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  • ucmitch
    ucmitch
    10 years ago

     

     

    I am setting up my very small BIke workspace and space is at a premium with A Harley and 2 nostalgia Drag bikes all in a single car garage.

    I have most of the basic stuff but am looking at getting a few other Items, but also dont want to go and spend money on stuff that will never get used

     

    What gear do you have that you consider to be essential and couldnt go without ?

  • Bonkerz
    Bonkerz
    10 years ago
    Breaker bar. Good spanners, socket + torx set. One adjustable spanner. Screwdrivers. Hammer metal and rubber. Pliers. Good allen key set. Soldering iron (plus bits), electrical tape (colors, but lots of black). Drill with good drill bits.
  • 2005 FLSTFI
    2005 FLSTFI
    10 years ago
    Defineatley 1 x inch pound & 1 x foot pound torque wrench
  • blueystar
    blueystar
    10 years ago
    hammer and chiesl
  • Jayman6
    Jayman6
    10 years ago
    Socket set.
    Tools I COULD live without? Shifters. They just fuck bolts.
  • perthhog
    perthhog
    10 years ago
    compressor you don't realize how much you use them till it out of action a good 16+cfm one ,shifters are good they have there place as long there a good brand one
  • sag57
    sag57
    10 years ago
    l've been buying tools for 40 years, at one time or another the tool l bought l had to have hence the shed is full of gear that l don't use on a daily , monthly or yearly basis but when l do its nice to go to the space where it lives and there it is. Collecting tools is a life time experience, probably explains why the young bloke keeps eyeballing them
  • dynoharley
    dynoharley
    10 years ago

    good woman to get beer from fridge , lol , even better woman would buy it and put in fridge also LOL

  • FLHuTChU
    FLHuTChU
    10 years ago
    6" and 12"rule, Tape measure and vernier calipers. Quality allen keys, red and blue loctite, and the rest already said. But fridge first.
  • chopa
    chopa
    10 years ago
    Good sound system
  • wayne.craft
    wayne.craft
    10 years ago
    Hydraulic bike stand best tool I ever bought.....
  • dynoharley
    dynoharley
    10 years ago

    cant go with out my  flow bench , my dynos , my machineing tools , etc :):):) my turbo bike ,  my shed full of mens toys, will be out there shortly haveing forplay with clients evo LOLOLOL, bugga suns out , should be rideing :(

  • ucmitch
    ucmitch
    10 years ago
    Dyno your set up sounds mint !!, My next few acquisitions I think are going to be Bike Lift, compressor, torque wrench, have most of the other stuff. I am also thinking of getting a small welder just for making brackets and bits and pieces. Does any one here have one ? i'm thinking a little gasless mig ?
  • Arron
    Arron
    10 years ago

    What type of work are you going to be doing on the bikes , basic stuff like oil changes and servicing , cam changes , engine re-builds ?

  • rider
    rider
    10 years ago
    10 inch mini laptop, damn, what has it got to,,,,?
  • whisky01mark
    whisky01mark
    10 years ago

    Check out the CIGWELD PROFESIONAL TRANSMIG 175 INVERTER Its a complete setup mig,arc,tig its light to carry around perfect but you need to buy the tig torch seperatly costs around a grand for the lot.Other than that your set to go just buy the argon gas,wire and some electrodes and a auto darkening helmet cheers.

  • Captain Hook
    Captain Hook
    10 years ago

    Spare bike to use, cos it nearly always takes longer than you first thought. Might be the most used tool there...

  • Ando
    Ando
    10 years ago
    work bench & vice, taps & dies
  • Independant_84
    Independant_84
    10 years ago
    With the mig i bought a bottle from www.speedgas.com.au
    No more rental ever you own the bottle it's like swap and go.
  • sag57
    sag57
    10 years ago
    Oh yes please ,am l right in saying there is only speedgas outlets in QLD and NSW. Fuck am l sick of paying rentals . What does it say, cost to buy an E size bottle of oxy, that's the mid size about a metre high.
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