Hi everyone, I've decided my chain and sprockets are ready for replacement, the only problem I'm having is deciding on the tool for the job, at the mo I'm looking at one of these http://www.sealey.co.uk/PLPageBuilde...roductid=12829

From looking around I've seen DID and whale are the best out there but I'm not in a position to get one.

I bought one of these http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00CJDD0E...986871_TE_item a year ago and didn't have any problems with it. It is now �5 cheaper and didn't have "Ryde" written on the lid so I'm not definite it's the same. I took the gamble and bought a cheap "Non Professional" set as I only needed to change one chain and after 4 years, I thought I'm not going to need it again for a while. Nothing broke or bent and it seems to be a pretty well made bit of kit so it is ready for the next time I need it . As the reviews state there are no instruction but after watching a few Youtube videos it is very obvious what bits do what.The key bit of advice is to take your time as you squeeze the link together, checking tightness as you go. I cut the old chain off with a junior hacksaw so I don't know about the tool's chain splitting abilities.

Cheers guys, I've a angle grinder and dremel so cutting the heads off isn't of to much concern, I kill a chain every 2 yrs or so, so figured it was a worth while investment, just choosing the right tool is more of a headache than choosing which chain kit to use.

Plus one for lolgeoff. I have one of these, heavy solidly built and easy to use

I've had one of the sealey riveters for 4 years now,removed and fitted many chains no problem,as Pepsi says the secret is to grind the head off a rivet so it is flush with the link plate, then, and only then, do you use the tool to push the river out otherwise you are likely to shatter the rivet removal pin.

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2011 XT660Z

2008 TDM 900

Never used one and I've been changing chains for ages - I use the angle grinder/molegrips/lump hammer/hammer technique. Seems to work ok!

Just a word of warning.
I've got a whale riveter and just did the xtc chain. Trouble is I probably gave it one to many taps with the hammer and riveted the link tight so that it struggled to straighten up when it came off the sprocket.....DOH
Replaced it with split link.
The guy at B&C said rivet links are best but they still sell the odd split links and there's nothing wrong with them ( but you don't need to buy a tool to fit a split link)