Crabby, there's no short answer. Unless you are very rich and in a big hurry, it looks a bit daft to rush out and buy a load of tools you might never need.
For one thing, it depends on what jobs you are going to do. If you wait until you get inside the motor, you will have a better idea of that. Secondly, there are good practical work-rounds for a lot of these tools. My Haynes manual is quite good at suggesting alternatives to factory tools.
An alternator puller is something I have found generally useful. I wouldn't bother with a piston pin puller - usually, the pins will push out easily, possibly using a suitable-size box spanner, if you warm the piston first and remember to support it to avoid side loads on the con rod.
Cam chain splitter? The one I bought bent on first use. If you are going to replace the cam chain anyway, then judicious use of an angle grinder will grind down the pin heads. Loads of threads on this forum.
Take a look at my build thread, in particular this http://www.xs650.com/threads/hello-from-new-member.55057/page-9#post-601957 where Mailman shows the valve spring compressor he bought. I bought a similar one for a lot less than the one you are looking at.
Don't think about valve guide installer/remover unless you find the guides are worn. And it's the sort of job I'd probably take to an expert.
I suggest take your time, see what needs doing, look for work-rounds, see what XSives here have done & used, and buy a few tools you need as you go along.
** Since posting this, I see I've crossed in the post with Jim. **
For one thing, it depends on what jobs you are going to do. If you wait until you get inside the motor, you will have a better idea of that. Secondly, there are good practical work-rounds for a lot of these tools. My Haynes manual is quite good at suggesting alternatives to factory tools.
An alternator puller is something I have found generally useful. I wouldn't bother with a piston pin puller - usually, the pins will push out easily, possibly using a suitable-size box spanner, if you warm the piston first and remember to support it to avoid side loads on the con rod.
Cam chain splitter? The one I bought bent on first use. If you are going to replace the cam chain anyway, then judicious use of an angle grinder will grind down the pin heads. Loads of threads on this forum.
Take a look at my build thread, in particular this http://www.xs650.com/threads/hello-from-new-member.55057/page-9#post-601957 where Mailman shows the valve spring compressor he bought. I bought a similar one for a lot less than the one you are looking at.
Don't think about valve guide installer/remover unless you find the guides are worn. And it's the sort of job I'd probably take to an expert.
I suggest take your time, see what needs doing, look for work-rounds, see what XSives here have done & used, and buy a few tools you need as you go along.
** Since posting this, I see I've crossed in the post with Jim. **
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