Suzuki GZ 125 you say.

Just off for a run in my van...

dafty

[Walloper]

[Commuter_Tim]

[trevor saxe-coburg-gotha]

Unless someone's fitted an after market heavy duty O or X job I reckon that chain's a split link so actually you might be able to sort this without recovery. If you can get a link, or even a whole new chain, remember to fit it such that the two prongs of the retaining clip face rearwards i.e. in the opposite direction to that which the chain moves.
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[J.M.]

Buy £15 RK split link chain on eBay. Go back to bike and fit it. May need to remove front sprocket cover.

Tools required:
- whatever you need to remove front sprocket cover
- pliers

Then keep on top of chain maintenance or that one will snap too.
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[mark111]

cheers guys , i will get a new chain and see if i can pop it on , the old one looked ok , well oiled and no seized links i could find , it was needing adjusted quite a few times though so i guess it was at the end of its life

[Brick_Top]

Hope the bike is well secured.

If it was mine I'd be looking at getting someone in a van to get it, before a thief does.

[mark111]

yeah , bikes ok , a nice old lady let me park it chained up in her back garden

[trevor saxe-coburg-gotha]

Oh yeah?? Don't trust the old wifey witch. She'll have got a new DID heavy duty on it and be hoiking mingers on the pub car park this very night, if I'm any judge. And mark my words young man, I am. I am.
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Mobylette Type 50 ---> Raleigh Grifter ---> Neval Minsk 125

[ms51ves3]

As no one else seems to have mentioned it, are you sure it wasn't just the split link that has failed?

[Scotsman37]

[Walloper]

[mark111]

another question guys , i ordered a DID chain , will this come the correct size or will i have to buy a chain splitter and take some links out , or can it be done without a chain splitter , cheers ,

[Walloper]

[mark111]

cheers for the reply m8 , i just ordered this one so i hope it fkin fits , lol https://www.motorcycle-road-and-race.co.uk/chain-and-sprocket-kit-suzuki-gz-125-yk1-marauder-99-05-economy-p-405324.html

[Ed Case]

Should fill the bill nicely and be the correct number of links.