Gearhead Zone Motorcycle Chain and Sprocket Alignment Tool Review from SportbikeTrackGear.com

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Gearhead Zone Motorcycle Chain and Sprocket Alignment Tool Review from SportbikeTrackGear.com

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In this video Brian Van breaks down the all new Gearhead Zone Chain & Sprocket Alignment Tool. This tool makes getting your rear axle perfectly aligned a snap and is a great addition to any riders tool box. Here is a link to it on our site:
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@sportbiketrackgear 2 ай бұрын

Tom the Video Dude gets all the credit. He has the cameras dialed in for sure. - Van

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I am for sure getting older... Van

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@cfltitan 2 ай бұрын

I’ve had the Motion pro for years and really enjoy it. I bought it from you as well. Love your company and love to support guys like you.

@sportbiketrackgear 2 ай бұрын

Appreciate the kind words, you watching and your support! - Van

@S4WYERonPC 2 ай бұрын

It was awesome seeing you guys at Road America!

@sportbiketrackgear 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for coming to the race! - Vvan

@mikeskidmore6754 2 ай бұрын

The chain on my Yamaha FZ-07 was going from tight to loose and loose to tight while going down the road or spinning the rear tire on a stand. It was driving my crazy. I thought maybe my rear sprocket got bent because my chain was too tight at one time. You have to be sure the flat sides on the head of the axle bolt are down in the recess . If it spins your axle will be loose and move. I had 0.010 run out on the sprocket. I installed a new rear sprocket. I also took two links out of the chain as I had ran out of adjustment travel. It still had the same tight and loose issue with a new Sprocket. I have since replaced the Original chain with 19,000 miles on it with a new chain. Now there is no more loose and tight situation. The chain pins were worn considerably and were dry .. the original grease was long gone. Since the axle alignment marks are so lame on the FZ-07 This Laser might help me a lot. Looks like your Suzuki has a better chain adjustment system. I did purchase a motion Pro chain slack tool from you guys. I don't think it will really be very helpful. I have never used it and never took it out of the packaging. Maybe I can return it and trade it towards this laser tool?

@sportbiketrackgear 2 ай бұрын

The slack setter is a nice tool that helps you maintain a proper amount of chain slack which would prevent the situation you just described. With a chain I would prefer to see it a little to the loose side than too tight. When you have a chain and sprocket set on the bike with mileage on it like you noted you should always replace the chain and sprockets as a set. - Van

@ahiraband3939 2 ай бұрын

Of course you put this tool out now. My mrs complain to you guys that i recently got chain and sprocket kit and just havent gotten it done? Looks much nicer then the motion pro one i have.

@sportbiketrackgear 2 ай бұрын

This tool is for sure more accurate than the Motion Pro alignment tool. I was really impressed with the quality of this tool. - Van

@jimbostewart1969 2 ай бұрын

Your the man Brian,will be ordering one to try.You make the best vids for racers and everyday street riders as well on everything.Keep em coming,thank you !!! 🙏🏼👊🏼 Is this available on STG or go to their site ?

@sportbiketrackgear 2 ай бұрын

Here is a link to it on our site: Gearhead Zone Chain & Sprocket Alignment Tool www.sportbiketrackgear.com/gearhead-zone-chain-sprocket-alignment-tool/ Thanks for watching and the kind words. - Van

@terrydavis7389 2 ай бұрын

as always, great video.. i always learn something

@sportbiketrackgear 2 ай бұрын

Happy to hear it was helpful and thank you for watching! - Van

@Juergen732 2 ай бұрын

I am appreciative. Thank you!

@sportbiketrackgear 2 ай бұрын

You are welcome and thank you for watching! - Van

@shannonmills5689 2 ай бұрын

Thank you Brian. I will be getting one of these from you. I have the Motion Pro tool right now but this will work much better. Thanks for the screwdriver idea too.

@sportbiketrackgear 2 ай бұрын

You are welcome and thanks for watching! - Van

@robdefire4747 2 ай бұрын

Anybody else watch Brian at 1.75 speed?

@snellen46 2 ай бұрын

Funny! he actually sounds completely normal at 1.25!!

@sportbiketrackgear 2 ай бұрын

I will have to check this out LOL. - Van

@ironskyheart7749 2 ай бұрын

@@sportbiketrackgearnot gonna lie brian, they are right, 1.25 is perfect 😂

@dubbinninja9348 2 ай бұрын

I'm going to need to buy one of those. Way better than the motion pro shorty method

@sportbiketrackgear 2 ай бұрын

This tool is more accurate than the Motion Pro for sure. The Motion Pro is about 6 inches long and this has the ability to reach the countershaft sprocket. - Van

@maya00795 2 ай бұрын

Amazing information........ Great work.......... Greetings from india🇮🇳🤠🤠🤩🤩🙌🤘🏻

@sportbiketrackgear 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching! - Van

@lalosdope 11 күн бұрын

Rhank you

@sportbiketrackgear Сағат бұрын

You are welcome and thank you for watching! - Van

@williamh6547 2 ай бұрын

Always good info, I'm ordering one

@sportbiketrackgear 2 ай бұрын

Here is a link to it on our site: www.sportbiketrackgear.com/gearhead-zone-chain-sprocket-alignment-tool/

@williamh6547 2 ай бұрын

@@sportbiketrackgear thanks, already ordered and says it's being shipped 😎😎

@hachi-rokuperformancegroup3987 2 ай бұрын

Its been a couple months since my last order and i think this will scratch my itch

@sportbiketrackgear 2 ай бұрын

We are here when you are ready. Here is a link to it on our site: www.sportbiketrackgear.com/gearhead-zone-chain-sprocket-alignment-tool/

@jeremyzimbicki9977 2 ай бұрын

So I use a 6” caliber gauge, I measure from the back axle.

@sportbiketrackgear 2 ай бұрын

I am trying to envision your process but would say I feel this would be more accurate. This method will ensure the relationship between the rear and front sprocket is inline adjusting for any irregularities in the swingarm etc... - Van

@RamboRob Ай бұрын

Are you SUREEEE that GSXR is a straight motorcycle? It is a gizzer, after all.

@sportbiketrackgear 28 күн бұрын

100% straight! - Van

@SquidMissile1 2 ай бұрын

I'd be interested to see the alignment rods you use. I use a couple lengths of all thread with washers and nuts on each end but I question how straight the rods really are...

@sportbiketrackgear 2 ай бұрын

They are machined rods with alignment cones similar to what you would see used on a wheel balancer. You can slide the rods through the axles and or swingarm pivot to take measurements. - Van

@LeeTillbury 2 ай бұрын

Hey Bri, what about if you have a chain guard that is a real pain to remove? Still see the Lazer?

@sportbiketrackgear 2 ай бұрын

I don't have a bike with a chain guard to test this. - Van

@acvn-hg9gy 2 ай бұрын

I have quite a bit of wiggle in my front end on my '95 cbr1000f. Started when i installed my superbike kit and at the same time chamged out my chain 'n sprockets. I made aluminium spacers for the front fork so the forks are at the exact same hight relative to eachother and are as high as they were with the clipons on, and i alighned them, the front axle and the ballhead multiple times with the push-it-down-when-all-is-loose-method. Wobble is still there. I'm looking at the rear axle next. Hope that fixes some cornering instability. Could a badly balanced front wheel cause the left-to-right wobble aswell?

@meoffjack 2 ай бұрын

Have you checked your wheel bearings? Are the spacers on the front wheel correctly installed? Badly balanced wheel is either not noticable you get up and down kicks in your handle bars. "Started when i installed my superbike kit". That sounds like not correctly installed... Are the forks correctly aligned inside the triple clamps? Same height? If you don't know what you are doing... get professional help.

@acvn-hg9gy 2 ай бұрын

@@meoffjack the forks are at the same hight in the triple clamps and aligned. Bearings are good, original wheel spacers are used and in the right place. Forks have new oli, bushings, seals and springs. All bolts are at the right torque spec. Steering head bearings have no noticable play. Brakes are clean and free floating, the wobble is only at decell. Just bought a laser aligner, rear wheel is perfectly centered and chain tension is at factory spec. I'm selling the bike eitherway, i'll tell all of this to the new owner.

@sportbiketrackgear 2 ай бұрын

Something like this would be difficult to diagnose via KZfaq comments. I would start with checking all of the wear items such as bushings, wheel bearings, steering head bearings, etc... Odds are you will find something out of spec. - Van

@retrorider-NYC 2 ай бұрын

Thank you , sir👍🏽🍻. I’m very curious to see the alignment on my R6💪🏽

@sportbiketrackgear 2 ай бұрын

You are welcome and thank you for watching! - Van

@mrprovy0499 2 ай бұрын

If I didn't already have the Profi laser CAT , I'd have placed an order after the first few minutes...thanks for the great reviews

@DJ_Driven 2 ай бұрын

Do you have a video on that laser chassis alignment system?

@sportbiketrackgear 2 ай бұрын

I do not as this is not a product we are offering on the site. I bought this to use on our race bikes from Healtech. I- Van

@DJ_Driven 2 ай бұрын

@@sportbiketrackgear New to your channel. I would just like to see it set up and to demonstrate how it works for aligning race bikes.

@sebg2086 2 ай бұрын

should of show if the mark on the swing arm was accurate when the alignment of the chain was spot on........ohhhh right youre the one selling that tool........

@sportbiketrackgear 2 ай бұрын

You should begin a sentence with a capital letter. The marks on the swingarm will only get you close, the laser will get you perfect. Free power and less wear on the drive line components. - Van

@sebg2086 2 ай бұрын

@@sportbiketrackgear thats why you should of show the the line on the swing arm....to prove the point of that laser....pretty sure the line on the swing arm are dead on

@meoffjack 2 ай бұрын

Tell you a short story: Original chain, steel sprockets and chain wheels last for 30.0000-40.000km on my bikes. Aligned by eye with the motorcycle's marks on the rear axle tensioners. Sport bike aluminium sprockets for racing last 3.000-4.000km on my bike for racing purposes. This Alignment Tool is a waste of money. Even in semi professional racing teams in the IDM this tool is not used because it is unnessecary! You won't get much more out of your drive train with this tool. Pretty much snake oil stuff.

@sportbiketrackgear 2 ай бұрын

Reply to your short story from someone who builds motorcycles that have won professional races: If you do not know what you are talking about best not to leave misleading comments. While the marks on the swingarm are a place to start a tool like this will get you a better result. Having the rear axle perfectly aligned reduces friction which will in turn make the parts last longer and add some level of performance. These are facts. - Van

@meoffjack 2 ай бұрын

@@sportbiketrackgear I've worked for a Suzuki Race Team in German IDM (Internationale Deutsche Motorradmeisterschaft) and in a Ducati EWC Endurance World Championship Racing Team. Nobody used this tool. It's not necessary. We have rebuilt hundreds of Suzuki race bikes especially Suzuki GSX-R1000R, Suzuki GSX-R600 and Ducati Panigales to IDM and EWC racing standards for professional racing and private use. This tool will do nothing. What we have done is engine and ECU tuning to gain more power. Those lasers are good for the mind, but nothing else.

@mb4lunch 2 ай бұрын

If it doesn't work you can still use it to play with your cats.

@sportbiketrackgear 2 ай бұрын

Yes, you can use this to align you axle and play with your cats. - Van

@neipas09 2 ай бұрын

Are you supposed to rotate the device back and forth like that? I would think doing that could cause it to move and give a false reading. Probably more accurate if you rotate the wheel back and forth while the laser stays stationary.

@mikeskidmore6754 2 ай бұрын

How do you rotate the wheel when the laser is clamed to the Sprocket..

@sportbiketrackgear 2 ай бұрын

Moving it back and forth moves the laser along the length of the chain giving you an idea of what it looks like close to the rear sprocket, middle of the chain and of course up at the countershaft sprocket. As long as the rear sprocket is flat there will be no issues. - Van