Does nobody know how to cut a chain to length anymore ?

utopia · 27-09-2019, 12:37 AM

I've had occasion to buy two chains for the monster this year.

First one was as a result of snapping a chain in the Isle of Man.
Luckily this was just 50yds from the tent.
A rather hairy ride into Douglas on wet roads on a borrowed 310cc (?) Husquvarna crosser with full on knobblies saw me back at the tent that afternoon with a new chain.
Imagine my pleasure when I realised (just after the shop had shut) that the guy had cut it one link too short .. despite having the old chain to compare with.

That chain was a non o-ring, motocross chain with a clip link, as I had no tools with me to fit a rivet link at the time, and so ....
Today I took delivery of a new, o-ring chain to replace it with.
This time the chain arrived with 100 links instead of the 98 that I specified.
It wasn't just a stock control error .. the chain had been cut to this length especially for me.

I don't really wish to moan but maybe a small sigh is in order after having two wrong length chains supplied in the same summer.
Then again the world has gone mad in recent years so perhaps I should have expected it.

27-09-2019, 12:37 AM	#1
utopia No turn left unstoned Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: leicester Bike: M750 Posts: 4,545	Does nobody know how to cut a chain to length anymore ? I've had occasion to buy two chains for the monster this year. First one was as a result of snapping a chain in the Isle of Man. Luckily this was just 50yds from the tent. A rather hairy ride into Douglas on wet roads on a borrowed 310cc (?) Husquvarna crosser with full on knobblies saw me back at the tent that afternoon with a new chain. Imagine my pleasure when I realised (just after the shop had shut) that the guy had cut it one link too short .. despite having the old chain to compare with. That chain was a non o-ring, motocross chain with a clip link, as I had no tools with me to fit a rivet link at the time, and so .... Today I took delivery of a new, o-ring chain to replace it with. This time the chain arrived with 100 links instead of the 98 that I specified. It wasn't just a stock control error .. the chain had been cut to this length especially for me. I don't really wish to moan but maybe a small sigh is in order after having two wrong length chains supplied in the same summer. Then again the world has gone mad in recent years so perhaps I should have expected it.