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Originally Posted by oldbmw
Also, would it make any sense for the OP to carry an old fashioned chain as a get you to a garage spare?
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As much sense as carrying a spare stator, rear shock absorber with spring, bearings, gears, sprockets, valves, tyres, clutch cover, clutch housing, clutch disks, brake and clutch leavers with perches and switch gear, handle bar etc etc.
The failure is remote possibility. If you want to carry spares .. then ok .... but I'd not carry a complete chain ... a few links and some old fashioned joining links should be enough to kludge together something to get to the next place with some kind of delivery service. It has been a long long time since I had a chain failure. Probably the last one was with an old fashioned chain! Now I replace them long before any failure.. other than a rock or big stick could do.
Where can you get a few links and old fashioned joining links? Industrial people still use them? Try an industrial supply place. Will be cheap, rough .. but good enough to get you a few miles. I used to get my chain at such a place.
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