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Things Bikers Love (or Hate) => Kit Reviews => Topic started by: raesewell on March 13, 2018, 07:56:02 pm
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I have just ordered one of these.
(http://preview.ibb.co/dObcNx/6917_Right.jpg) (http://ibb.co/fvBBhx)
http://www.lasertools.co.uk/product/6917
Should double as a ratchet and a screwdriver handle. I found it on Ebay and it's on its way to me, I'll let you know what the quality is like when I get it
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It doesn't have a bottle opener or a cork screw Rae ;D
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...but if you set it up as a screwdriver and use a hammer it’ll probably open a Party Seven can of Double Diamond... ?😜
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I was a "Long Life" man myself.
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Oh ye gods! The big six rear their ugly, over-priced, tasteless and very possibly carcinogenic heads once more....
Now, where did I leave last night's half-empty mug of Spitfire?
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...â€big sixâ€...? 🤨
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Breweries. It was the days of the big brewers putting all the small guys out of business, buying them up, closing them down.
Whitbread, Bass Charrington, Allied, Scottish & Newcastle, Courage, Watneys. Brewers of chemical warfare all.
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That tool is an interesting design. My favourite is one of these. Not a ratchet but a sprag clutch, with almost zero backlash.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Gearless-Micro-1-4-Drive-Ratchet/261991421548?hash=item3cffe7d66c:g:OnYAAOSwgQ9Vv6qz
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I like the Lazer ratchet because of the swivel head and swivel handle rather than the quality of the ratchet. It's a good little tool to keep under the seat and means I can discard the screwdriver handle and use this as both a socket and screwdriver handle.
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It doesn't have a bottle opener or a cork screw Rae ;D
Or an attachment for taking boy scouts out of horses hooves................. ;D
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I have a great 3/8†ratchet drive which works as a normal right-angle, reversible drive.
But, it also has a 'T' bar on the end of the handle which allows the drive end to be rotated by turning the 'T' bar rather than working the handle back and forth so is great where you don't have much wiggle room. The 'T' bar is no use for tightening or breaking a fastener free though as little torque available.
If I could find it I could send a piccie in if I had set up a new piccie host ::)
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I have a right angled and normal battery impact driver with socket adapters.. So much easier to squeeze a trigger providing there is room ;D
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I have a right angled and normal battery impact driver with socket adapters.. So much easier to squeeze a trigger providing there is room ;D
The point of the Laser ratchet it to carry it under the seat, you're not going to get a impact driver and right angle driver under the seat now are you.
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He isn't gonna get anything under the seat on a K is he?
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He isn't gonna get anything under the seat on a K is he?
Pack of chewing gum maybe :)
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To be precise not only a K but an R too. No room for anything wedged in the fairing either.
I thought this was just a general tool review. Other then panniers and or top box.. Might be worth wearing a jacket with multiple pockets for all the tools, could be interesting if you came off though, A&E would be wondering how all these tools were buried under your skin ???
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One might suppose that if you have comprehensive breakdown cover then why the need to have all these items on one's personage. ;)
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When I first got the FJR I was surprised at the amount of room there is under the seat. Under my seat I have my Fuzeblock (http://www.fuzeblocks.com/) also the Oxford Toolkit (https://www.sportsbikeshop.co.uk/motorcycle_parts/content_prod/76911)
an old tea towel, a large disk lock and reminder cable, some spare cash in case I forget my wallet.
A couple of stretch Rokstraps (https://www.sportsbikeshop.co.uk/motorcycle_parts/content_prod/339590) and a couple of adjustable Rokstraps (https://www.sportsbikeshop.co.uk/motorcycle_parts/content_prod/339586) and I think that's about it.
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One might suppose that if you have comprehensive breakdown cover then why the need to have all these items on one's personage. ;)
Sometimes things just work loose and just need tightening up, ask Toms mate with I think it was the disc bolts. With a toolkit on board and spotting the loose bolt early, no need for breakdown service and a lot of trouble avoided, simples.
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A toolkit is probably a good idea if you own a K, but in all my time with bikes I've never had anything come loose or needing attention that requires such action (touch wood) :) As for components on an fjr coming loose, no way. The bike is so well built and vibe free that you shouldn't need all that stuff.
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A toolkit is probably a good idea if you own a K, but in all my time with bikes I've never had anything come loose or needing attention that requires such action (touch wood) :) As for components on an fjr coming loose, no way. The bike is so well built and vibe free that you shouldn't need all that stuff.
You are probably right Jon, I don't need all those tools but I am a belt and braces type and love my boys toys, and some of my mates might need help while out on a ride.
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The Lazer Ratchet turned up this morning and looks and feels like a quality piece of kit and should suit my purposes very well in doing away with two tools to replace them with one.
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I think those of a certain era who were on the roads at a young age feel vulnerable without the kitchen sink on board. I certainly do.
My Sargent pod contains the following:
Jump Starter
Tow rope
Spare brake and clutch lever
GS-911
Owner's Manual
RepROM on a thumb drive
Spare Immobiliser ring antenna
Rear wheel security bolt key
Length of fuel pipe for syphoning
Emergency work light
Puncture repair kit
Bit set and driver
Spare batteries for the pod interior light
Bit of wire and assorted connectors
Crimps and crimp tool
My breakdown service won't have many of those on board and anyway, having waited for two hours to be 'rescued' in Swansea last year, that ain't gonna happen again.
Spare bulbs are under the seat along with spare fairing bolts and tyre valve inserts and caps.
My touring kit contains everything I need to remove wheels and do most other stuff, small rolls of electrical tape, loomimg tape and duct tape, compressor, odd bungees etc. etc.
And, seeing as I never remove the cases, it lives in the bottom of one of them so is always with me anyway 8)
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My touring kit contains everything I need to remove wheels and do most other stuff, small rolls of electrical tape, loomimg tape and duct tape, compressor, odd bungees etc. etc.
My touring kit contains:
- access to one Brian
Regardless of the gentle mickey take, a good list, Brian.
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My list wasn't a definitive list of the stuff I carry on the bike, that was just the stuff under the seat. I also have a small tank bag and a tail pack that contains all sorts of other stuff ;D
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I carry a spare bike on a trailer! ;)
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I carry a spare bike on a trailer! ;)
Who pulls the trailer? ??? ???
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A toolkit is probably a good idea if you own a K, but in all my time with bikes I've never had anything come loose or needing attention that requires such action (touch wood) :) As for components on an fjr coming loose, no way. The bike is so well built and vibe free that you shouldn't need all that stuff.
You are probably right Jon, I don't need all those tools but I am a belt and braces type and love my boys toys, and some of my mates might need help while out on a ride.
Very commendable to think of others Rae. :)
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I carry a spare bike on a trailer! ;)
;D ;D ;D ;D Indeed
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I carry a spare bike on a trailer! ;)
Only one?
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Hope the trailer doesn't break down...
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Hope the trailer doesn't break down...
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I hadn't though of that!!!! Perhaps I need a spare bike, on a spare trailer, being towed on a trailer?
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You could always swap marques...
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This thread has descended into drivel ::) ;)
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...and this makes it different how 8)
We have a sterling reputation for drivel to uphold, we must not and cannot allow our standards to slip :-*