How to Replace the Chain When Changing a Tire on a Motocross Bike

Video Transcript

"I’m Chris Kelley and we are here with Expert Village. We are going to run through today how to change a tire on your MX Bike. When you place your tire back on your caps, tire up in here, slide thing up in there (for some reason it is sticking on me). We are through tightening up the nut, lay our chain back on this bracket, and find your master link which is right here, put your master link back through the holes. It is your first link right here. Snap it on and we just need to slide this clip. You always want the round tip side. There is an upside right here with a hole and notch and the backside. When this clips on you want it snapped on towards the back because the tire rotates this way forward and that means this little clip goes this way. If you reverse it and put it this way, there is a chance it could be caught on some dirt or marter or some other foreign object and catch this little edge, open up and pop off. Once that pops off, this link falls off, your chain comes apart, flings around, could break apart your bike and you will definitely be stopped on the track. So, it is important to put the master link clip in the proper manner. You want to see that there is a notch in your master link, seek that in the notch, put a nice big screwdriver around it squarely and give it one tap and it should pop right into place. Just like that. "