Will be replacing the chain and sprockets on the bike soon and have an endless chain ( no soft or master link ) , and as far as the Haynes for my bike is concerned it's done by removing the swing arm ............. Feck that !!! I've had a bit of a look around and some sources say that any pin on any link can be pushed out using a cutting and riveting tool and I've seen elsewhere a guy grinding off the pin heads on one link and then prying the plate off to remove the link . Any thoughts ???