Motion Pro Chain Alignment Tool Review from Sportbiketrackgear.com

Motion Pro Chain Alignment Tool Review

Quick and accurate alignment. Tool body clamps squarely to rear sprocket so the alignment rod will indicate sprocket alignment to chain.

[dylangrieveable]

Best tool I ever bought for my 2015 FJ-09. Had multiple mechanics look at it, and no one could fix the issue; 28k miles into owning the bike, I used this tool, and it rode like it was brand new. No more pulling, and my riding ability, confidence, and enjoyment went way up. Totally worth it.

[russwilson]

based on how you look at it, the rod can be going left, straight or right. For example, in the video it looked like the rod was drifting left.

[Ridevenice]

Is it me or the chain in the video is not aligned properly?

[iancurtis]

Just got one today. Luckily it fits right under my chain guard so I dont even have to remove it. Just pop it on for a quick reference. Loving it so far

[EchoYankee]

I used my chain alignment tool. I'm glad I did. My right side was too far back and I thought it was good.

[paulthehutt]

Not even close to a review of the tool itself but an overview. Was really hoping for an actual review of this specific brand of tool, maybe even compared to other's.

[sickcowpie]

I think I'm gone blind trying to line up the tool with the chain. How accurate do I need to scrutinize the alignment? Can I replace the rod with a longer rod?

[pierrots]

At first he didn't install it properly, then he corrected it but never mentioned it, the securing screw on the tool.has to fit between the endentation of the chain link so it sits nice and flush with the sprocket, otherwise it s not giving you and accurate alignment.

[MrPsychguy]

Seems like a better design would be to have a magnetic stationary mount that can attach to the sprocket and then have a pivoting fixed mount to hold a rod, like a base mount for a dial indicator....

[YNTGUNS]

I recently bought one of these and i noticed that it reads straight pretty much all the time. You can even be off by one notch on the alignment blocks on the rear and it will still read straight. Your tire has to be really misaligned for this tool to tell you and by then its obvious by just lookin at the blocks. Just playing with the alignment and it was something i noticed. Good tool for new riders tho.

[gurunandangr]

Is this tool become helpful for one side tyre wearing issue?

[JohnS]

I was a little concerned the plastic set screw was cinched down on that sprocket bevel. It clearly showed a little fiddling had to be done because of the bevel issue. The op stated it has to be mounted level on the sprocket and I see in the below post, it did appear to me with that quick look down the chain and the alignment rod were not perfectly in sync, the rod splayed off to the left a little. Why wasn't more video time spent on showing the suspected misalignment? It looked like the people doing the video recognized the error and cut that portion of the video short. If I were doing the video I would have made sure in advance the set screw for the bracket was resting on a level surface, not on a bevel. Or, I would have put a small shim underneath the set screw so the surface contact was flush with the sprocket, done deal. I think that would have given the true reading and likely a correct one and not raise suspicions about this demonstration. If I had that kind of view down the chain line, I wouldn't call it "good enough". I'll give STG the benefit of the doubt here, not a big deal, they are good people. I'm still going ahead and buying this tool from them.

[MotorcycleExtremist]

I purchased that unit, but was not really happy with how finicky it was in use, and having to remove my chain-guard made it that much more cumbersome, but beyond that, I didn't find it to really work all that well. I've since purchased a laser unit, and this is so much much easier to use, and so much more accurate overall. I'd suggest you guys offer a laser unit as well.

[moto]

I cannot get a consistent reading ever with this tool. I align the chain. Take the tool off and put it back on and it isn't aligned. I squared up the rear axle within .05mm with calipers, put the alignment tool back on and the alignment tool shows its way off.

[redneckgamer]

This can also help to make sure that your rear sprocket is lined up with the drive sprocket on the trans so you dont drop the chain

[francisfe]

I thought it would clamp to the sprocket to see if it's pointing at the front one and straight down the chain...shrugs

[rebman]

Old post by Van but I have a question. I have a 2023 Z900. Bought this alignment tool and slack measuring tool from you. Today I cleaned and lubed my chain. I adjusted the chain using the hash marks on the swing arm. Then I used this tool to check the alignment and the chain was not aligned. So I aligned the chain with this tool and the hash mark readings are off. Left side is just behind a hash mark and right side is just ahead of the hash mark. Could the hash marks be that far off? The tool shows it is perfect. What gives? 🤷🏼‍♂️

[blakeblacknerry]

Do u line the rod with the center of the inside of the chain

[angiefav]

Will not work on every bike depending on swing arm type

[rtoo]

Aint nuthin wrong with Motion Pro anything.