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[QUOTE="rmc_olderthandirt, post: 1358512, member: 68872"] You obviously need a set of tools. I recommend avoiding the cheap tools, they can end up costing you dearly. I have always used Craftsman and have been happy with them. There may be a few special tools you will need for your bike. A spark plug wrench, for example. I bought the MotionPro ratchet spark plug wrench, works great. I highly recommend a box of misc. nuts and bolts. My bike shop sells a nice little box that contains a bunch of the bolts that I seem to need the most. I generally buy a new box every year or so. A little rubber cement for gluing gaskets on. You do this when you have a gasket that doesn't want to just sit in place long enough to get all the bolts in. A light amount of rubber cement and the gasket will stay in place. One surface only, you don't want to glue your engine together. Some cream hand cleaner to get the grease off your hands. Use it to wash your hands outside with the garden hose so you don't make a greasy mess in the bathroom. Hose clamps of various different sizes. A good low pressure tire gauge. You don't want to be using a gauge that goes to 100 PSI when you are trying to inflate your tires to 12 PSI. Anyone with a two stroke should have spare plugs. When I go out for a riding weekend I take along new tubes for the tires as well as a patch kit. Tire irons are a really good idea to have along otherwise the spare tubes won't be of much use, or worse you will damage the new tubes trying to use screwdrivers. I will also bring spare clutch/brake levers. I dropped the bike unloading it from the truck one time, snapped the front brake lever off. Then spent half the day driving into town to buy a new one. If you don't have an oil mixing bottle I would recommend buying one. I recommend one that has a screw on cap so you can keep the bottle clean and not have the oil dripping out all over. I bring duct tape, electrical tape, safety wire and zip ties where ever I go. Rod [/QUOTE]
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