Which socket set?

[MGI]

First hi to everybody!
This is my first post here. I am a happy owner of 2000 sv650 and I am buying tools for bike maintenance.

I am considering Bahco S910 set http://www.directbrandtools.com/Detail.asp?qsFullScr=Yes&qsProd=S910&qsCat=49&qsSubCat=306 and Halfords Advanced Professional 120 piece Socket Set http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_17 7693_langId_-1_categoryId_165572.

Which one would you recommend? I read that 6pt sockets are better then 12pt ones but is the difference really significant? Will I need only metric sockets or also imperial ones?

Thanks for help
Michal

[timwilky]

I recommend Bahco, it is excellent kit.

for an SV you only need Metric. and would suggest 3/8 & 1/4 drive sockets are all you really need. However, buy a 1/2 breaker bar and whatever socket is needed for rear axle (Too long since I had an SV to remember size). Oh and a decent set of 3/8 drive allen keys.

Still you would not go wrong with the Bahco set in your link.

[squirrel_hunter]

I recommend Halfords, it is excellent kit.

My garage is full of their stuff. Good quality and reasonable prices. Plus Halfords Pro/ Advanced all comes with a life time guarantee, you break it, they replace it. I don't see anything like that listed with the Bahco kit...

[neilf]

I have that Bacho set. It has been excellent. I must of had it seven years and worked on numerous road and trials bikes and my land rover. So far nothing has broken. I was fortunate enough to have been loaned it by a supplier to trial in a previous job where I purchased tools and equipment. Still at that price it is good value.
An SV rear axle is 36mm.

[kwak zzr]

Any quality named brand socket set, ive had my draper 20 years and do all my own bike/car DIY, its never let me down and is still like new.

[cbay]

I bought the Halfords Advanced kit as you get a tiny bit more.

But my Dad used to work for Bahco and the quality is amazing I must say you won't have any problems at all! That is an excellent price for that kit also it is around £130 upwards everywhere else I believe.

[maviczap]

I recommend Bahco, it is excellent kit.

for an SV you only need Metric. and would suggest 3/8 & 1/4 drive sockets are all you really need. However, buy a 1/2 breaker bar and whatever socket is needed for rear axle (Too long since I had an SV to remember size). Oh and a decent set of 3/8 drive allen keys.

Still you would not go wrong with the Bahco set in your link.

22mm socket for the rear spindle nut, plus buy a 32mm to take off the front sprocket

[Stu]

How about getting the £15 Halfords pro set http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_17 7537_langId_-1_categoryId_165572
And then adding what you need like breaker bar 22 mm& 32 mm

[fastdruid]

Halfords Pro for me, good quality kit and if you *do* manage to break something they just replace it.

Over the last 16 years I've had one spanner, one 3/8th->1/4 adapter, one ratchet[1] and one torx bit. Not exactly a high breakage rate.

Druid

[1] Technically they don't cover ratchets as they sell a fix kit (the ratchets wear out over the years) but they changed designs and so rather than send off for the specific fix kit they just gave me a new one.

[liamsimpson]

i did the complete rebuild with a halfords pro kit! spot on they are really good quality and they are nice to use.

[MGI]

Thank you very much for help - I will go for Halfords Pro set.
Will have to only decide for which one :D

Cheers
Michal

[Taipan]

6 point sockets pull on the flat of the nut and not the "points". So you get more contact on the nuts surface area.

[timwilky]

6 point sockets pull on the flat of the nut and not the "points". So you get more contact on the nuts surface area.

Not necessarily so. The issue is that you need your tool design to be such that the turning forces are delivered through the flat of the fastener and not across the corners of the hex.

As stated above 6 point delivers more surface contact. But it still needs the contact to transmit the forces in the right place. A poorly designed 6 point is just as bad as a poorly designed 12 point.

12 point is better where access to rotate is restricted, but generally 6 point with the greater surface contact area permits higher torques without damaging the fastener