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Now get to the main point. So when I was 12 I had a Honda XL 75. I am going to guess that the bike had probably like 8 horsepower or something. So really low power but I rode that bike so much that in one summer I completely wore out a set of chain sprockets on the bike. So I replaced it by myself but I do not know what to do with the broken chain. So my dad showed me how to split the broken remaining chain. We did not have any fancy and unusual tools back in that day. We were not that much rich to be honest. I still do not have a chain splitter. This article is about what I learned back when I was 12 and I am going to reveal it to you all. Grab a marker (yellow or green would be very much perfect for it, make sure that it is permanent marker so that it will not wash away) and then mark on the chain where you want to split. Remember that this one is important because wrong after opening chain off the sprockets it will be very much hard to recognize the part where you actually want to split your chain. So do not do the wrong one. Grab a pair of a good link from the nearest supermart. Make sure that you have the right one (not bicycle one of course). If you damage a little bit the damaged link it is okay. Because you have no use of it. You have to grind off these rivets and you have to grind them off. If you do not do that then it is going to be next to impossible to knock that link apart. So apparently you need a grinder. You have to make sure that you have worn safety goggles and dress before grinding that off otherwise you might harm yourself following my instruction. Put the chain on a flat surface (not on the wood because the sparks of grinding may cause fire). You need to hold the chain tightly. If you do not do that you might harm yourself and chain might go attack your face. After that grind the links of chain where you marked it. Grind them so well so that it becomes flat as earth (sarcasm). I assume rivets are gone after grinding on the top where you have hold your chain. You need to use a punch just to knock that pin out of there. It is essential to use a puncher that has a smaller diameter than the pin that's in the chain. You just need to prop chain up right beside that link so that you can successfully get that link started hammering it out of there. You need to estimate where that pin is going to be because after grinding it is hard to recognize the pin position. It is usually in the right of the middle of the chain. After estimating the location of the chain uses a hammer to get the link out. You need to go from side to side. Then you can really see it starting to move after hammering. After that you will see links are going apart from chain. Remove the links and voila, you have removed your chain links. Another way is that you can use bolt (big bolt is helpful). Take one or two of them. Grind the plates of the chain where you want to remove the chain and then place the grinned part on the bolt. Hammer on the link (you need to estimate the position of the links again). After that, you will be able to remove the chain quickly.