BTW all of these are relevant to my '93 ZXR750L and may or may not be applicable to your bike. (and I take no responsability if you fuck something up whilst using them)
First up - a piece of 3/8 rubber oil line makes it easy to retrieve/start sparkplugs
Fork seal driver made from a piece of plumbing pipe, split lengthwise and help togethor with a hose clamp
This jigger I use to hold up the fork piston rod whilst putting the forks back togethor. The silver bit is an old brake fitting adapter that is hollow, allowing the dampner adjuster rod to fit inside it when it is screwed to the top of the piston rod. I've got a slotted piece of plywood that clamps onto the bench which the top bolt slips into thus needing one less hand to hold up the piston rod.
Whoops, don't know how that got here. Thats actually a torque wrench adjuster used when I work on the Harleys
Used for setting the air gap for forkoil level. The syringe was purchased from a veten,vetanar, a vetin.... from a doctor that works on animals
This is my favorite. No it's not a high tech illegal drug impliment . It's a power bleeder. Slip the tube onto the clutch/brake nipple turn on vacuum, loosen nipple, pump lever a few times, and retighten nipple. Great for getting those last pain in the arse air bubbles out.
My $3.00 rear paddock stand lugs. Two 65mm high tensile bolts with some brass bushes slipped on. Shit I'm a tight prick
When working on fork legs I use a double sided ladder with a steel bar running between the steps. Thread the bar through the axle hole in the forks and this holds the leg steady when you are woking on them upside down.
Put a 50mm block of wood under the back tyre, and lean the bike on it's side stand when pulling off the clutch cover and you don't loose any oil (did I mentioned how tight I was?
)Anyone else care to add some helpful hints or show some other dodgy homemade tools?
Regards Simon
