Toolkits

[98ninja]

Looking to buy a toolkit so that i can work on the bike at home
does anyone have any links or particular places to buy them
and does anyone have any particular toolkits that they stand by for work on bikes?

[dilligaf]

no one seems to want t o help?
lot of stuff here

http://www.dansmc.com/tools.htm

basically to start you need wrenches, a socket set, screwdrivers and probably allen keys. and then ......

cash convertors can be a good place for tools.

[IsleofNinja]

CGL / Kingchrome are pretty reasonable home tool kits.

You want 1/4 and 3/8 drive socket set ,
a set of 10mm - 17mm ratchet combo spanners ,
10mm - 32mm ring or combo spanners ,
Nylon dead blow hammer or similar
Decent side cutters , needle nose and combo pliers.
A couple of lengths of 19 - 25mm round bar (depending on how adventurous you are with repairs ie swingarm dummy shafts etc)
A set of Bondhus ball end metric allen keys and / or allen key type 'T' handles(faster for fairings etc)
10 , 12 , 17mm 'T' handles.
Rear axle nut split pins.
Brake clean
Impact driver
Half decent screw driver kit (phillips / flat )
etc , etc

(My home kit is probably somewhat extravagant by most's standards but then I've been collecting them for more years than many here have been post umbilical!?)

A decent quality "apprentice starter kit" is normally more than enough for most people at home.

TIP - If you own a cheap shit bike , buy cheap shit tools , if not buy something worthy of touching your Kwaka!!

[corvus2606]

you can buy from cash converters if you dont mind the tools burning you.

I'd suggest sidchrome as a good kit, My grandfather gave me a set when i was a kid(he used to sell them) and theyre still going stronger than ever.

best ratchet kit i have ever owned. and it has both imperial and metric sockets.