Tools to have: An accurate torque wrench with appropriate sockets to fit the nuts and bolts of your particular bike. The correct color thread locker. The Service Manual (not just the Owners Manual). Bike stands, front and rear. This lifts the front and rear wheels off the ground, and stands the bike up straight, to do everything from maintenance, to cleaning, to long term storage.
Another tool I'd recommend...the service/repair manual. If you're going to hold onto a bike for a while, it's a good investment to buy the manual. Good ones will have exploded parts diagrams, as well as specification tables, and wiring diagrams. Also...BEFORE all else fails...CHECK THE MANUAL, especially if you don't know how to do something.
Exactly the first thing when I bought my bike. A good tool to let you decide if you wanna pay a mechanic to do what you need to do. If not, still a good tool to tell you what to do, if you decided to do it your own.
Got at least twenty 10 millimeter sockets. At least 6 open end at all times. A pair of those are ratcheting. 10's are everywhere. That's car battery terminal too. You can never have enough. Six sided 13/32 works in a pinch
If you own a Japanese bike made from the finest Chinesium then you NEED helicoil kits in M6 and M8 sizes. A cheap investment which will save huge amounts of time and workshop cost.
Hey Yammie, I’ve been watching your videos for quite some time now. I am currently 15 years old and live in Germany. I just got my AM - drivers license which is basically a license that lets you drive anything up to 50cc. I love your videos and they are indeed inspiring me to get a bigger license, for bigger bikes when I’m older. Stay safe! -44Chaosjoe
Use silicone lube for cables, it won't gum up like wd40. A thread file works wonders on mangled external threads. Still not buying a chain breaker, even after 40yrs of wrenching. That's what I have a grinder for.
I had stripped bolt few weeks ago, I wanted to install sliders on my Duke 890 R and I stripped one of the bolts. An easy 15 minute job turned into multi week problem lol.. at the end a mechanic had to weld a bolt over the bolt and this is how the problem got fixed
If youre really stuck with a stripped bolt....a hammer and a flathead are the very basics you need and you can get it out....will it take alot of effort 100% but you can do it
Ahh yes the elusive 10 mm just go ahead an get a dozen or so. Make sure you mix n match wobbly deep well and all the assortment’s possible. Don’t worry the all eventually will walk off.
Dremel, so that's what that is, thanks, I did see one a few weeks ago and didn't know what it was for but now I know better now I have to remember where it was by the way will you be stocking those lubes, , especially chain lube in future?
Oil filters with a socket fitment on the end are a huge blessing. I do agree that an oil filter wrench is great if you aren’t able to get a filter with the socket fitment at the end.
im quite upset you didnt put socket set into the list. a socket set is the essential tool if you wanna to work on your bike, forget about those cheap stamped steel spanners, they only work twice and will strip the bolts if you try too hard.
Tools to have: An accurate torque wrench with appropriate sockets to fit the nuts and bolts of your particular bike. The correct color thread locker. The Service Manual (not just the Owners Manual). Bike stands, front and rear. This lifts the front and rear wheels off the ground, and stands the bike up straight, to do everything from maintenance, to cleaning, to long term storage.
What size torque wrench? Or do you need multiple?
You forgot about the battery trickle charger for the winter save those batteries
Another tool I'd recommend...the service/repair manual.
If you're going to hold onto a bike for a while, it's a good investment to buy the manual. Good ones will have exploded parts diagrams, as well as specification tables, and wiring diagrams.
Also...BEFORE all else fails...CHECK THE MANUAL, especially if you don't know how to do something.
Exactly the first thing when I bought my bike. A good tool to let you decide if you wanna pay a mechanic to do what you need to do. If not, still a good tool to tell you what to do, if you decided to do it your own.
Triple tree headlift stand. If you plan on doing anything with the front end, this is a necessity.
Had to use a Dremel recently to cut off half a muffler clamp the previous owner decided would be good to weld to the header pipe.
Helping Yamm’s algorithm
Got at least twenty 10 millimeter sockets. At least 6 open end at all times. A pair of those are ratcheting. 10's are everywhere. That's car battery terminal too. You can never have enough. Six sided 13/32 works in a pinch
Thank you for reminding me about the Dremel I lent out a month ago and forgot to get back.
If you own a Japanese bike made from the finest Chinesium then you NEED helicoil kits in M6 and M8 sizes. A cheap investment which will save huge amounts of time and workshop cost.
Hey Yammie, I’ve been watching your videos for quite some time now. I am currently 15 years old and live in Germany. I just got my AM - drivers license which is basically a license that lets you drive anything up to 50cc. I love your videos and they are indeed inspiring me to get a bigger license, for bigger bikes when I’m older.
Stay safe!
-44Chaosjoe
btw, for anyone who cares, I ride an Aprilia SXR 50.
Stop watching this moron
The best tool in my workshop is a mallet, good for any job or if someone/something is making you a little upset
In my shop:
Rubber mallet = the "Ooga Booga stick"
Hammer = the "persuader"
Engineer Hammer = the "bigger persuader"
Use silicone lube for cables, it won't gum up like wd40. A thread file works wonders on mangled external threads.
Still not buying a chain breaker, even after 40yrs of wrenching. That's what I have a grinder for.
I had stripped bolt few weeks ago, I wanted to install sliders on my Duke 890 R and I stripped one of the bolts. An easy 15 minute job turned into multi week problem lol.. at the end a mechanic had to weld a bolt over the bolt and this is how the problem got fixed
I have a lot of tools specifically for that purpose lol
I actually know where multiple 10mm sockets are. I have thrown out a couple socket sets, then the old 10mms have shown up.
love when yammie uploads
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@@EkzdeeLFT he’s a good youtuber, helped me get started riding a couple years ago.
Great video Yam, but . . . .You forgot one very important tool . . . the torque wrench!
If youre really stuck with a stripped bolt....a hammer and a flathead are the very basics you need and you can get it out....will it take alot of effort 100% but you can do it
Ahh yes the elusive 10 mm just go ahead an get a dozen or so. Make sure you mix n match wobbly deep well and all the assortment’s possible. Don’t worry the all eventually will walk off.
You forgot about bolt cutters to remove an old chain. Quick and easy.
Dremel, so that's what that is, thanks, I did see one a few weeks ago and didn't know what it was for but now I know better now I have to remember where it was by the way will you be stocking those lubes, , especially chain lube in future?
Lol was searching this up yesterday and I get this video today. Very sus
You don’t want to use a tap & die to clean your threads. They are far too aggressive. You use a thread chaser
awesome video great fantastic ! ! ! ! ! ! !
Oil filters with a socket fitment on the end are a huge blessing. I do agree that an oil filter wrench is great if you aren’t able to get a filter with the socket fitment at the end.
I've heard a lot of people say they've had that seam start leaking oil though...
Irrelevant to this video but please do a review of the updated RC 390.
All you really need is WD40, duct tape and a hammer.
You forgot the esky with a 6 pack
im quite upset you didnt put socket set into the list. a socket set is the essential tool if you wanna to work on your bike, forget about those cheap stamped steel spanners, they only work twice and will strip the bolts if you try too hard.
please make video for cb 1000 r sc 80 😇🙏🏽
How’s about a tire pug tool?
Nice
My 10mm isn't missing, 10 of my 11 10mms are missing! The last one is still in the box
So, no torque wrench????
A jis screwdriver if you own a Japanese bike
I know where my 10mm is
Scam going through here don’t answer emails
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