Are the clip type master links any good? I am going to order the D.I.D.520 V chain and that is the type of master link I got. Are the clip type master links any good? is this chain any good? should it last a while? at least as long as my stock chain? thanks a lot
P.S this is for my 03 Z400 suzuki quad.
You should have no trouble with the clip style master link. I have never had one come apart on me. Nobody that I know uses a rivet type link. Make sure you install the clip in the right direction. The closed end of the clip should be headed in the direction of the chain travel.:2cents: :thumbs2:
Try a yamaha quad.. takes 938576 tools, the skin off 7 knuckles, and will require no less then 14 cuss words to adjust the chain
anyhow, any o-ring chain will work fine, and I've never lost a clip type master link from any of my quads/dirtbikes.. might not be a bad idea to get a beefier case saver however.. $15 for a thicker case saver is a LOT less then a new left side case
that said, here's what we do to Z400s in Glamis, after the owner drank too many beers and forgot to lock his bike up... Muahahahaha
All I have used since '91 is the rivet type chain link & if you were on a m/c board where most were riding up to date sportbikes they to would say the same.
I can remember finding a solid link chain (so a rivet master link) on my 500cc Manx Norton road racing m/c way back in '50.
I have a clip link on my 520 DID chain right now. I haven't had any problem with it *knock of wood*. But the next one will be a riveted link again just so I don't have to worry about it.
Apologizies for I did not look close enough at the heading & I would agree with bikerdawg as clip type master link on a quad & rivet for 600cc & up on m/c steet irons.
In honesty I do not feel I would use a clip master link on a modern 600cc or up sportbike.
On Enduro, or Cross Country events I had a master clip link in an oiled bit of cloth & wrapped up in plastic ---- taped on my handlebars. Had lots of things taped on my bikes like tyre levers, compressed air bottles (no that was bolted on) spare cables lubed & like master link being oiled cloth on both ends & in plastic wrapping sealed up, strapped on quick release spark plug spanner & two fresh spark plugs, spare gear change lever bolted on a part of he frame, spare control levers along with screws taped & wired on here & there. Front & rear inner tubes in pair of dual rear belt packs, for some time an army web bag attatched to my belt holding a lot of extras & later on it was a fanny bag.
So much was cut away for quick removal, yet a light inner cable held said part like the front lugs, holding the front wheel axle, so they were not in the dirt someplace, but hanging there & ready to be slid back on. Lot of tricks picked up from the Brit ISDT riders & I simply copied them.
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