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Re: Tool Kit
Reply #15 - 04/13/13 at 15:47:59

The tools in the kit are reasonable quality, except for the finish. That said, most of us have made up our own kits, according to what we will or won't attempt on the side of the road.
And if you are going to make up a kit don't forget to get Japanese spec'd Philips head screw drivers. Japanese Philips head screws are different than regular Philips head screws and can be easily stripped with a regular screw driver.
You will find a ton of posts here about stripped screws and it is usually because people were not using the proper screw driver.

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Reply #16 - 04/13/13 at 19:31:49

I made two small additions to my OEM tool kit that will allow me to take the seat off using same:

First, a trip to Harbor Freight for some socket caps (I used the middle one for my tool):

Then I rummaged around and found a cheapo 3/8" drive 10mm socket. Here are the components of the tool I made (the article on the right is the 12mm "socket" from the OEM tool kit):

Here is what everything looks like put together (I use the screwdriver bit from the OEM toolkit as a "T-Handle" for the 12mm socket):

The additional parts (the 3/8" drive socket cap and the 10mm socket) fit easily into the OEM toolkit bag, along with the rest of the tools.

Works for me!

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houstonbofh Senior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 420 Houston, TX Gender:	Re: Tool Kit Reply #17 - 04/13/13 at 20:33:17 Very cool addition!
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Re: Tool Kit
Reply #18 - 04/13/13 at 22:12:28

Savages came with the belt tension widget. it's basically useless. The factory tools make great fishing weights, other than that basically useless.

The plate the "tools" attached to is a great place to relocate the starter solenoid once you've changed the stock rear fender. 2 1/4-20x1 bolts, 4 1/4-20 nuts, 2 lock washers. Drill out the top of the box for a tractor starter button, delete the kill switch, and run a stand alone throttle boss...

Well, that's the stage mine is at...

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ToesNose Serious Thumper Offline Pardon me, do you have Hot Sauce? Posts: 1993 Mooresville, NC Gender:	Re: Tool Kit Reply #19 - 04/14/13 at 04:31:12 rfw2003 wrote on 04/13/13 at 15:41:25: I'm using some quick release pins I got from Verslagen for my seat, I can get mine off in just a few seconds. What magical quick release pins do you speak of from the land of Verslagen?! Pics please
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arteacher Serious Thumper Offline Ride as if your naked and invisable! Posts: 2581 London ontario Gender:	Re: Tool Kit Reply #20 - 04/14/13 at 06:38:57 ToesNose wrote on 04/14/13 at 04:31:12: rfw2003 wrote on 04/13/13 at 15:41:25: I'm using some quick release pins I got from Verslagen for my seat, I can get mine off in just a few seconds. What magical quick release pins do you speak of from the land of Verslagen?! Pics please http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1338489898
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ToesNose Serious Thumper Offline Pardon me, do you have Hot Sauce? Posts: 1993 Mooresville, NC Gender:	Re: Tool Kit Reply #21 - 04/15/13 at 04:49:48 Hmmm I might have to pull the trigger on some pins
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SVSavage YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1	Re: Tool Kit Reply #22 - 04/15/13 at 14:24:07 I also just bought a used 2005 S40 that was missing the toolkit. Does anyone have a list of what sizes wrenches or sockets are good to carry with you? I noticed when working on the bike most bolts are 10mm or 12mm.
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28884 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Tool Kit Reply #23 - 04/15/13 at 15:18:16 I would think you'd want to be able to do any adjustment. 14 or 17 for the mirrors 10 for the seat and tank small flat screwdriver for the carb. and then for most repairs all you need is a BFH.
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