Posted by Max on February 24, 2001 at 05:13:46:
In Reply to: Re: what's in a factory tool kit? posted by WD on February 24, 2001 at 04:38:53:
About the only thingof value in the factory tool kit is the belt adjusting guage and there are earlier posts on how to accomplish that w/o the tool. I made up a set and used a screwdriver with interchangable bits, some needle nose vice grips, can be used as shifter levers in a pinch after a fall down, the 24 MM flat wrench from the orginal kit, but you could check pawn shops and garage sales for one of the 24 and ? box end wrenchs that came with most Japanese bikes and folks may have kept when the sold a bike. Also try bike salvage shops for the tools they get when the scrap out bikes. The other special tool I would reccomend is the Honda tool recommended by clymer for the timing covers. Prevents tearing up the soft aluminum on those plugs. Available in cycle shops from their big suppliers. Happy collecting. Max