Is this tool kit sufficient for home maintenance?
 

for me to do most home maintenance on my SV?

Linky

If not can someone recommend something which has everything needed for around about the same price.

Ta muchly.

G

Re: Is this tool kit sufficient for home maintenance?
 

looks like its got everything youll need, but it hasnt got a lifetime guarantee unlike the halfords pro range, i picked up a cheaper set before the pro one and parts broke

just something to consider

Re: Is this tool kit sufficient for home maintenance?
 

not sure from the pics but looks ok. you will also need a torque wrench, and im not sure how big those sockets are but you may need to buy bigger ones for axle nuts.

Re: Is this tool kit sufficient for home maintenance?
 

TBH, I wouldn't touch anything like that with a bargepole.

Cheap tools are worse than no tools. the damage they do costs more to fix etc.

Re: Is this tool kit sufficient for home maintenance?
 

So its worth going with the Pro range then even for normal tasks?

Surely if something breaks then its covered by a normal 12 month guarantee?

Re: Is this tool kit sufficient for home maintenance?
 

Tools can mount into £££££ that halfords kit looks like it'd do the trick and seems ok for the money but you do get what you pay for, do you need all that tho? i've just got a good set of spanners, a good socket set and some allen keys for basic bike fiddling.

Re: Is this tool kit sufficient for home maintenance?
 

aye might be worth getting a few smaller sets of the halfords pro stuff just to get you by, that way atleast then youll never need to buy a new set from being worn out as you can just get it replaced

Re: Is this tool kit sufficient for home maintenance?
 

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/s...Id_165572#dtab

that add a set of allen keys and a set of screwdrivers (poundland for the screwdrivers as they generally get used as hammers. If your doing it really cheap a 6" and 10" adjustable too.

Re: Is this tool kit sufficient for home maintenance?
 

I was looking at that one, whats the difference between advanced and pro? Is advanced covered by the lifetime warranty?

Re: Is this tool kit sufficient for home maintenance?
 

I've been collecting tools for nearly 40 years, "everything you need" isn't ever achievable.

But if you're starting out down that road a good quality socket set and combination spanner set are the core.

As said the Halfords pro range are good enough without going into silly money and anything breaks you just walk into your nearest store and they change it for you.....nice.

tools come in three basic catagories,
Cheap:- almost sacraficial, they'll do the job, not best quality but get you out of a fix type of thing, good to carry on the bike and easy to replace (also the one's you "customise" to do that job no other will fit).

Quality tools:- tools added over time to the core stuff you have when money allows, will do the job time after time,replacing the cheap bits.

Bling:- the top of the range stuff, probably better than you actually need and over the top money wise, but nice, or for that individual tool you use all the time and worth spending that little extra on.

Oh and there's one more I suppose..... the special stuff, like rota pullers, valve spring compressors, carb balancers, that sort of thing,these it's best to borrow if possible to start with as they are brilliant at the job they do, but you won't need them often.

Cheers Mark.