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Offline Sheik Yerbouti

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Gathering Tools, what's essential?
« on: September 01, 2008, 09:25:17 AM »
Hey guys. I just got my bike and now I'm looking at picking some tools up for the garage. I'm a college student, and left all my tools at home. I'm going to be getting some of the essentials on amazon while I have this free shipping.

I was thinking.

Ratchet and wrench set
Impact driver

Anything else that would be essential for starting the project? I have access to a complete shop with all the power tools I need, I just want some advice on the initial hand tools.

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Re: Gathering Tools, what's essential?
« Reply #1 on: September 01, 2008, 09:29:55 AM »
1/4 inch drive deep well sockets from 8-14 mm.  Combination wrench set 7-14 mm, You'll need 2 10mm sometimes and a 17 and 19 mm sometimes.  Phillips screwdriver and I recommend Snap-on.  The list really is endless of course. Welcome!

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Re: Gathering Tools, what's essential?
« Reply #2 on: September 01, 2008, 10:19:27 AM »
You're going to have to tell us how far you intend to work on the bike. Is it going to be a total restoration or just a "bits and bobs" jobbie?

For a complete resto you're gonna need a bike bench, 'cos after a couple of weeks of crouching over the bike or craning your neck to be able to see that widget you dropped somewhere arounf the cranckase you gonna think "f*&^king hell, why don't I get a bike bench?"
Then;
A good set of pliers, nose, cutters, standard, adjustable and long handled straight and long handled bent.
Small hacksaw, large hacksaw
Flat file and round file
Mechanics small hammer, mechanics standard hammer, rubber/wood/plastic mallets
Bunjee ropes, ratchet ropes
Multimeter
Blind bearing puller
Flame torch and gas canister
Transparant sealable plastic packets and marker pen (you'll NEVER remeber where all those little widgets came from)
Digital camera (you'll NEVER remember how all those bits went back together)
Clean paint brush
Cleaning tray (where you can use degreasant to clean/brush your oily bits)
Honda Manual and Parts book
WD-40, copper grease/grease can
Soldering kit
Magnet-on-the-end-of-a-long-stick (to retreive that small ball bearing thats rolled into that floor crevice)
Magnetic bolt/nut etc holder
Flashlight
Fridge (to accomodate all those beers you'll be drinking)
Campbed (when you'll have worked so far into the night you've missed your ride home)
I can't think of anything else without getting my drunk ass off this chair and going to the garage, but that should set you off.

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Re: Gathering Tools, what's essential?
« Reply #3 on: September 01, 2008, 10:34:35 AM »
If you're going to be doing anything major... torque wrench for you.
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Re: Gathering Tools, what's essential?
« Reply #4 on: September 01, 2008, 10:53:31 AM »
a big adjustable wrench for turning the crank is always nice.
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Re: Gathering Tools, what's essential?
« Reply #5 on: September 01, 2008, 11:01:31 AM »
Some motorcycle specific tools you will need:

Tappet feeler gauges .002 and .003 inch (.05 and .08 mm)
http://www.motionpro.com/motorcycle/tools/view/tappet_feeler_gauges/

Sparkplug socket like the one pictured below (thick walled sockets sometimes cant get the center two plugs)  Your local M/C shop would have them.

Carb vacuum balance meters or sticks.  Available for purchase or you can build your own if you want yet another project (see below)

When you get your cross-hatch (Phillips) screwdriver, try to get a couple of different sizes that are "JIS" or "Japanese Industrial Standard".  A good tool man will know what ya mean.  JIS heads are slightly different then non-JIS.  Ever notice the cross-hatch heads with the little dot on them?  Those are JIS.

A points file or a metal fingernail file.  Don't use an emery board to clean points as the silicate abrasive will embed in the soft metal and promote pitting.
 
A 12-volt buzzer or light on alligator clips for static points adjustment

A good, tho not necessarily top of the line timing light for dynamic timing.

Cable lube tool

small files and various grades of sand paper

volt-ohm-amp meter
« Last Edit: September 01, 2008, 11:05:32 AM by OldSchool_IsCool »
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