my chain is about due for replacement and I'm wondering how much I risk by running a master link instead of a rivet link. I was thinking of bumping up the back sprocket to a 47 tooth sprocket for around town riding. If I run the master link it wouldn't be a big chore to go back to the 43 tooth sprocket and old chain for a road trip. The rivet link means I'm going to have to get hold of a tool somewhere and use it for the first time and then depend on my "handiwork". In that light a master link doesn't look quite so bad. Does anyone have any experience using master links on these bikes? Thanks.

my chain is about due for replacement and I'm wondering how much I risk by running a master link instead of a rivet link. I was thinking of bumping up the back sprocket to a 47 tooth sprocket for around town riding. If I run the master link it wouldn't be a big chore to go back to the 43 tooth sprocket and old chain for a road trip. The rivet link means I'm going to have to get hold of a tool somewhere and use it for the first time and then depend on my "handiwork". In that light a master link doesn't look quite so bad. Does anyone have any experience using master links on these bikes? Thanks.

All my former chain drive bikes had a master link after the first chain went bye-bye.

Maybe I'm not a good person to ask; My Daytona is the first chain driven bike I've owned in 24 years..............

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Hard to know exactly what people mean by 'the real world'. Whatever it is, this is the primo sports bike for it. Plenty of everything and that triple howl! Sept 03 T.W.O.(Triumph Daytona955i)

All my former chain drive bikes had a master link after the first chain went bye-bye.

Maybe I'm not a good person to ask; My Daytona is the first chain driven bike I've owned in 24 years..............

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Hard to know exactly what people mean by 'the real world'. Whatever it is, this is the primo sports bike for it. Plenty of everything and that triple howl! Sept 03 T.W.O.(Triumph Daytona955i)

I'm pretty sure it's a big no-no to run one of those old style clip master links on a modern sport bike, especially a powerfull bike like a Daytona. I, too, ran them for years on old Harleys and Triumphs but I don't anymore.

Every modern o-ring or x-ring chain that I have bought in the past several years came with a rivet style master link. These chains are meant to be connected with a riveted master link.

Two separate tools are needed to correctly fit a rivet master link. One is a side plate press on tool, the other tool peens the pins of the master link. Motion Pro and Triumph both have nice chain tool sets. If you don't want to do it yourself, fit the new chain with an old style clip master link, ride easy to your local bike shop and have them fit a correct riveted master link.

j98sprint

I'm pretty sure it's a big no-no to run one of those old style clip master links on a modern sport bike, especially a powerfull bike like a Daytona. I, too, ran them for years on old Harleys and Triumphs but I don't anymore.

Every modern o-ring or x-ring chain that I have bought in the past several years came with a rivet style master link. These chains are meant to be connected with a riveted master link.

Two separate tools are needed to correctly fit a rivet master link. One is a side plate press on tool, the other tool peens the pins of the master link. Motion Pro and Triumph both have nice chain tool sets. If you don't want to do it yourself, fit the new chain with an old style clip master link, ride easy to your local bike shop and have them fit a correct riveted master link.

j98sprint

ok, looks like the clip type master link comes with too much uncertainty on our 100hp bikes. Does anyone have any experience with the screw-type master link? I found one on EK's website but it didn't say much about it and the pictures were hard to get the real picture. Though I'm always looking for another route, I learned awhile back that the path the majority of people take is usually the best. It's looking like j98sprint's idea of riding to the bike shop on a clip type masterlink to have them put on a rivet type masterlink may be the answer. Thanks.