anyone know where i can buy 1 of these?!? - SV650.org

chris8886 · 20-03-08, 11:30 PM

as the title says, i'm looking for the bottom one of the tools with the point on it. i think they may be part of an official suzuki set, but am really not sure.

would be VERY much apprieciated if anyone knows where i can buy one (it's rather urgent).

thanks

Sid Squid · 21-03-08, 07:03 AM

You don't need one. How many times do we have to talk about this?

the_lone_wolf · 21-03-08, 07:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Sid Squid

How many times do we have to talk about this?

n+1 it would seem

21-03-08, 07:48 AM

if your trying to remove the machine screww at the bottom of the fork leg - just sharpen a broom handle and insert in the fork undo the screw - done. Or you could try an air imapct wrench.

chris8886 · 21-03-08, 08:23 AM

my mate who's helping me says he'd rather use a proper tool to do the job than a broom handle that has a chance of splintering off any pieces inside!!

Sid Squid · 21-03-08, 08:36 AM

Considering the conversations we've had on this subject, and no disrespect to your chum at all, get someone with specific experience of this job to do it for you.
That tool isn't needed and the entire problem would not have arisen had it been attended to correctly in the first place, don't go spending money on tools it in an attempt to understand why it's not working right - get it done right.

Phone me.

21-03-08, 08:49 AM

Oh dear! I'm one of the gullible peeps who bought the correct tool.

. Actually it wasn't all that expensive but still much dearer than a broom handle.

TBH it didn't work that well. The tapered bit kept slipping anyway.

21-03-08, 10:54 AM

Call me daft.. but what IS that tool used for???

yorkie_chris · 21-03-08, 10:57 AM

Holding the damper rod inside the fork leg so you can tighten the damper rod fixing bolt at the bottom of the fork. If you don't have anything to hold it with then the damper rod just spins.

Has he tried just putting the springs spacers and caps back on, that should hold them a little tighter in place?

21-03-08, 11:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chris8886

my mate who's helping me says he'd rather use a proper tool to do the job than a broom handle that has a chance of splintering off any pieces inside!!

Brooms come in metal and plastic varieties

20-03-08, 11:30 PM	#1
chris8886 Member Mega Poster Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 2,797	anyone know where i can buy 1 of these?!? as the title says, i'm looking for the bottom one of the tools with the point on it. i think they may be part of an official suzuki set, but am really not sure. would be VERY much apprieciated if anyone knows where i can buy one (it's rather urgent). thanks __________________ AR08 to AR13-QUALITY! 650s: '52 curvy in yellow, was my baby cbr600rr: Mivv exhaust and a bagster tank cover. Now gone to a new home. Daytona 675: Arrow can (with a baffle that's gone missing in action....), quickshifter, shorty levers, custom paintjob

21-03-08, 07:03 AM	#2
Sid Squid No, I don't lend tools. Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Skunk Works, Nth London Posts: 8,680	Re: anyone know where i can buy 1 of these?!? You don't need one. How many times do we have to talk about this? __________________ If an SV650 has a flat tyre in the forest and no-one is there to blow it up, how long will it be 'til someone posts that the reg/rec is duff and the world will end unless a CBR unit is fitted? A little bit of knowledge = a dangerous thing. "a deathless anthem of nuclear-strength romantic angst"

21-03-08, 07:48 AM	#4
John Burt Guest Posts: n/a	Re: anyone know where i can buy 1 of these?!? if your trying to remove the machine screww at the bottom of the fork leg - just sharpen a broom handle and insert in the fork undo the screw - done. Or you could try an air imapct wrench.

21-03-08, 08:23 AM	#5
chris8886 Member Mega Poster Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 2,797	Re: anyone know where i can buy 1 of these?!? my mate who's helping me says he'd rather use a proper tool to do the job than a broom handle that has a chance of splintering off any pieces inside!! __________________ AR08 to AR13-QUALITY! 650s: '52 curvy in yellow, was my baby cbr600rr: Mivv exhaust and a bagster tank cover. Now gone to a new home. Daytona 675: Arrow can (with a baffle that's gone missing in action....), quickshifter, shorty levers, custom paintjob

21-03-08, 08:36 AM	#6
Sid Squid No, I don't lend tools. Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Skunk Works, Nth London Posts: 8,680	Re: anyone know where i can buy 1 of these?!? Considering the conversations we've had on this subject, and no disrespect to your chum at all, get someone with specific experience of this job to do it for you. That tool isn't needed and the entire problem would not have arisen had it been attended to correctly in the first place, don't go spending money on tools it in an attempt to understand why it's not working right - get it done right. Phone me. __________________ If an SV650 has a flat tyre in the forest and no-one is there to blow it up, how long will it be 'til someone posts that the reg/rec is duff and the world will end unless a CBR unit is fitted? A little bit of knowledge = a dangerous thing. "a deathless anthem of nuclear-strength romantic angst"

21-03-08, 08:49 AM	#7
petevtwin650 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: anyone know where i can buy 1 of these?!? Oh dear! I'm one of the gullible peeps who bought the correct tool.. Actually it wasn't all that expensive but still much dearer than a broom handle. TBH it didn't work that well. The tapered bit kept slipping anyway.

21-03-08, 10:54 AM	#8
Steve_God Guest Posts: n/a	Re: anyone know where i can buy 1 of these?!? Call me daft.. but what IS that tool used for???

21-03-08, 10:57 AM	#9
yorkie_chris Noisy Git Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Halifax/Leeds Posts: 26,645	Re: anyone know where i can buy 1 of these?!? Holding the damper rod inside the fork leg so you can tighten the damper rod fixing bolt at the bottom of the fork. If you don't have anything to hold it with then the damper rod just spins. Has he tried just putting the springs spacers and caps back on, that should hold them a little tighter in place? __________________ Currently Ex Biker Now rebuilding a 63' fishing trawler as a dive boat