What type of chain does the Honda Trail 125 use?

[SneakyDingo]

Haha... yah, there's some conversations to be had over motorcycle chains and chain breakers and trying to break the chain with that tool alone. The home mechanic's kit usually recommends something like grinding down the pin until it's flush with the plate (or close to), then popping the rivet out with the chain breaking tool. Dremel tool usually does the trick. You can use just the breaking tool (depending on the chain and the tool), but you'll feel a lot of resistance. Easier to do with the dremel.

 

[m in sc]

many years ago i had a chain breaking tool, never worked right and it was a good one. got frustrated broke the dremel out and done. TBH i use my dewalt angle grinder dow, much quicker. but some swear by the chain breaking tool and also riveting links. Its def a preference thing.

 

[dmonkey]

Plain and simple: rivet type reduces the risk that the master link will come apart, but on this bike the risk is so small that Honda didn't worry about it as a liability and neither should you. Just install the clip the correct way, closed end toward the direction of travel, and replace the clip if you take it off. Reusing the clips can cause them to fail from fatigue. You can dab a bit of RTV onto the (clean) master link clip to help hold it in place, or go so far as to safety wire it in place which is a required tech inspection item for racing some places. There are horror stories of losing a clip due to deceleration shudder on supersport bikes, might be a reason they're not common on much more powerful bikes. Also do not reuse the master link from one chain to another... the master link is usually the strongest link on a chain, but that's not the case if the master link now resides on its 4th chain where it's worn and stretched out.

 

[SneakyDingo]

Also do not reuse the master link from one chain to another... the master link is usually the strongest link on a chain, but that's not the case if the master link now resides on its 4th chain where it's worn and stretched out.

It's ok as a spare in an emergency though. Good to keep handy in the kit just in case to limp home. Especially on this bike.

 

[STUBBORN]

Nault's came through with a D.I.D. 428 VX gold 108 link,
X ring chain with a plastic bag containing a master link,
4 x rings and a tiny grease packet smaller than the soy
sauce pouch supplied at the local Chinese take out.
The left over 10 links are in the wax paper wrapper
in the box with everything else.
This shall be my first time changing a chain.

 

[m in sc]

rivet links are cheaper to produce and that's why used by manufacturers. almost all clip failures are due to improper installation, or as mentioned, reusing them, or poor quality shitty low dollar chains w too much play in the master link plate. the load is on the plate, not the clip. I've run a 130 HP bike w clip master links, they are just fine.