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[Andrus Chesley]

Thanks. That put a great big smile on my face reading it. Andy in SW Louisiana < really in the gulf now

[Gregory Caruso]

Hi all, Where is a place to buy tools for the bike? I just purchased an '06 KLR650 and n need of tools. I am trying to locate 1/4" and 3/8" drive torque wrenches at the time but the wife says, "I have a budget to stay under." Any information on where to get tools will be appreciated. Thanks gc __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Guy B. Young II]

GC, Tools kinda fall into two categories: 1. Them's that stay at home. 2. Them's that travel with you. Over the years, I have found that #2 seems to work 99.99% of the time for all occasions. I got caught once trying to remove a properly torqued axle nut with tool kit tools when I had a flat. Of course, this was on a Sunday evening out in the middle of bum-futch nowhere.... and the Harley guyz kept rolling by.... This was on my Concours, but it applies to all bikes. No more. Extraneous hardware gets tightened with the tools I have on the bike using the Guddentite method. Torque wrenches of reasonable quality, and the like, can be purchased at Sears. Stuff that goes with you is avalable all over the place. Tire Irons/axle wrenches: Mothion Pro Bead breakers: Race Tools Chain breakers: Motion Pro Head bearing spanner wrenches: McMaster-Carr And, the list goes on..... Guy A16 Richmond, VA -----Original Message-----

>From: Gregory Caruso >Sent: Mar 23, 2006 7:57 PM >To: "dsn_klr650@yahoogroups.com" dsn_klr650@yahoogroups.com> >Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Tools > >Hi all, > Where is a place to buy tools for the bike? I just purchased an '06 KLR650 and n need of tools. I am trying to locate 1/4" and 3/8" drive torque wrenches at the time but the wife says, "I have a budget to stay under." > > Any information on where to get tools will be appreciated. > > Thanks > gc > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >http://mail.yahoo.com > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > >Archive Quicksearch at: http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html >List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews.com >List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html >Member Map at: http://www.frappr.com/dsnklr650 >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > >

[Guy B. Young II]

GC, Tools kinda fall into two categories: 1. Them's that stay at home. 2. Them's that travel with you. Over the years, I have found that #2 seems to work 99.99% of the time for all occasions. I got caught once trying to remove a properly torqued axle nut with tool kit tools when I had a flat. Of course, this was on a Sunday evening out in the middle of bum-futch nowhere.... and the Harley guyz kept rolling by.... This was on my Concours, but it applies to all bikes. No more. Extraneous hardware gets tightened with the tools I have on the bike using the Guddentite method. Torque wrenches of reasonable quality, and the like, can be purchased at Sears. Stuff that goes with you is avalable all over the place. Tire Irons/axle wrenches: Mothion Pro Bead breakers: Race Tools Chain breakers: Motion Pro Head bearing spanner wrenches: McMaster-Carr And, the list goes on..... Guy A16 Richmond, VA -----Original Message-----

>From: Gregory Caruso >Sent: Mar 23, 2006 7:57 PM >To: "dsn_klr650@yahoogroups.com" dsn_klr650@yahoogroups.com> >Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Tools > >Hi all, > Where is a place to buy tools for the bike? I just purchased an '06 KLR650 and n need of tools. I am trying to locate 1/4" and 3/8" drive torque wrenches at the time but the wife says, "I have a budget to stay under." > > Any information on where to get tools will be appreciated. > > Thanks > gc > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >http://mail.yahoo.com > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > >Archive Quicksearch at: http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html >List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews.com >List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html >Member Map at: http://www.frappr.com/dsnklr650 >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > >

[fasteddiecopeman]

Budget conscious??? Harbor Freight Tools in the USA; and Princess Auto in Canada. Ed

[Adam]

I put the "bazooka tube in front of the engine attached to the front of my skid plate. BTW, get the skid plate, a lot cheaper than an engine case. I used a 4" black abs pipe, slightly narrower than the width of the front pegs with screw caps on each end, weight is low, pipe is almost indestructible, and also serves as highway pegs if needed to stretch. I certainly didnt invent it, but I love it!! Adam --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Gregory Caruso wrote:

> > Hi all, > Where is a place to buy tools for the bike? I just purchased

an '06 KLR650 and n need of tools. I am trying to locate 1/4" and 3/8" drive torque wrenches at the time but the wife says, "I have a budget to stay under."

> > Any information on where to get tools will be appreciated. > > Thanks > gc > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >

[Don]

GC, if you've been checking your e-mail, you've already read the following but I just learned how hop-on a thread. The old-style torque wrenches from Sears are less expensive and work for me. I kind of miss the "click" on the more expensive ones and over tighten. Easier do discern that click at the higher ranges. When you're upside-down like torquing the oil drain plug, you can read the scale unless you're on your back. I put some marks on the back of the scale to show me the number. Like I said, the old ones work for me. I think that it was a marketing ploy for the click-type to have that Michelle Smith, on Am. Thunder, torquing the bolts on her bike with that low-cut top. Don --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Gregory Caruso wrote:

> > Hi all, > Where is a place to buy tools for the bike? I just purchased

an '06 KLR650 and n need of tools. I am trying to locate 1/4" and 3/8" drive torque wrenches at the time but the wife says, "I have a budget to stay under."

> > Any information on where to get tools will be appreciated. > > Thanks > gc > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >

[Rodney Copeland]

I'm with Ya Adam. I have three tool tubes mounted that store tools wherever I go. From the dragstrip to the mountains, I have all the tools I could need. I also have a 12v air compressor hard mounted under the tank. You can't be too prepared when you're in nowhere land. Rod http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/zrod73026/detail?.dir=89ed&.dnm=4dc2.jpg &.src=ph http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/zrod73026/detail?.dir=89ed&.dnm=2ad2.jpg &.src=ph

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Adam" wrote: > > I put the "bazooka tube in front of the engine attached to the front > of my skid plate. BTW, get the skid plate, a lot cheaper than an > engine case. I used a 4" black abs pipe, slightly narrower than the > width of the front pegs with screw caps on each end, weight is low, > pipe is almost indestructible, and also serves as highway pegs if > needed to stretch. I certainly didnt invent it, but I love it!! > > Adam > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Gregory Caruso > wrote: > > > > Hi all, > > Where is a place to buy tools for the bike? I just purchased > an '06 KLR650 and n need of tools. I am trying to locate 1/4" and > 3/8" drive torque wrenches at the time but the wife says, "I have a > budget to stay under." > > > > Any information on where to get tools will be appreciated. > > > > Thanks > > gc > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > >

[revmaaatin]

Hi Rodney, I really like your compressor set-up and I've looked at your set up with the air compressor a couple of times, and was wondering where is the hose? and Do you keep the hose hooked up all the time? It seems to me that my compressor hose (I am unable to see mine today) is not long enough to reach both tires from the position you have it installed. Did you remanufacture a longer hose? revmaaatin. --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Rodney Copeland" wrote:

> > I'm with Ya Adam. > I have three tool tubes mounted that store tools wherever I go. > From the dragstrip to the mountains, I have all the tools I could > need. > I also have a 12v air compressor hard mounted under the tank. > You can't be too prepared when you're in nowhere land. > Rod > >

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[Jeff Saline]

From: "April Neave & Norm Keller" To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> Cc: Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2006 10:54:39 -0800 Subject: Re: Fwd: Re: Tools Message-ID: Jeff, the torque wrench calibration check was the worse post I've read from you. So this isn't misunderstood, I mean that as a compliment! While slightly off, it was still reasonably accurate and, if the person doing it thinks a bit, would give a reasonable result. If I could manage that level as my worst performance....wow would that be an improvement! An option for checking a used torque wrench might be to use a square, 8 point or 12 point socket which will fit the drive end of the wrenches. The two can be set and compared by trial and error until they both click together. This will give a pretty good indication. I do this for customers frequently, always using a new premium quality torque wrench (Mac in my case). Any professional tool dealer can send a torque wrench for calibration which IMO is the best for any sort of critical (and what else are you using a torque wrench...) application. Buying a used wrench of less than premium quality is IMO, poor economy since a new, calibrated one of medium or premium quality can be similarly priced if the cost of repair/re-calibration is included. Simply having a torque wrench is useless unless it is accurate. Norm

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Norm, Thanks for the kind words. That's an interesting method for comparing torque wrenches. I think I may have to make a gizmo like that. Yesterday I bought a set of stripped bolt and nut removers at Sears. They were on sale for 1/2 price so I kind of figured maybe someday I'd find a use for them. I was joking with the salesman whom I've known for a number of years and we have similar military experiences. I asked him if these were for folks that don't buy or use torque wrenches. He got a pretty good laugh from that. Sometimes I find it interesting that many folks question the need for torqueing a fastener but don't question the fact that professional mechanics use torque wrenches daily. Heck, if it wasn't needed, the pros sure wouldn't do it, as time is money. : ) Looking in one of my torque wrench instruction sheets I found it interesting as it said for assembly line type use to check calibration every 5,000 applications of torque. Thanks again. Best, Jeff Jeff Saline ABC # 4412 South Dakota Airmarshal Airheads Beemer Club www.airheads.org The Beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota 75 R90/6, 03 KLR650, 79 R100RT [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]