Great Video, thanks. No raucous music, just precise, clear instructions that were easy to follow.

Hey I watch lots of “how to” stuff your video was possibly one of the best Thanks for being clear and not over explaining and no loud obnoxious music Great detail and clear explanations thansk

Just a little tip, it looks a similar tool to mine, so id imagine its the same. When pressing the side plate on, don't use the riveting pin. Leave that and the pushbolt out, and just use the end of the outer bolt. On my tool, its about the perfect size to push the plate around the pin if you line it up correctly. Saves putting dents into your side plate!

@nickbuchananracing

11 ай бұрын

Thats not a bad idea. Thanks. I dont know why bikemaster didnt just make a better piece for pressing...

@burtvhulberthyhbn7583

11 ай бұрын

Good one

@ldRambo

10 ай бұрын

Agree. He was not supposed to use the tool that way. It can cause damage to the outer plate.

@rossr372

8 ай бұрын

There should have been a flat anvil plate in the kit which is what is used for pressing the Master link. You can see them in the Motion Pro kit box. Then you switch to the flaring attachment @@nickbuchananracing

@nickbuchananracing

8 ай бұрын

@@rossr372 this is not a motion pro tool. I already said its dumb for bikemaster to make the tool this way, but if im showing thousands of people on the interwebs how to use a tool, im following the manufacturers instructions. Heres my advice, dont buy the bikemaster tool.

So this is the state of the art today? Excellent! I've owned four motorcycles. The first one (1987 Honda Trans Alp) was the only chain drive bike out of all of them. O-ring chain was very new back then. When I ordered a replacement chain, it came as a closed loop. Were they expecting me to remove the rear wheel and release the swing arm pivot in order to install it? I ordered a master link. They got me an old style master link with a clip, which of course didn't fit. I wound up pressing out a link, then riveting the chain back together with a ball pein hammer and a dolly. It held, but it wore out pretty quickly. From then on, I just used "plain-Jane-chain", i.e. no O-rings Going forward, I won't shy away from chain drive bikes, thanks to this video.

@nickbuchananracing

10 ай бұрын

Thanks! Yea this is pretty much the standard practice for chain driven bikes now. Clip type links are mostly for dirtbikes. Manufacturers still use "endless" chains for when they roll off the assembly line. But tons of replacements are available now that are meant to be joined via a riveted master link.

Thank you appreciate a well instructed and clear video of the process.

Thank you! I've been wasting my time with other videos that are so long and drawn out and this was just the one I needed. Very well done! Thanks 👍

@nickbuchananracing

11 ай бұрын

Youre welcome. Glad it helped

great video , I'd say you saved lots of lifes and bikes if everyone learned from it

This is the best video I've seen yet, on how to rivet the master link. Thank you!

Thank you for your video content. You brought more clarity on riveting the master link on the motorcycle chain. Ninja 1000SXSE owner from Europe.

@nickbuchananracing

9 ай бұрын

Youre welcome, not a lot of good videos for how to do it so thought id try to show people its really not that complicated. Now you can do your own chains for the rest of your life!

In my opinion this is a perfect video! I am replacing my chain for the first time and now i know exactly what to do, all my questions answerd! Many many thanks my friend 😊

Thank you for posting this. its the most clearly understandable and easy to follow video i've found

Agree with the others.......very well done and easy to follow. Really appreciate the thoroughness and clarity.

Thanks Nick have just seen this superb video, succinct and to the point, yet every detail covered, brilliant!

good in-depth video thank you for making a video not full of chit chat and waffle

Thank you! Helped me out a lot!

Best video i have seen on the subject so far

Thanks! Super helpful!

I want to do this on a tiny little cam chain on a cycle(mushroom the ends of rivets)!

Nice. Thanks for this.

Great video!!! Very professional.

@nickbuchananracing

Жыл бұрын

Thank you stranger who I have never met before and do not know personally. 😉 haha thanks for checking it out

Thank you for the video, very helpful😊

@nickbuchananracing

6 ай бұрын

Youre welcome!

Nicely done thank you.

@nickbuchananracing

10 ай бұрын

Youre welcome. Glad it was a help!

Such a informative video. God bless

@nickbuchananracing

7 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Good Job.

Thank you very much.

Straight to the meat and potatoes - great job 👍

Great video thanks.

@nickbuchananracing

11 ай бұрын

👍

Thank you!

Amazingly high quality instructional video! Both the filming and your dialog are so steady and clear. Are you trained in film production? Excellent advice to use the vernier caliper to ensure no overtightening . Subscribed and will checking out your other videos.

@nickbuchananracing

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for your kind words! No training, just a guy with a smart phone lol. I try my best to make good videos so im glad the hard work has made a difference. Thanks for watching!

very good thank you

@nickbuchananracing

3 ай бұрын

Youre welcome

excellent ! - Thank you.

@nickbuchananracing

Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

It's exactly what I need

@nickbuchananracing

9 ай бұрын

Awesome! Glad it helped u out

Wow i like ,so cool brow

Good video. I'd highly recommend the official did chain too though. It's so much better and fool proof...

@nickbuchananracing

7 ай бұрын

Yea this tool is not the best. Did, rk chain tool, motionpro I hear are all better.

@lordgibbness

7 ай бұрын

@@nickbuchananracing the DID one is amazing. You can't over-flare with it, pressing the chain plate is so fast, and the tool can push out any rivet pin without grinding first. I first saw Mani use it at motomillion on KZread, and thought I need that!

@lordgibbness

7 ай бұрын

It does cost £130 mind, though!

Thank you brother. Very helpful.

@nickbuchananracing

Жыл бұрын

Youre welcome 👍

Hey Nick you made this so simple and easy to understand. Thumbs up from me for sure. Thanks! Am i detecting a bit of SW Pennsy in that accent?! :D

@nickbuchananracing

10 ай бұрын

Thanks. Glad you liked it! Im from Maryland. 🦀

Does the outer plate not slide further in during the riveting of the pins?

@nickbuchananracing

2 ай бұрын

No, the outer plate only goes on as far as you press it, when you flare the rivets it just flares the end only, but it isnt pushing the side plate on any more

If you can find one a rivet spinner is much better. I have even done them by hand with a hammer and dolly without later failure. You can also get the old horseshoe clip type for both o and x ring as a great roadside repair.

i need data.. how much milimeters is ok betveene plates for 525 vx3 when u press plate. i have 19.00mm but on chan originaly is around 19.2mm

Tq..

I found that if you don't use tool's press plates, you no need to align too much force to the tool itself and it's easier to press both masterlink plates.

Thank you for making the video its really helpfull. I baught a bike with a chain where the previous owner did the link too tight and the link is stuck in that spot. Is it fine to just replace the link on the chain if its pretty much new or is it better to just ride the bike and maybe it will get looser with time?

@nickbuchananracing

8 ай бұрын

If its tight, i would replace it. You can replace just the link if you want, BUT make sure its the master link for that specific chain, they are not universal, every chain is slightly different even if the main size is the the same. If you dont know the chain type, just buy a new chain.

thanks.

@nickbuchananracing

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome

That’s gangster

Why would the rivet split even if I did not get to 0.5mm yet. Happed twice in a row already. Going to have to install a clip.

@nickbuchananracing

14 күн бұрын

Could be your tool, could be a cheap chain, what brand of chain and chain tool you using?

i've been using clipped master links for 40 years on bike with all levels of HP and never had a problem and you don't need a special tool.....

@nickbuchananracing

2 ай бұрын

Even on a 1000? If so thats pretty impressive that they hold up

Nive vid men.. let me ask one thing.. For a superbike like 1000cc its better a master link like that or a clip..its safe? I use on motocross and have no problem.. can I use fast clip on 1000cc

@nickbuchananracing

Ай бұрын

Ive never tried but I wouldnt ise a clip on a 1000 if it were me. I dont even kno if they sell 530 chains with clips but if they did id prefer a rivet link

Hi, one question, are the other links pins somehow riveted too? They have a square shape deformation in the pin ends. Asking not for a motorcycle chain, but a mercedes benz timing chain. I don't want the master link somehow get dissassembled while it's working xD (m271 engine, the chain has to be assembled... German wisdom...).

@nickbuchananracing

8 ай бұрын

Usually the factory links are riveted but they look different. On a motorcycle thain its the same way, they look like a square or sorta pentagonal looking end. I never had to assemble a timing chain but I imagine its the same deal. Factory links are riveted, final link is riveted using a rivet that looks different because it has to be done by hand and not by machine

7:55 when I measured like this it says 5.5mm when I messure horizontal it shows 6mm. That's when my link broke, I think this is meant to be messured horizontal not vertical.

@nickbuchananracing

10 ай бұрын

It should be pretty much the same either way not oval shaped. But check it both ways and go by the largest reading you get next time you use that tool. I cant say for sure but maybe check your rivet tool and make sure the tip isnt damaged or something like that.

@Near2Future

10 ай бұрын

@@nickbuchananracing Yea, I thought it would spread evenly but it didn’t. I use the motion pro pbr chain tool. I have only used it once before but didn’t have that problem. Maybe it wasn’t in the middle. No idea, think I’ll go by the largest size next time. 👍🏻☺️

What kind of chain measurement tool you use?

@nickbuchananracing

Жыл бұрын

Just a simple set of calipers. 5 bucks at home depot. A nicer dial caliper is ideal, something that reads out to thousandths of inch or .001 mm would be better. I wanted to show using cheapest tool possible though

Does riveting the pin will it also continue to compress the link further onto the link?

@nickbuchananracing

11 ай бұрын

No, just flares the end of the pins.

@grantking7833

Ай бұрын

@@nickbuchananracing I have done quite a few chains now and I always press the link together short of recommendations because it seems like when I flair the pins it does compress the pins. Im by no means a pro just adding my experience. Hope this helps someone. Otherwise. I thought it was the best video I have seen on installing the final link. Top notch!

If a new chain is too short, can you use 2 riveted master link?

@jameshind6644

Жыл бұрын

Not advisable to do this. The weakest part of the chain is the master link.

@nickbuchananracing

Жыл бұрын

I wouldnt.

@ldRambo

10 ай бұрын

You’re using the tool incorrectly!

@rossr372

8 ай бұрын

So why dont you tell us what was incorrect? @@ldRambo

Thank you for the video, I am replacing my chain and sprockets tomorrow, I hope I don't fuck it up!

You definitely do NOT want to use the flaring tip to press the chain plate on. You also don't want to use the extractor bolt to drive the rivet tool or press plate on - you would only use the larger body bolt. Look at the Motion Pro Jumbo Chain Tool video to see how to use this tool correctly. They are essentially the same design.

@nolarocks

7 ай бұрын

The press plate goes into the body bolt (you retract the extractor bolt all the way so the anvil is not in the way). The other side of the chain tool has recesses that accommodate the back of the chain - so nothing should be installed on the back side of the tool. (The side you installed the press plate on in your video.)

@nickbuchananracing

7 ай бұрын

This is not the motion pro tool, read the instructions for this tool before you tell me its wrong. If you think its a dumb design, dont use this tool. Im using it how Bikemaster instructions say to use it. Yes its stupid to provide the rivet tip for pressing the outer link. I didnt make the tool...

@nolarocks

7 ай бұрын

@@nickbuchananracing I could have written my reply in a more considerate way. Apologies if it came out in an offensive way. Not my intention at all! Apologies. If you no longer have access to the original instructions or your viewers are interested - you all can watch BikeMaster's own video for details. The video is here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/eKOXyZunqNy8oMY.html. If the link does not work - you / your viewers can enter this into KZread: BikeMaster Heavy Duty Chain Breaker & Rivet Tool | #BuildYourDream. Sent in good faith and again - sorry if I upset you. None of this should take away from the great work you did and the effort you put into making it.

@nolarocks

7 ай бұрын

This is the video for the Motion Pro Jumbo Chain tool for reference. They are essentially the same design. Defer to the BikeMaster video / instructions though. Motion Pro How-To Video: Motion Pro Jumbo Chain Tool 08-0135 - kzread.info/dash/bejne/Y3uOss2qkavOktY.html

@nickbuchananracing

7 ай бұрын

@@nolarocks i watched the video. Definitely not what the original instructions say and show on the paperwork lol. I may continue to use in a similar way I did because I like to see the outer link going on and dont like it to be going on blind. Damn bikemaster instructions....thanks for sending that.

my semi OCD concurs.

I over pressed the plate :(

@nickbuchananracing

4 ай бұрын

Dont feel too bad, a simple mistake. You can use a chain breaker tool to push the pins out and start fresh. You can order master links individually, order the exact link for your specific chain. They run about 7-10 bucks for just the master link.

@oSnapMillerTime

4 ай бұрын

@@nickbuchananracing I thought I could unpress the plate but only made everything worse. Had to buy a new master link.

wow that was absolutely not how to press the link together....................

Sir mo no

Wrong application of tool use.

@nickbuchananracing

5 ай бұрын

Youre a little late to the party on that comment. The bikemaster tool sucks for pressing links. I actually figured out a better way to use this tool but little late for the video.

Nothing I do gets the plates pressed together! They just pop apart, f this

@nickbuchananracing

8 күн бұрын

Do you have the correct master link to match your chain. Same make and model ?

OMG, 4m55, pressing it with a point isn't a good idea,,,

Since it is made of bronze, it will not be very durable.

You’re using the tool incorrectly!

@Diorasis_IV

5 ай бұрын

I agree

@ss22076

3 ай бұрын

Yeah, on how to press in the outer plate with that flaring tip and also to drive the m14 instead of m17

@gixxer_kid

2 ай бұрын

You mad bro??

@1212CRMD

Ай бұрын

​@@ss22076 It seems the part made to press the outer plate in is that grooved plate tool 😊. It is why it was cut grooved for both pins while pressing in the plate.

Wrong!!!

You're using the tool incorrectly!!👎👎🙄

Fail video! Do not do it like this