More tools than dad! :P

[schmanman]

age 2- duplo bricks

age 4-legos

at age 6, I got a hammer. the start of an obsession.

age 7- I got a couple wrenches... I had no idea what to use them on, but hey! I had wrenches!

age 12- I built my first ground up minibike!!

fast foward to today, age 16...

I have way more tools than my dad!

1% some stragglers.


I am currently rebuilding the engine on my uncles '82 cr 480 r.

over time, I have accumulated a small motorcycle junkyard in the woods behind my barn, it comes in quite handy sometimes!

ok, enough, here's some pics!

my kennedy box...

http://i343.photobucket.com/albums/o442/schman-man/HPIM2144.jpg

my lyon boxes

http://i343.photobucket.com/albums/o442/schman-man/HPIM2145.jpg

all my standard size

http://i343.photobucket.com/albums/o442/schman-man/HPIM2146.jpg

meterics!

http://i343.photobucket.com/albums/o442/schman-man/HPIM2147.jpg

air tools....

http://i343.photobucket.com/albums/o442/schman-man/HPIM2148.jpg

some of my sockets..

http://i343.photobucket.com/albums/o442/schman-man/HPIM2149.jpg

screwdrivers and stuff...

http://i343.photobucket.com/albums/o442/schman-man/HPIM2150.jpg

drills, grinders and snap ring pliers.

http://i343.photobucket.com/albums/o442/schman-man/HPIM2151.jpg

burrer and hammers, tinsnips, etc..

http://i343.photobucket.com/albums/o442/schman-man/HPIM2152.jpg

some drill bits+taps..

http://i343.photobucket.com/albums/o442/schman-man/HPIM2153.jpg

the "dirtbike cabninet"... premix gas, 2-stroke oil, two extra chains, tranny fluid, filter oil, gasket material...

http://i343.photobucket.com/albums/o442/schman-man/HPIM2154.jpg

this thing comes in handy...

http://i343.photobucket.com/albums/o442/schman-man/HPIM2155.jpg

as does this...

http://i343.photobucket.com/albums/o442/schman-man/HPIM2156.jpg

my uncles cr480r (minus engine)

http://i343.photobucket.com/albums/o442/schman-man/HPIM2157.jpg

http://i343.photobucket.com/albums/o442/schman-man/HPIM2158.jpg

the motorcycle junkyard!


http://i343.photobucket.com/albums/o442/schman-man/HPIM2159.jpg

http://i343.photobucket.com/albums/o442/schman-man/HPIM2160.jpg

http://i343.photobucket.com/albums/o442/schman-man/HPIM2161.jpg

http://i343.photobucket.com/albums/o442/schman-man/HPIM2162.jpg

thank you for suffering through pictures of my workshop, I just though it would be cool to share my story with some dirtbikers as into it as I am!

this hobby is not dying anythine soon!

 

[cmp11]

pretty decent setup

 

[jackflack44]

Nice! I'm jealous...

 

[Indy]

What is that frame for?

http://i343.photobucket.com/albums/...an/HPIM2161.jpg

 

[schmanman]

I dunno...

I think it's from an early-mid 80's rm, since there were bits of yellow plastic still attached, and it has an aluminum swing arm.



I found it.

 

[stumanarama]

Some of those tools look as if you merely liberated them from your fathers possession and made them your own.

 

[schmanman]

nope, I did not take any. I have grandparents who are former machinists and such, who are very generous. and one of my grandparents has been buying tools for me since I was 2, and gave them to me a couple years ago.

 

[Moparman1539]

You don't have any old Kawi swing arm bolts in your "Junkyard" do you. lol

They discontinued the swing arm bolt for my 83 KX250. So now i need to find somewhere to get one made.

Thats quite a collection you got going on there. I have a little tool set i got for Christmas. And sockets keep disappearing :whoa:.

 

[schmanman]

I have some old swing arm bolts, but not from any kawasaki's.


If you need one froma 1972 ts 125 or a 1969 yammy 90 cc, i've got it, though.'

a lot of misc. old parts.

it's really nice to be able to fix your own bike, and do tune ups and such.


I've saved quite a bit that way.