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Originally Posted by AZRider
Spud, I'm sure that you're safe to do so with a 250, but with more powerful bikes, i believe that a riveted link is essential.
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If you are racing a sport bike at high speeds, you probably should use a riveted link.
However, I use a master link with a clip on my Honda XR650L, and I have ridden it over 90 mph without any problems whatsoever. At sea level the XR650L will reach a top speed well over 100 mph, and many, if not most owners, use a drive chain with a master link clip. We certainly won't have any problems running a master link with a clip on our Zongshen RX3 motorcycles.
However, if someone prefers a riveted link, I think he should use a riveted link.
There is not a lot of lateral force on the clip. Therefore, if the clip is installed properly, it never causes a problem. If someone installs the clip improperly, that is a different matter.
However, even if done poorly, a rivet is highly unlikely to fail, so it is definitely more fool proof.
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2015 Zongshen ZS250GY-3 (RX3)
2006 Zongshen ZS200GY-2 (Sierra 200)
2005 Honda XR650L
2004 Honda CRF250X
1998 Kawasaki KDX220
Mods made to my Zongshen ZS200GY-2:
http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=6894