Essential tools?

[PhillVR6]

So it looks like I'm going to head down the home servicing route.

I already have:

spanners
sockets and wrenches
screwdrivers
an abba stand
allen keys

I know I need:

an oil filter wrench
a steering stem nut wrench
a pilot screw adjuster
a hand tester
a container to catch the old oil.

Now what else do I need to go shopping for?

Thanks,

Phill

[Steve_T]

A set of decent torque wrenches - halfords pro ones are ok according to Ride tests and I have these. They cover most situations (6lbft and up iirc). I also have a Norbar 1/4" drive one for very small nuts/bolts (1Nm and Up) but I doubt you'd need it straight away.

Steve.

[Momentofmadness]

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EDIT : As above!

Edited by Momentofmadness on Wednesday 9th May 19:31

[tps]

A bloody big hammer to hit it when all else fails

[freddytin]

Don't forget a decent multi meter with appropriate ranges.

Sorry if you meant multimeter when listing " hand tester" ?

On the electrical theme, have you crimping pliers and soldering iron ?

Edited by freddytin on Wednesday 9th May 20:41

Edited by freddytin on Wednesday 9th May 20:44

[dern]

You need the torque wrench(es) straight away but just buy what you need when you need it.

[Mad Dave]

Get some proper socket drive allens too - L shaped allen keys will just round your bolts off. Zip ties and WD40 are also essential, and if you can get one, get a proper oil filter remover - bashing a big screwdriver through it will get it off, but is messy If you're changing brake pads then get some thread lock and copper grease too.

[PhillVR6]

Right, so it seems the first thing to add to my list is a torque wrench.

I've already got WD40....well GT85 actually but pretty much the same thing. I've also got copper grease and threadlock.

My allen keys are Halford proffesional jobies so I'll run the risk and stick with them for the time being.

Oh yes, and I have a selection of hammers and a rubber mallet for emergancies.

As for the soldering iron, I know my limits and they end pretty much where electrickery starts.

Thanks for the guidance.

Phill

[runnersp]

Not sure if you already have one, but a decent tool chest is a good idea so you can keep stuff organised... A vice might come in handy... A small torch is also incredibly useful... And might I suggest an old camping mattress as something to kneel/lie on in the garage?

[hobo]

Hammer, Gaffer tape & cable ties.

Anything else is just a bonus

[speed8]

Don't know about the R6 but if you need to get the rear wheel off with a single side swingarm you'll probably need a bleedin great 1/2 drive 46mm socket or something like that.

[F.M]

Overkill perhaps...but...I also also liked to have a few extra`s under the seat in case of a breakdown over & above the bike`s toolkit....a gator grip...handy enough to do 50% of the nuts...a big shifting spanner for anything bigger & a can of emergency puncture repair stuff ....

[Andy Oh]

You might want a set of Torx, always handy...you know the star shaped thingies that look like allen keys....my 05 R1 has a few of these torx bolts and without the torx keys you'll never get them undone

[tps]

On a serious note i brought from halfords one of those telescopic magnets (look like a screw driver but have a small magnet on the end).This is possibly the best thing i ever got.When you drop that nut,bolt,screw etc down inside the bike its so easy to retrive it.
I also brought a magnetic tray handy for keeping all the bolts etc in a safe place and it sticks on your tool box.

[PhillVR6]

Looking through the manual, it appears I'll need a vacuum gague and a tachometer for the engine vacuum synchronisation inspection.

As noones mentioned these, do I assume I don't really need to do this?

[Mad Dave]

If you don't want to get some proper socket drivers, at least get some T handle allen keys - L shaped ones WILL knacker any bolt you try to exert any pressure on!

[buck bundy]

Mad Dave said:

If you don't want to get some proper socket drivers, at least get some T handle allen keys - L shaped ones WILL knacker any bolt you try to exert any pressure on!

Socketed ones are cheap enough to not have to bother with T handles.

Even if electrics aren't your thing, you'll still do a better job with crimping pliers or a soldering iron, than trying to bodge things with Scotchblocks.

Buck

[wedg1e]

freddytin said:

Don't forget a decent multi meter with appropriate ranges.

Sorry if you meant multimeter when listing " hand tester" ?

On the electrical theme, have you crimping pliers and soldering iron ?

Edited by freddytin on Wednesday 9th May 20:41

Edited by freddytin on Wednesday 9th May 20:44

Don't crimp anything on a bike except as a temporary bodge. Damp gets in and corrodes the crimps and the wire.
Incidentally (for car or bike) if you strip a wire (usually an earth) and the copper is all black/ green, it's waste of time chopping another inch and restripping. When it's got that bad, the crud goes all the way along. And you can't solder it. How to get round it: get some plumber's flux and a blowtorch (or a Zippo if that's all you can find). Dip the stripped end in flux and hold it in the flame. The flux will burn off the crap revealing clean copper. Might take two or three goes but it usually works.