Top ten must have tools as a motorcycle addict - The Girl On A Bike garage life mini series
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- Опубликовано: 23 июл 2024
- As a home learned dabbling mechanic here is a list of my top ten must have favourite tools and a few thoughts on why I love them. Let me know what you think and what tools are in your must have list?
1. T bar
2. Speed brace
3. Torque wench
4. @Rabaconda
5. Wire lock
6. @CTEKBatteryChargers
7. Multi metre
8. Ratchet spanners
9. Socket adapters
10. Bearing puller
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The magnet... for al those pesky bolts that hides in difficult hard to reach places...
Great tools, I don't use mine often but it has saved me hours of stripping things down to retrieve dropped sockets, bolts etc
good shout, we have two little trays that hold the tools and bits. Gosh they make life easier hey. I'd loose everything otherwise haha
@@TheGirlOnABike its not just the trays. Magnet on an extendable rod that allows you to pick up dropped bits from the bowels of your engine bay.
@@supermotardrider yes, they rock! Gosh one of those poker magnets has saved me on a few times! haha
@@supermotardrider I have a long flexible tool (ooer missus!) with tiny extendable grips on the end for picking things out of otherwise inaccessible crevices. Served me very well over the past thirty years or so for those classic 'dropping the cam chain' moments!
I love garagevideos and your personality makes them great, Thank you!!!
Oh thank you! ❤️
Useful content. I recently began spending time teaching vehicle maintenance to my son to include motorcycles. You have given me a couple good ideas for tools he needs.
aw that's awesome! Such amazing father son time. I have amazing memories with my dad in the garage. I still have my mini first hammer he gave me. Not many jobs it can handle as it's so small but it's so cute! hehe. Glad my video helps with ideas Michael :-D
Very useful tools
Thank you ❤️
I don't work on motorcycles but i find all the best workshops have a beer fridge and tunes.
haha this is a good point! Our next house will have a fridge hehe ❤️
Awesome 😍🤘
Great video Vanessa you make the most entertaining and informative motorcycle videos I've seen on RUclips.
Wow, thank you! Wow. You've really made me smile with you kind words, thank you. I hope in time more people will see them too ❤️
Good tool suggestion for the garage. Seems like there’s a ton of tools that can be used. But, you have to start somewhere with specific tools that help in motorcycle repair. Thanks and ride safe Vanessa!
Very true!
Great video Vanessa, awesome tools suggestions for the garage especially the Rabaconda tyre changer.
Thanks Jonathan
heeei ... glad to see you again. respect
Welcome back
So jealous of your garage , I love it.
Thanks Steve ❤️
Another great video
I appreciate that, thanks Richard ❤️
Another great Video. A set of proper J I S screwdrivers. I don’t know how I got so far through life thinking bikes used Philips.
Great point!
Jis screwdrivers a must,you can just get the bits on their own too.
Took me a long time to realise that too!
Good quality cable ties have pretty much made the wire lock redundant but it's still a useful tool. Pencils and paper in the workshop are much quicker than making notes on a smartphone and I'd also add nitrile gloves.
yeah so true! good additions
Bloody hell V, you're a wealth of knowledge. Coupla goodies in that lot I'll be adding.👍
aw yey, thanks dude, glad it helped
thank you vanessa
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I have some Motion Pro T-wrenches which has a cylinder on the shaft which allows you to spin it really fast, so it combines a t-wrench with your speedy thing....I use them all the time. Great video, all good recommendations. I need to check out your tire changer. 🙏
Thanks for the info! Sounds cool. Thanks Robert
I have used speedy braces many times while changing the car tyres, but didn't know its named so. I also didn't know there was something called a ratchet spanner, great info. Torque wrench, you introduced. Out of all these tools, my favourite would be that wire twister. I would like use that on April 1st to lock all my friends bikes 😆😆😆. Great video and quite informative 👍.
Yey thanks dude, so glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching ❤️
I would add a decent set of ball ended allen keys, metric and imperial. The LED headlight is a great suggestion too.
good additions!
Took me to tool school there V 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
haha yey, thanks dude!
I like your choices, though mine are a bit more road/adventure bike oriented. A set of T handled Torx wrenches, and a 16” breaker bar are two of my favorites.
nice additions. Those breaker bars can be a life saver hehe
Nice content. For me, I'd add motion pro tyre levers & a chain splitter
ah nice, good tools
you are great presenter for tools, Vanessa
oh wow, thank you. Glad you think so!
A good socket set with metric and imperial with a wide range of sizes. Mines been good for bikes, cars, push bikes, fence post bases, gates the lot over the lot. Halford professional, £150 and it covers so much and still good as new after 15 years.
Nice good additions ❤️
Nice tools! I didn't see anything for chain cleaning, and this is the part of my bike that needs the most maintenance and gives the best results.
I use ChainBath, I would be curious to see what you think about it.
yeah true, I focused on tools here not consumables. I use loads of brake cleaner, etc etc. Maybe that is another video hehe ❤️❤️❤️
Very good list and thank you. After a good set of box end combo wrenches and sockets, I'd add two tools: a bench vice, and head mounted LED light (to free up your hands).
Plus one for the headlamp!
oh good additions!
Hello Vanessa from France, thank you for your video, I have ktm excf 350. It's difficult for tyres.. Thank 👍👌
You are welcome!
Sometimes I’m sad I never have to wrench on my Victory but then I just go for an out of state ride. Lol. All kidding aside tools are fun, good vid. Cheers
haha thanks dude
Hi mate a butane fuelled soldering iron and side cutters and glad you are doing well 👍😁
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Great video, Vanessa. I’ve got a pretty basic set of tools which I get by with for what I do. My advice would be buy the best you can afford and they last forever, especially if you look after them. I do like to keep a can of WD40 close by too! 😁👊
Yeah good point! Tools for life
A Traditional old fashioned proper impact driver you strike as opposed to the the electric type most people think of.
good shout, they're a life saver when you need one
1/2" drive manual hand impact driver for stuck bolts.
Propane torch, or map-gas torch (good for bending things back into shape, or heating cases for bearings).
Rubber mallet/dead-blow hammer.
Vernier caliper and valve gauges for measuring valve shims.
Good vid. There's always new tools to buy.
good list! Like it, thanks dude
Your garage videos are very useful and informative Vanessa, thank you for sharing them. Do you take a tool roll on your trips, if so, can you share in the future the tools you're taking? Thank you again!! 👍👍
Thanks Nelio. I sure do and the next tool video is my tool roll!! hehe Yey that makes me smile lots!
@@TheGirlOnABike yay, me too!!
Yet another great review Vanessa.
Because all the bikes you are working on are relatively new you shouldn't need it but the advert says it all WD40 a tool kit in a can is one I couldn't leave out.
Looking forward to seeing the next review you do.
haha good point. Did you spot the bank of WD40 on the shelf behind me!? hehe I guess I just focused on tools here not consumables but the sprays we all use are a great idea for another video
Great video , I enjoy watching your videos , I do recommend a set of wobble extensions stay safe and God Bless . Hello from Texas !!
ooo wobble extensions, I'm googling that! Thank you
oh they're cool. We have some pivoting heads and the flexi head but not quite the wobble. thanks for the tip
Nice video 👌
Thank you so much 😀
1:31 Okay, I’m very very late to this party (story of my life?) but I’m delighted to FINALLY find a bike mechanic who truly appreciates the most useful fitness, sorry, I mean workshop tool that you no longer get in most socket sets: The Speed Brace.
But back in the decade just after Britain changed over from black and white to colour, I bought my very first socket set from Exchange & Mart. It was a very good quality metric and imperial set in a neat metal box from Kamasa which, despite their Japanese sounding name were actually Swedish. And it had a Speed Brace.
Three other sets later, all without a Speed Brace, and I still have the original, along with the box and quite a few of the sockets. So many guys these days just use a rattle gun for EVERYTHING! That’s more than just lazy.
I subscribed to your channel because of this vid. Ride safe.
Peace 🧐😎😜🏴
Those adapters are a smart buy.
thanks dude
Nice video. Good quality tools are important. So is know-how, experience and a good manual.
Cheers from Nürnberg, Günter
PS: A magnet comes in handy for those bolts and nuts that fall off in places difficult to reach with your hands.
Aw thank you. Oh that'd a great addition! Magent life saver! Hehe
@@TheGirlOnABike Life saver, indeed. My fingers are far too clumsy for lost bolts and nuts ;-)
Hey stranger, good informative video , when you get more versed in electrical pick up a power probe, they are awesome. Keep that accent 🔥 miss 😁
oh cool, thank you. I'll have to google
I would recommend a big dose of patience. Great video 👍
good point! haha ❤️
Allen/Torx T sets, 1/4" socket set with small 3" or 4" extension, needle nose pliers, philips screwdriver(s), solid bench & vice, impact driver, picks, center stand, scissor jack, flash light, magnet (as mentioned elsewhere), blue roll, rubber hammer. Your tool chest requirements depend on the type of machine/mechanics you have and work you do most.
Totally agree with that last bit! It's a pretty unique list really. I like your items! Thanks for sharing
Great little vlog Ness I would add wd40 and duck tape both essential for the tool box👍
hehe and cable ties! haha I didn't mention any consumables but I agree they're must haves
That said, nowadays I'm addicted to self-vulcanizing insulated wrap tape and heat shrink tubing. Extra waterproof and protecting connectors on a adventure bike, dirt, enduro bike is for me essential, IMO.. my trust in "sealed" wires and connectors is gone 🙏😉 extend the life of your bike and give some extra love to the "nerv" system when you have your finger on it..
T-wrench absolutely, speedy wrench? I have a few buried in my boxes and rarely used, lots of torque wrenches and just bought a new one, given chargers to all my friends and I keep my multimeter in my saddlebag. I'm always looking for adapters. They walk away. Bearing puller would be nice. Last time I needed one a 3/4" concrete anchor worked.
haha nice! I like the 'they walk away' haha so true! Thanks for sharing Richard ❤️
Only thing I would change personally would be tire changer for a Abba superbike stand. Just because I won't be changing my own tires ever and the Abba stand is for sure the most stable bike stand solution I have found.
hehe that makes sense!
Great video! Speedy brace? They have a different word for everything in the UK?
The speed handle was an essential tool in the ‘60’s and ‘70’s before air tools were popular.
In this era people would occasionally have speed handle races, with a person on each side of a fastener, like that on a Big Twin H-D gas tank, to see who could spin their speed handle faster. I’ve heard about serious competitors running de-stroked speed handles...bizarre stuff.
I’ve got air ratchets and 3/8” drive pneumatic impacts, but my goto is the speed handle. I’ve worn the chrome on it to the point where the copper is beginning to peek out. It’s an awesome, do everything tool...I love my speed handle!
haha that sounds like an awesome race! Reminds me of the nail in a log game hehe. Big thanks for taking the time to watch and comment, love the name differences! hehe
4 minutes 22 seconds! Blimey, I'm looking at 4 DAYS!
Hehe 🤣😋
What brand are your pants\ trousers? My wife is looking for some to work in. Thank you in advance
They're ace and I super recommend. GPX Pro by Revolution Race. I now have them in three colours. Comfortable, flexible and hard wearing.
Hi also for dirt bikes chain cleaner , lubricant and chain repair key as a spare
Did you spot the bank of WD40 on the shelf behind me!? hehe I guess I just focused on tools here not consumables but the sprays we all use are a great idea for another video. I love brake cleaner!
@@TheGirlOnABike hi yes I spotted them and you have quite a range but thought couldn’t name the brand 😂😂
First of all I feel good to see that a pretty girl is doing the job which is usually not for girls and you are interested in the field that required hard labour so you are special and I appreciate you good job good advice thank you.
Great overview, io metterei anche l' avvitatore a batteria (screwdriver?). Congratulations.
thank you
Learned something new today. Tool #2 is called a "Speedy Brace" in the UK. In the USA, at least where I grew up, this tool is called a "Speed Wrench." My speed wrench once belonged to my father. This wrench is 70 years old, still in-use, and used to remove wet clutch basket bolts like in the video.
A head lamp or head torch if you will, after using and fighting with flashlights for years so much easier that and those flashlights with magnets on them.
If something is going to break it will when you are far away and dark. 😀
That's a great idea! Thanks Donald
nice video,,, now ready, dakar is close !!!
oh gosh! haha
My favourite tool for working on motorbikes is a 10.8V lithium drill with a torque memory button, fit a hex screwdriver bit holder in it and get a 1/4” and 3/8” to hex adaptors and use your sockets and accessories with it. You do a bolt up to just over finger tight and then press the memory button, the next bolt or nut you do up will be done up to the same tightness ready for the torque wrench.
You can also use an 20V lithium 1/2” impact driver for larger bolts but need to be careful with older bikes as you can easily shear small bolts (below 17mm or 3/4” head size) that have corrosion on the thread when undoing them. If your thinking you won’t get that with a 10.8V impact driver you would be wrong hence why I use the drill and a torque wrench instead.
wow cool. New too me, will google
you gotta have electric impact and ratchet ...total game changer
good additions!
great vid, for clutch covers etc just use a cordless impact driver/wrench they be out in seconds
So true. Good tool to have
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Most importan Tool in general; The Manual/Repair Book with pictures how you are supposed to put things back together again.
haha good point!! Always have that to hand hehe ❤️
The only thing I would be carefully of is keeping the t bar on your body in case you crash hut nice vids 👍😎
hehe yes fair point. I never ride with it in my pocket. Big thanks for watching ❤😘
Wished I could find a 3/8 t-handle that had 3/8 on each end. I can find 1/4 all day long 😢
ummm fair point
Wera Joker combination ratchet spanners
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What make are those trousers!
They're Revolution Race. Stay tuned for a discount code as I've manged to persuade them to give me one for followers. It will only work for a few days though lol
How on earth do you get the Rabaconda back in the bag so neatly? Or is the bag empty 😂
haha that is a fine art!! I've worked out one way if goes... mix up and piece order and it's a no haha Witch craft! lol
@@TheGirlOnABike All Brits have access to Tardis technology!
top teir bird.
aw thank you
Clamp multimeters are a good choice for cars and bikes. To measure a current, you normally have to open the circuit and put the multimeter in series with it. Clamp multimeters clamp (as the name suggests) around a lead. The multimeter will measure the magnetic field of the current and indicate the current thus. Easiest to use and easily precise enough for all purposes on cars and bikes. They usually come with sockets and a set of leads for voltage and resistance measurements. Best shit around! ^^)
Make sure the one you get can handle DC! Many can't, which is slightly pointless for car and bikes.
I have the Voltcraft VC330, a nicely cheap but well performing bugger that even comes with a contactless voltage detector. Uni-T offer a similar one, I don't know the exact designation, though. There are, of course, loads of others on the market. Check the specs before you buy!
I totally subscribe to the rest of your list! :oD
great additions, thanks dude. Mega appreciate your thought in add ons
@@TheGirlOnABike Always here to please! ^^)
Measuring devices of some kind. Measures and acts as straight edge etc. Also ratchets, motorcycle people are obsessed with T handles but they aren’t for everyone.
nice additions!
Fork bearing hammer?
good addition
Who needs cool blonde British chicks? We do !
haha thanks Ted ❤️
The hammer îs the best tool:)
haha. BOSH! ❤️❤️❤️
I don't think there's much point in the speed brace when you already have T-bars, so I would go for a Snap-on ratchet screwdriver (expensive, but the best). Sadly the Teng version is nowhere near as good! 😊
sounds good
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I have a doubt on having "tyre changing tool" at the home garage unless you have lot of motorcycles nearby you have to work with (track, school, etc.) You can carry wheels to tyre fitting where they will be balanced as well. And you will never take this tool with you in to trip, don't you?!) But if we are talking about garage tools, why you haven't stated motorcycle lift which was in the background?) Much more helpful tool I think. Nice videos, enjoy watching them!
I guess it depends on the type or riding. For hard enduro and racing I get through loads of tyres and always take it with us in the trialer to flip tyres and swop out 💪🏼 no balancing needed on enduro either. My list won't be everyones as this is so personal to each persons riding 😃❤️
Haynes and a workshop manual is a must to have too.
Good point
where are your service centre...?
Haha
OEM service manual must l
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wow love me mechanic women holy smokes
aw hehe
@@TheGirlOnABike so true ya one in a million we could fix them together
Screwdriver?
hehe far too obvious! haha Great addition! But to be fair, there are very few jobs on a Husky that needs a screw driver and the T bar can take scew driver heads hehe ❤
4min tire change my avrage is 1hr + 🥦🤯
haha I hear you there! Mine too before the Rabaconda! Serious game changer hehe
With some specific tools is possible repair any bike. Electric tools make the job easier... 👍🛠️
Very true!
I've watched this before, but thought I'd watch again now I'm more 'into it'.
Great top ten. If you had an 11, it'd be a pre measured wooden block to quickly check your chain tension, like ruclips.net/video/ptpVpWFF634/видео.html
oh good idea
no sledge hammer? ;)
haha fair point!
Типа ни фига не реклама? 🤣
Интересная дама, своеобразная.
Спасибо
@@TheGirlOnABike пожалуйста 👍
What about my tool? 😂😂😂😂😂😂 sorry had to
haha lol
Best tool for me is a debit card and pay some other fecker to do it.
haha that made me laugh
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I watch your video, for your beauty
aw thank you ❤️
1. 10mm socket
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Where's my 10mm socket?
haha that made me laugh!
pretty fingernails
thank you
Call yourself a mechanic 👩🔧 ? No whacking great big hammer 🔨 lol
hhaha that's made me chuckle! hehe ❤️
You are fine af 😍
Aw hehe thank you 🥰😘
VENESSA, PLEASE !! HAVE ONLY JUST SEEN YOUR LATEST VID,SWEETIE THERE ARE TOOLS AND THERE ARE TOOLS,WHERE ARE YOU GOING WITH THIS,MATIC MASSAGE PLEASE,PLEASE PLEASE,STICK TO BIKES!!!!!,KISS 💋 DAN.
Lock-down means no riding so just being creative. It's had some really good feedback so others like it ❤️
@@TheGirlOnABike I've absolutely no doubt,your new vid is popular, don't sell yourself sweety, you do a good job on bikes,what about doing a history on, girls on bikes,there's plenty of stats and history!
@@TheGirlOnABike I'AM sure others like it,don't sell your self short ,what about doing a vid on history "girls on bikes" there's plenty of research on the subject,could be interesting,was there ever a girl owner of a Broughsuprior,what female was the first Truimph owner,possibilities are endless?
Please don't do the shot where you are facing straight, but your camera is off to the side. It looks like someone made a mistake. Some people think it adds interest, but the content should add the interest.
thanks for the feedback
@@TheGirlOnABike Thanks for listening. A lot of people think I'm just trying to bust on them. I'm not. The technique has become overused and it actually distracts from content. A persons mind makes re-adjustments every time there is a change in the angles, so it can distract for a second or so. It can also make people feel like you aren't talking to them.
When will we marry my love❤️
aw hehe You'll have to fight Ruckymonster haha
@@TheGirlOnABike For you I will fight all❤️My Love ❤️
Oh God! Hetrosexual motorcycle porn. A woman actually using tools on motorcycle, instead of just posing with them ( re: tool catalogues).
Not as exciting as Girl with a blow torch fixing a 2 stroke expansion. That took some time to come down from.
The Lead acid battery charger ( and lead acid batteries) is a bit retro for me. Been a LiFePO4 battery man for a long time and that needs a different ( and outstanding) Ctek charger.
haha thanks Greg. That comment made me laugh. Our CTEK does both lead and Lif so we can use as we like between the car, van and different bikes ;-)
@@TheGirlOnABike The Ctek LiFePO4 charger is a VERY special charger/ rehabilator for those batteries. It can even reduce dendritic growth in them. Much superior for that purpose.
The PbA charger can't do that. It will quite adequately trickle charge a LiFePO4 battery, just not recondition and extend the life as well.
That bearing puller is atrocious.
I would never use one like this