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Some people should just never work on their motorcycle.Like the ones that want to use a Channel lock plier,or Cresent wrench,or better,a pipe wrench,on most everything.Their best socket set is the Alltrade brand in sixteen point.They own only one large screwdriver and use it mostly for paint mixing,but it can be used on the motorcycle if the dryed up paint is beaten off with their only hammer,and it's a small framing hammer,whatever that is? Their entire tool box full of all the tools they own,can be carried outside by their six year old son.Or folks that try to check their engine oil level while the bike is running. Or who have an owners manual,but have yet to read it.Who tighten the spark plugs until they cannot tighten em anymore,don't want them little buggers to come loose now do we,and used that pesky framing hammer to close up the plug gap,cause they suspect the gap is to wide.Who are a quart short at their first major mechanical accomplishment,an oil change,and use a quart of ATF to top off,that their next door neighbor gave em.Jim the next door neighbor says he uses it in his engine to keep the sludge down.That way he can use that sixty-nine cent a quart recycled oil Wal-mart sells.He also suggest reusing the oil filter after washing it out with kerosene.Who have never owned an air gauge,and never will,just fill her up til the tire looks full,you can tell cause the sidewall does not bulge anymore.Who will never own a spare fuse cause they found out you can use a peice of aluminum foil as a patch instead.Who's idea of a good wiring connection is stripping the wire back real far so you got lots of bare wire to twist together,and use half a roll of masking tape to make a water tight connection.Who never learned lefty loosens,righty tightens.Wait a minute,is that your left, or my left,or is that with me on the right side or left side,behind or in front of the bike? And remember you can always pull harder or get a bigger framing hammer,whatever that is? Who's air filter is tens years old,cause they just keep blowing it out real good with compressed air.And the wheel just keeps turning on and on. Al

use a quart of ATF to top off,that their next door neighbor gave em.Jim the next door neighbor says he uses it in his engine to keep the sludge down.

Actually, this does work.. on my old Chevy pick-em-up, I'll run 4 qt oil and 1 qt ATF about every thrid or fourth oil change and run with it for about 1000 miles or so. It also help keep the rubber seals and other bits a bit more plyable. I run synthetic in my new truck, so I don't mess with the ATF there.

As for the rest, I know people exactly like that.. tool box consists of 2 screwdrivers, 1 hammer, a cressent wrench, bottle opener, piece of coathanger and a nail file

Cheers,
Brad

I plead guilty to the paint stir screwdriver but thats it.

My toolbox has a hammer and a piece of string ...

If I can't knock it up, I'll tie it up ......



I don't mean 'knock it up' as in .. oh, never mind ....

Duct tape and silcon in a brown paper bag - Now that's a tool box!

Al,
Al,Al,Al,
Don't you realize these are the very people who keep the Parts and Service industry in business? Those of us who buy the occasional set of plugs or oil filter or tires and tubes don't do it.
You need the people who don't know a tommy bar from a spanner, a phillips from a reed and prince, the difference between metric and sae, and who think "worrying" a fastener means to scare it by getting a bigger hammer....

Yeah duct tape, the tool on a spool

if you owned a 35 yr old bsa, you'd appreciate a vice grip or two...

cat

If it cant be fixed with duct tape or bailing wire then it isn't worth fixing.

Soren

You know for all his guru-ness, I was absolutely shocked to see how SMALL Pat's toolbox is!

I didn't realize you knew my Triumph dealer service guys that well.

All you need is duct tape and WD40. Look at the part you want to fix. If it's supposed to move and doesn't, spray it with WD40. If it moves and shouldn't, use the duct tape.

And, always remember, 'true craftsmanship is using the right wrench to pound in the proper screw'.

I got 32 Cresent wrenches, 16 set to SAE, and 16 to metric sizes

Whats wrong with a hammer??? If a hammer doesn't fix it, just go get a bigger hammer!
If it breaks, well, it needed replacing anyway!!

Cheers...