New chain etc.

Fitted new chain & sprockets to my CB500 today, old chain worn unevenly so
couldn't get tension right.
Anyway, the bloody clonking noise has gone, chain kissing center stand I
think.

I've peened over the "soft link", 4lb hammer as anvil & small hammer onto
rivet heads, as suggested
by LBS & numerous biker friends..
Q1. Is that adequate, or should I get LBS to check it over?; they're quite
friendly & gave me
torque figures over the 'phone for sprockets etc.

Q2. The new chain seemed very stiff, although all links did nove OK, It was
a hard job to thread
chain over engine sprocket & it had to be pushed hard into the sprocket to
get it to feed OK, is
that normal also?

(Not quite so newbie) Niv.

CB500S (& several pedal racing bikes)

 

Niv wrote

As long as you have just gently spread the metal and not beaten it to a
thin layer a few molecules thick.

Why not? It never hurts to have someone say you did it right. For a
start it means that you will have half a clue what to do next time.

Fine, it is full of grease and stuff that is like glue until it all gets
warmed up once or twice and not yet run in as well. Stiff is normal.

Now **** off and run it in *fully* while the sun is still shining and
don't come back until you have.

 

I hope that you had something in behind the plates of the softlink to
make sure that the peening of rivets didn't leave the link unable to
'bend' at the joins.

 

I've peened over the "soft link", 4lb hammer as anvil & small hammer onto

Yes, the 4lb club hammer as the anvil, as stated.

 

*sigh* I'm not explaining myself well.

you have, the backplate to the softlink with the two pins, you place an
o-ring on each of the pins and then push this through the chain ends to
join the chain. You then put another o-ring on each pin and put the
plate over the pins.

Then you get to work rivetting... problem is that sometimes whilst
peening over the ends of the two pins you can push the 'plate' further
and further onto the pins, crushing the o-rings and creating a tight
link. To avoid this some manufacturers provide wire clips that you put
between the 'ends of the chain' and the plates.

I don't know if this makes any sense, the cold I've got has left me past
caring.

 

*sigh* I'm not explaining myself well.

Aha, I understand now.

Everything looks OK & moves fairly freely (compared to std link).
I was quite gentle in peening over, it really only needs a small lip to
prevent
pullout, after all, there should be no side loading.

Thanks for ther input.
Niv.

 

I didn't fancy this job. I took it in and had them peen it over with
their effoff great riveting tool.

Nice neat job it made .... & not a hammer in sight .. ! [1]

P.

[1] But an angle grinder was in evidence. Which was nice for the cause
;-)