Motorcycle: Basic toolkit?
Posted by admin | Under Accessory Motorcycle Monday Aug 17, 2009Hi all,
I bought a 2nd hand bike a month ago, started riding to friends’ places to show off 
One of my friend asked "where’s the toolkit?", and I said it was never given to me, the old owner didn’t have it. Afterward my friend said I should have some basic tools in case I get in trouble out on open road.
So, what does a bike toolkit consist of? I’ll just get bits and pieces from a hardware store or motorcycle accessory store.
You mostly want tools that will get you going on the side of the road. A dealer should be able to supply a complete toolkit, but you actually will have to buy each piece seperately and they are expensive and usually low quality. If you can get a listing of whats in the toolkit, you could buy the most of the same tools at a hardware store, with the exception of the ring spanner for the axle nuts. The nut on my bike is 27mm so a ring spanner that size would be about 15 inches long.
They usually have a flat screwdriver, phillips head screwdriver, 8,10,12 and 14mm open ended spaners, maybe a pair of pliers, the axle nut spanner and usually a C spanner for adjusting the shock preload.
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go to the dealer of the type of bike you have and get one. they will have every thing you will need to fix the bike. i have a harley and the tool kit i have will fix anything i need to fix.
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The stock tool-kit will be junk, (considered as hardware), but it
will have all the wrench sizes you need, a proper size screw-driver,
a spark plug socket, and what you need for chain adjustment,
all designed to pack small enough to fit in the toolkit case on
the bike.
This will be very hard indeed to get at a hardware store with
better tools.
Unless you’re into distance touring, and carry luggage regularly,
you’d be well advised to buy one.
Even if you do tour, and do ‘one the road’ maintainence, you’re well
advised to carry it and buy quality tools to suppliment the worst of
those supplied.
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Old Road Rat.
You mostly want tools that will get you going on the side of the road. A dealer should be able to supply a complete toolkit, but you actually will have to buy each piece seperately and they are expensive and usually low quality. If you can get a listing of whats in the toolkit, you could buy the most of the same tools at a hardware store, with the exception of the ring spanner for the axle nuts. The nut on my bike is 27mm so a ring spanner that size would be about 15 inches long.
They usually have a flat screwdriver, phillips head screwdriver, 8,10,12 and 14mm open ended spaners, maybe a pair of pliers, the axle nut spanner and usually a C spanner for adjusting the shock preload.
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AAA card with RV/Motorcycle coverage — if they can’t fix it they’ll transport it upto 100 miles to someone who can.
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