I tried to replace the chain & sprockets on my bike over the weekend - its the kind of job that i've always done myself. However the vtr has a 530ZVM chain - looks like the kind of thing a supertanker would use with an anchor attached. I managed to snap my chain breaker, and there is no way that i'm going to "rivet" this thing back together using a screwdriver and a hammer.

Has anyone managed to do this kind of thing themselves on an extra heavy duty chain (my cbr600fn was fairly straight forward, so its more the weight of the chain than the actual job itself); or should i just get the thing recovered to a shop and done by them ?

Also - what do professionals use to rivet the chain back together ? is there a special tool ?

jon

on some bikes you need a special tool to rivvet the endless chain proverly and generally these chain are cut off, therefore it if damn near impossible to remove links. m This may be the case with yours.

yeah - just had a chat with a mechanic at one of the main dealers

he had a laugh at me trying to split a 530zvm with my dinky little chain breaker

so next weekend I get the angle grinder out

and a great big lumpy hammer and punch to put it back together...

live and learn, etc

Was going to say similar..

On my previous bike I hack sawed the old one off and put a chain with a split pin type connection (not sure if they call them that)
but I doubt you would get a chain like that for your bike as my bike was only a 400cc Race rep.

I think the replacement chain might have a pin that allows you to do it up with a chain breaker, but only that one link.

I might well be doing the same on my Blade soon, got fed up with paying for it to be serviced now and doing it all myself..
Perhaps I should have decided this about 60,000miles ago, would have saved me a packet!

:)

JGM :)

I work in a bike shop and our chain cutting tool cost about 120 whole english pounds sterling, that doesn't include the plate placing tool and the riveter(sp?)

I would get a small grinder and grind the rivets off b4 using a chain breaker to remove the link, then use a pair of molegrips to push the plate of the new chain on, b4 using 2 hammers to rivet the pins..

well, actually I would borrow the tools from work, but that's how I used to do it ;)

hope this is of use :D

[Edited by BillyWhizz - 3/26/2002 9:26:43 PM]

Grind old chain off, put new plate on using mole grips, then flare out the pins using a hammer on one side of the chain, and on the side facing you an old chisel with a small "V" ground out in it, and another hammer.NEVER USE A SPLIT LINK!!!! ..except in emergencies!

Easy.

Rich :)