C Spanner for SV1000 preload?

I have had my SV1000S for just over a month and I am having trouble finding C Spanner to do the rear pre-load.

The 1000 for some reason doesn't come with one. I have a friend who owns a car garage and he asked his Snap-on account manager who told him that I should go to my local dealer to get one because they do them in 0.5mm increments.

I phone my local Suzuki Dealer today and they told me they dont do "specialist tools" and to try Snap-on where their mechanics get their tools - its only a C Spanner!!

I have changed the pre-load a few times with a spanner and a hammer but I dont want to do this for too long and I will need to change the preload on a regular basis because I use my bike daily for work and then my Mrs goes pillion sometimes.

Cheers

Rob, machine mart used to sell c spanners, they are over in hay mills, cant see them being much.

You can get them hinge type ones that accomodate a few sizes.

had a similar problem on mine bud ended up getting an adjustable one from tool mart i think it was in basingstoke.

Thanks for the quick replies

Tactcom7 - Is the adjustable one like this one?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Draper-Adjusta...a#ht_500wt_721

Cheers

Thats the type of thing i meant, its hinged so will work with loads of sizes.

Nice one cheers mate

Originally Posted by Baggy

Thanks for the quick replies

Tactcom7 - Is the adjustable one like this one?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Draper-Adjusta...a#ht_500wt_721

Cheers

Yes mate thats the one, if you know the size you need exactly though i'd get the right size, generally the fixed ones are cheaper and less likely to slip.

Si

not only that but have you found the joy of not having a big enough socket for rear spindal nut even tho you own a 50 billion piece socket set,, feckers