What tools do I need??

[PolishPete]

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.

[Protein Filled]

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.

[Zac]

Buy a good torque wrench.






Oh, yeah, and use it.

-z.

[Eric Kelcher]

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

[StumpysWife]

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!

[andy342]

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.

[G-reg]

A gallon of loc-tite.   ;D

[extrakt0r]

DUCT TAPE!!!!!!!

After all it is an SV.....  :o    LOL J/K

[BlueRidgePerformance]

Front sprocket is 32mm. What year is it? New gen, 12mm allen socket for front axle.

[PolishPete]

Thanks for the help guys...it's a 2002...keep it coming!!

[K3 Chris Onwiler]

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.