Motion Pro 08-0470 PBR Chain Breaker

Great quality. Use it all the time in my shop.

Ive used this chain breaker on two motorcycles, one with an o-ring chain and press-on master link and a non- o-ring chain with a clip-on link. It works very well overall. I found that when mushrooming the link pin on the o-ring chain, that I couldnt get enough leverage with the short handle. I ended up using a wrench on the body of the breaker to gain the necessary leverage. The product is built sturdily enough that there was no way to break it. This is one of those buy-one, use-forever tools. Anyone that does their own maintenance should have this tool. It comes in a nice carrying case and has clear to understand instructions which fold up neatly in the case. I did not experience any of the pin failure that the other reviewers had, perhaps I have a newer version.

The punch screw shredded itself on first use.

Ive heard a lot about the cheaper tools breaking after one use. This Pro Motion (as with all my Pro Motion tools) worked perfect. Directions were clear, but could be simplified (Pro motion please hire a graphic designer) Installed a 525 DID chain and the riveting part was done according to directions. But... I do not know if I didnt correctly which is pretty scary.

Posting for the benefit of adventure riders who might consider packing this tool for an extended ride including off-road. Note, its quite heavy. Dont have an exact weight but its significant and too heavy for my purposes. One website puts the weight at 3.2 pounds, which is probably in the ballpark. Im gearing up for a months-long ride through Africa and Asia and its more weight than Im willing to carry. I count grams pretty zealously for a ride like this, so take that into account. Otherwise, the tool seemed great. Sturdy and appears well designed. Though I returned it, Im giving five stars based on impressions and my experience with other MotionPro products. Ill pack the much lighter, though less functional, Motion Pro 08-001 Chain Breaker, which Ive had good experiences in the past.

It broke the original chain open on a 2012 Yamaha R1 and crimped on a new 520 chain. Sport Bike Track Gear has a decent video on how to operate this if youd like a tutorial, as it were. It was a bit rough twisting the threads at first but keep it lubed and itll wear in just fine. Also, theres a certain art to mushrooming the crimp. Ill find out how I did this upcoming season.

Its a bit fiddly to set up, and I wish it were easier to hold steady and provided greater leverage on the rivet while in use, but it fastened the new 530 chain on my bike just fine and is compact for easy transport.

A bit overpriced, like most Motion Pro tools, but you get a quality product. Its well built and did the job pretty well. Broke my Africa Twins OEM chain effortlessly and pressed/riveted the new one without any issues.

Took less than 30 seconds to break apart the 520 chain w/O-rings. (This is a brand new 520 chain) Only real problem was that the product came sligtly used but was supposed to be brand new. Other than that no problems.

Worst awesome on full size bikes. The coolest and most handy chain tool ever. Be careful dont run tool all the way it when pressing a pin through on smaller bikes. Press it just enough to get ahold of pin. Because the pressing pin is tight on my sons 80 chain and got the tool stuck in the chain an happend to break it on reteavle. Another great product put out by motion pro . Absolutley satisfied customer.