standard tool kit and service books. - SV650.org

05-05-05, 09:36 AM

Hi all, my first post as a very happy sv owner. what a great bike!

i picked up a 1999 at the weekend with 6000 miles on the clock and absoloutely love it. Already getting the bug to buy upgrades!

just a couple of questions though that someone may be able to help me with:

1. i have no doubts about the bike or credibility of the dealer but the previous owner did not provide the service book or original suzuki manual that i assume should have come with it. are these available to buy from anywhere?

2. I looked under the passenger seat last night and was expecting a toolkit but there wasn't! I guess i should have checked this out first but assumed it would be in there! can anyone advise me as to what should be in there so that i can make one up?

thanks in advance

05-05-05, 09:49 AM

Ho Ho Ho

Welcome svsteve.

An owners manual, service book, and toolkit should have all come with the bike. However, the owner maybe one of the bad people, and has lost it. Let me know where he/she lives and i'll makes sure that they dont get any presents this year.

An owners manual should be availible form Suzuki, as well as the tool kit and service book. I would assume that without the service book, or proof of mileage that the 6000 miles may be false.

05-05-05, 09:57 AM

thanks santa,
i was concerned about the mileage too, but the bike was part exed to a honda main dealer - apparently voted no1 honda dealer through mcn. surely i can buy with confidence?

or am i showing incredible naivity?!

are digital tacho's easy to "adjust"?

Sid Squid · 05-05-05, 04:45 PM

The tools in the standard kit are crap, don't waste your money on them, buy some reasonable quality stuff and stick it under the seat, the one standard item that you will need is the spark plug spanner, it's articulated and by far the easiest tool to squeeze behind the rad, even if it is made by Cadburys.

Suggest:

10, 12, 14 & 17mm spanners
Crosshead screwdriver No 2
Hex keys 4, 5 & 6mm
Pliers
RAC membership card

Anything worth having that's big enough to undo the rear spindle probably won't go under the seat, so I wouldn't bother with it for your carry around tools, though perhaps you could find room for a suitable adjustable of good quality, ie something with jaws that are something like parallel.

05-05-05, 04:48 PM

Add to above post charged up mobile phone for calling AA/RAC man.

05-05-05, 09:36 AM	#1
svsteve Guest Posts: n/a	standard tool kit and service books. Hi all, my first post as a very happy sv owner. what a great bike! i picked up a 1999 at the weekend with 6000 miles on the clock and absoloutely love it. Already getting the bug to buy upgrades! just a couple of questions though that someone may be able to help me with: 1. i have no doubts about the bike or credibility of the dealer but the previous owner did not provide the service book or original suzuki manual that i assume should have come with it. are these available to buy from anywhere? 2. I looked under the passenger seat last night and was expecting a toolkit but there wasn't! I guess i should have checked this out first but assumed it would be in there! can anyone advise me as to what should be in there so that i can make one up? thanks in advance

05-05-05, 04:45 PM	#4
Sid Squid No, I don't lend tools. Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Skunk Works, Nth London Posts: 8,680	The tools in the standard kit are crap, don't waste your money on them, buy some reasonable quality stuff and stick it under the seat, the one standard item that you will need is the spark plug spanner, it's articulated and by far the easiest tool to squeeze behind the rad, even if it is made by Cadburys. Suggest: 10, 12, 14 & 17mm spanners Crosshead screwdriver No 2 Hex keys 4, 5 & 6mm Pliers RAC membership card Anything worth having that's big enough to undo the rear spindle probably won't go under the seat, so I wouldn't bother with it for your carry around tools, though perhaps you could find room for a suitable adjustable of good quality, ie something with jaws that are something like parallel. __________________ 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"

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05-05-05, 09:49 AM	#2
Santa Claus Guest Posts: n/a	Ho Ho Ho Welcome svsteve. An owners manual, service book, and toolkit should have all come with the bike. However, the owner maybe one of the bad people, and has lost it. Let me know where he/she lives and i'll makes sure that they dont get any presents this year. An owners manual should be availible form Suzuki, as well as the tool kit and service book. I would assume that without the service book, or proof of mileage that the 6000 miles may be false.

05-05-05, 09:57 AM	#3
svsteve Guest Posts: n/a	thanks santa, i was concerned about the mileage too, but the bike was part exed to a honda main dealer - apparently voted no1 honda dealer through mcn. surely i can buy with confidence? or am i showing incredible naivity?! are digital tacho's easy to "adjust"?

05-05-05, 04:48 PM	#5
Moo Guest Posts: n/a	Add to above post charged up mobile phone for calling AA/RAC man.