As part of Project 18's restoration I've fitted a new chain & sprocket set from EK.
These high-performance bikes don't, or shouldn't, use a clip-type master link, but instead require a riveted master. Assembling a master link requires the right touch when pressing (riveting) the master pins — not too much, not too little.
Here's a different approach.
These high-performance bikes don't, or shouldn't, use a clip-type master link, but instead require a riveted master. Assembling a master link requires the right touch when pressing (riveting) the master pins — not too much, not too little.
Here's a different approach.
They call this a screw-type connecting link, and the objective is to take the guess work out of your master link installation. After assembling the plates, these two nuts are alternately screwed down till they bottom, which gives the correct "squish." They're then backed off to the narrowed portion of the shaft and......
.....snapped off with a pliers. I grind down the nubs a bit for aesthetics and job done!
Next up; refinish the original exhaust system.
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