basic tools

Originally Posted by SoulKiss

Which bike do you have ?

If its a pointy you may have overlooked the toolbox.

Mind you the contents if it IS there are pretty bad and worth changing if you can, but it does let you know what the manufacturer intended you to have,

What year Sv do you have?

cheers guys. trip to halfords on the weekend me thinks. think cheap ones will suffice for the amount of use they will receive. maybe when i get a place with a garage i will venture for more/better tools and hopefully start doing more with own bike.

Originally Posted by Corf

cheers guys. trip to halfords on the weekend me thinks. think cheap ones will suffice for the amount of use they will receive. maybe when i get a place with a garage i will venture for more/better tools and hopefully start doing more with own bike.

+1

not having a garage is a right PITA!!!

I have a spare OE SV650 tool kit if you are interested.

what can be done on the bike with the OE tool kit?

Originally Posted by Corf

what can be done on the bike with the OE tool kit?

Assuming the OEM tools don't fall to pieces, bend, generally melt (which is a big assumption) you can do a fair amount with them in theory at least. From recollection there's stuff in there to take everything off but the front wheel (but in practice you'll need a bodged breaker bar for some, and a torque wrench if you want to put it back together at correct torque). There's a C-spanner for the rear bouncy and a plug wrench thingy as well. Don't think there's an oil filter wrench in there but if you really really can't get that off by hand I guess there's the old screwdriver trick (but if you can't get it off with that you're left with a holed oil filter).

[jambo]

Originally Posted by petevtwin650

What year Sv do you have?

This, right here is important. It changes what you're likely to need, and where it's likely to be hidden.

Jambo

i have K4. may it be hidden elsewhere?

Originally Posted by Corf

i have K4. may it be hidden elsewhere?

It should be under the battery, accessed from the left side of the bike (as if you were sitting on it). There's a panel that pops off near the shock.

I now have my scottoiler in there though.

[jambo]

Originally Posted by Corf

i have K4. may it be hidden elsewhere?

I believe from K4 (or perhaps K5), instead of being under the seat the tool kit was in an extra box accessed from the left hand side of the bike, located just behind the rear shock.

1) Does your bike have this box?
2) Is there anything in it?

Jambo