Can anybody give me a list of tools I should buy over the winter for the SV I just bought. Not brands specifically, I can figure that out...but what tools/bolts/spares/wrench sizes etc...should I need for the basics around the track (swapping out wheels, changing oil, suspension/fork settings, etc.)? Thank you very much in advance.
1 1/4 inch socket for removing the front sprocket, 22 MM socket for the rear axle, plus a range of sockets between 8 and 20 mm would be a good start. Some phillips and flat head screwdrivers and a full set of a metric allen's would be a good place to start.
Buy a good torque wrench.
Oh, yeah, and use it.
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For the tools that you use a lot, like axles, calipers etc for tire changes, be sure to get good wrenches as cheap tools will cause them to round off and be a bear to torque or remove. I would recomend at least the craftsman pro series(the polished ones) or go to a tool truck for the good ones.
Also get a couple of torque wrenches most are only accurate in the 70-90% of total capacity range (ie 150ft/lb wrench is accurate at 100-135ft/lb) two I would get are 150 ft/lb and an in/lb for the small stuff.
Drill index and cordless drill, saftey wire pliers
Get a good set of t-handles, a good set of screwdrivers - phillips and flat head, and a socket and wrench set and a decent tool box to keep it all in. Also, start saving every bolt, nut, screw weird thing you find in a container. When you crash or lose a part, you'll have something to dig through.
Don't forget safety wire pliers!
Ratcheting box end wrenches will save your a$$ quite often. Be careful what set you get - make sure it has 8, 10, 12,13, 14, 17, 19. Many sets have useless sizes.
A gallon of loc-tite. ;D
DUCT TAPE!!!!!!!
After all it is an SV..... :o LOL J/K
Front sprocket is 32mm. What year is it? New gen, 12mm allen socket for front axle.
Thanks for the help guys...it's a 2002...keep it coming!!
My local Farm & Fleet sells Allen brand tools. They are cheap, well made, and indestructable. Not as pretty as my Snap On stuff, but at less than half price, it's the brand I use to replace lost pieces or for weird sizes.
You'll need a set of the smaller allen sockets, like 4mm to 10 or 12mm. One 3/8 drive T-handle will do a lot on a budget.