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From: Pete Fisher on 1 Mar 2010 10:03 In communiqu� <284efff6-9532-4ff0-8532-983854567cc7(a)c16g2000yqd.googlegroups.com>, Steve <steveloukes(a)hotmail.com> cast forth these pearls of wisdom >On 1 Mar, 14:43, Pete Fisher <Pe...(a)ps-fisher.demon.co.uk> wrote: >> Ah. I'm not sure I will ever attempt a chain job on anything that can't >> be run with just a split link. >Anything can be run with a split link surely? >Bikes were hitting 180mph at Bonneville in 1967 and I dont think >endless chains came in till the 80's? > Well yes, but perhaps it's more a question of power applied through the chain rather than speed. I'm not even sure you can even get split links for the size of chain used on the Voxan. -- +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Pete Fisher at Home: Peter(a)ps-fisher.demon.co.uk | | Voxan Roadster Yamaha WR250Z/Supermoto "Old Gimmer's Hillclimber" | | Gilera GFR * 2 Moto Morini 2C/375 Morini 350 "Forgotten Error" | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+
From: Mark Olson on 1 Mar 2010 10:08 Pete Fisher wrote: > In communiqu� > <284efff6-9532-4ff0-8532-983854567cc7(a)c16g2000yqd.googlegroups.com>, > Steve <steveloukes(a)hotmail.com> cast forth these pearls of wisdom >> On 1 Mar, 14:43, Pete Fisher <Pe...(a)ps-fisher.demon.co.uk> wrote: >>> Ah. I'm not sure I will ever attempt a chain job on anything that can't >>> be run with just a split link. >> Anything can be run with a split link surely? >> Bikes were hitting 180mph at Bonneville in 1967 and I dont think >> endless chains came in till the 80's? >> > > Well yes, but perhaps it's more a question of power applied through the > chain rather than speed. > > I'm not even sure you can even get split links for the size of chain > used on the Voxan. > It's *really* not difficult to rivet a link using primitive tools. The pukka tool just does it in a little neater and less sweary manner. I find that pressing on the side plate is where the tool is most appreciated, but that part of the job can also be done with a G-clamp and a couple of small sockets.
From: Pete Fisher on 1 Mar 2010 10:30 In communiqu� <u-mdnSWqFuP8RRbWnZ2dnUVZ_s-dnZ2d(a)posted.visi>, Mark Olson <olsonm(a)tiny.invalid> cast forth these pearls of wisdom >Pete Fisher wrote: >> In communiqu� >><284efff6-9532-4ff0-8532-983854567cc7(a)c16g2000yqd.googlegroups.com>, >>Steve <steveloukes(a)hotmail.com> cast forth these pearls of wisdom >>> On 1 Mar, 14:43, Pete Fisher <Pe...(a)ps-fisher.demon.co.uk> wrote: >>>> Ah. I'm not sure I will ever attempt a chain job on anything that can't >>>> be run with just a split link. >>> Anything can be run with a split link surely? >>> Bikes were hitting 180mph at Bonneville in 1967 and I dont think >>> endless chains came in till the 80's? >>> >> Well yes, but perhaps it's more a question of power applied through >>the chain rather than speed. >> I'm not even sure you can even get split links for the size of chain >>used on the Voxan. >> > >It's *really* not difficult to rivet a link using primitive tools. The >pukka tool just does it in a little neater and less sweary manner. > >I find that pressing on the side plate is where the tool is most appreciated, >but that part of the job can also be done with a G-clamp and a couple of >small sockets. Still think I'll give it a miss. I did a rear sprocket change OK to gear the Voxan down a tad, but, like tyre changes, I think I'd rather take advantage of a ride in - ride out service when the time comes for a new chain. -- +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Pete Fisher at Home: Peter(a)ps-fisher.demon.co.uk | | Voxan Roadster Yamaha WR250Z/Supermoto "Old Gimmer's Hillclimber" | | Gilera GFR * 2 Moto Morini 2C/375 Morini 350 "Forgotten Error" | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+
From: Pete Fisher on 1 Mar 2010 10:33 In communiqu� <lskno5h13p43ncqn03990s3g2k95h5sqtv(a)4ax.com>, Colin Irvine <look(a)bottom.of.home.page> cast forth these pearls of wisdom >On Mon, 1 Mar 2010 14:43:45 +0000, Pete Fisher squeezed out the >following: > >> but it hasn't got a >>riveting mode. > >I'll just killfile it, then, along with the others of its kind. > I'll have to claim a whoosh - or are we just boring you? -- +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Pete Fisher at Home: Peter(a)ps-fisher.demon.co.uk | | Voxan Roadster Yamaha WR250Z/Supermoto "Old Gimmer's Hillclimber" | | Gilera GFR * 2 Moto Morini 2C/375 Morini 350 "Forgotten Error" | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+
From: TOG on 1 Mar 2010 10:37
On 1 Mar, 14:58, Steve <stevelou...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > On 1 Mar, 14:43, Pete Fisher <Pe...(a)ps-fisher.demon.co.uk> wrote: > > > In communiqu <7v21oiFg...(a)mid.individual.net>, Nige > > <de...(a)btinternet.com> cast forth these pearls of wisdom > > > >Pete Fisher wrote: > > >> In communiqu <7v20igFp6...(a)mid.individual.net>, Nige > > >> <de...(a)btinternet.com> cast forth these pearls of wisdom > > > >>>> So, is that it with the links, or do they need 'bending' over on > > >>>>the ends > > >>>> that came through? > > > >>> I now have a proper splitter & rivet tool setc :) > > > >> Do I detect a hint that the first attempt wasn't a complete success? > > > >ahem.... > > > >I may have hit it with a punch a little too 'hard' > > > Ah. I'm not sure I will ever attempt a chain job on anything that can't > > be run with just a split link. > > Anything can be run with a split link surely? > Bikes were hitting 180mph at Bonneville in 1967 and I dont think > endless chains came in till the 80's? > They were ftting endless chains to big Japanese bikes (Z900s, GS Thous, etc) in the mid-1970s. |