Clip-on master link questions

[Team_Serpent]

I don't like the clip style (safety wired, siliconed or otherwise). Have lost them both on the track (cost me a national championship) and on the street (sucks being stranded). I might run it for now but I'd get a rivet style on order and replace asap.

Like you said, that sucker slaps the case and/or possibly tears something else up you're up a creek without a paddle over a $6.00 master link - just not worth the risk IMHO.

[catman]

I had a clip come off at speed once and the chain luckily shot straight out the back of the bike.After slowing (brakes only)down a long fast Pocono mountain ride, i realized it was good that the chain hadnt got to locking up the rear wheel by makin whoopy with the countershaft sprocket and case- very scary/no decompression braking available just then .....

[tshort]

I don't even bother with the clip. Oh wait, that's on my Road King (belt).  8)

But I did race with a clip-style master that I just used safewire on (as others have mentioned) instead of the clip.  Worked well mostly.  A dab of RTV on the wires keeps them from moving around, which seemed to make them stay on longer.  And during my nap on the ground next to my bike between races, guess what I used to eyeball??  Never had a problem