Tools

[hobo]

Right. Bike come on Wednesday & my shed has nothing more than a Makita drill & a rusty saw in it.

So.... I suspect its about time I sorted myself out with some bits & bobs, however, don't really know what I'll need to keep the bike in order.

I have an account with Machine Mart & looking on thier website saw this:

www.machinemart.co.uk/product.asp?p=040211497&r=2073&g=111

Any good ? or is there a better 'set' on thier site ?

Cheers.

[hobo]

Or this: www.tooled-up.com/Product.asp?PID=122972&MAN=Draper-135-Piece-Value-Automotive-Tool-Kit

[dern]

The draper one looks better to me but you need to bear in mind that half the stuff in it is imperial which you'll never use unless you acquire an old MG so look for a metric only kit. Deep sockets are useful sometimes but you won't know when and then (and this is general advice) don't try and bodge something, go to your local factors and simply buy the right tool you'll need. You'll be saving yourself enough to be able to afford this and you won't up your bike

A torque wrench (or pref 2 covering a wide range - check your service manual for typical values) in a 1/2" size and get an adapter to drive your 3/8" sockets that you'll probably get with the kit. You'll then be able to use the torque wrench with the 1/2" inch socket that you'll need to go out and buy to take the wheels off.

Allen keys or better allen key sockets... you'll need these to get the fairing off I imagine.

Breaker bar in 1/2" to undo the wheel sockets.

Some method of getting the wheels off the ground. Getting the front off the ground without using a lift that goes in the steering stem is tricky in order to change the steering headrace bearings. I used a car jack under the engine this w/e to do this job and when the front was off the ground used a trailer strap over a beam to hold it up but this kind of bodging is almost always destined for a huge expensive accident.

Regards,

Mark

[desmo]

When buying tools remeber one thing: Good quality tools are a good investment, poor quality tools are an expense! the cheap stuff will let you down when you really need it.

[bimsb6]

its been done before but take a look down your local halfords their professional range is well thought of and they do some reasonably priced cabinets
which means you can also secure your purchase .but remember any kit you buy is only the start !