tools

- just had to replace some stripped threads, used heli coils...heres some info i read before doing it...doing it is easy, doing it right is interesting - HeliCoil Catalogue - heli coil installation - products and tech specs - standard and screw lock inserts

I'm getting a compression tester, and need to know what size are the spark plugs in mm's? I don't have a metric tape.:doh: It's just a hair over 1/2". :eek:And don't look at me that way, before this bike all I ever worked on was old Chevy’s and Ford’s. :shrug: Yes, I'm buying a metric tape...

Anyone got any recommendations for a good bike bench lift? Wot you using & wot you like & dislike about it? As usual Im looking for something good but not too expensive :thumbsup:

Among the many great gifts I got, my wife got me a Dewalt angle grinder, and my in-laws got me a Dewalt reciprocating saw, a couple different sets of Dremel accessories, an auto darkening welding helmet and welding gloves. Plus they told me to come use their MIG anytime (I don't own a welder)...

Hi guys! New to THIS site, been on others. Ive had my 80 xs since, hmm, may 05. I took a full degreed welding course,(and passed). In my first quarter, one of the students had a basket case 80 650. Clean title, 50$, im in. I use it for extra credit. and good thing I did. Had a hell ofa time...

- youre heading off, alone, to a weekend rally - the round trip is ca 1111 km - roads...autobahn to dirt road mixed - weather variable, showers to fine periods - youve just finished putting this machine together, long hours schrauben, successfully test-riden for about 40 km - what do...

This is what we work out of. Lets see yours.

Let's see some of the homemade tools you guys have made! Sometimes when you're working in your garage or shop, the tool you need doesn't exist. Or maybe you're cheap or don't want to run to the store to get some simple tool. Maybe you can build a tool that's stronger than what you can buy...

Today a guy at work told me about his friend getting all of his tools stolen out of his garage. The police did nothing because there were no serial numbers or personalized markings on anything and his homeowner's policy wouldn't cover it because he had no proof of what he owned. It made me...

Fire Extinguisher - The most important tool you can have in your shop, garage, basement, or where ever you work on your bike is a fire extinguisher (or two). It's also the first tool you should get and the last one you hope you have to use. I think a good 10lb ABC type extinguisher is the...