I need a complete OEM tool kit.

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  1. bladrnr

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    Does anyone know where I can buy a complete stock tool kit with case. Mine was stolen and all the web has to offer is each piece sold separately, which is a total ripoff and complete bullshit. You think a salvage yard would bother having VFR tool kits? I feel like I getting bent over left and right here. I even have to pay the police for a report about me getting ripped off. :crazy:
     
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    Other than maybe ebay idk. BUT...to tell you the truth, all you really need is the spark plug socket and shock spanner wrench. The rest is cheap junk you can make up on your own pretty cheap.
     
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    Exactly right, you can make your own tool kit and have much better kit.
     
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    ^^^^^^ What they said
    Save your $$$ and invest in some quality tools.
     
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    What they said. I think the only Honda tool you would need is the spanner to rotate the rear hub for chain adjustment.
     
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    Mostly what has been said. More important IMO, than a sparkplug socket is a lug socket for rear wheel removal. The OEM tools are cheesy but they work. The tool used for chain adjustment is called a pin spanner. Google that.. BTW it ain't much good unless ya got a tool to loosen the pinch bolt so the chain can be adjusted in places like East Timor or WalMart. Why your seat wasn't locked down is a mystery. Whilst looking for a much better tool kit at not so many pesos than OEM, check oot a tire repair kit and a couple of extra C02 bottles to go with it. f

    I bet somewhere on the net somebody is schlepping a UJM tool kit.

    So the Santa Rosa PD is charging for taking a theft report? Got a source on that?
     
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    Probably not charging for taking a theft report, but charging for a copy of it to submit to the insurance company. Still sucks.
     
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    It only sucks if either scenario is true. It sucks that someone nicked the dude's toolkit. What is still up to question is if the Santa Rosa PD charges for a theft report. Many PDs have websites with claim forms that one can fill out, submit and even copy. The "probably" presupposes that the OP has zero deductible on his insurance. " Probably" not..
     
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    I raised an eyebrow about that PD charging for a report for a victim if a crime too. We used to charge a fee for reports, pictures and what not to insurance companies, and lawyers and the like after the fact, but if a victim came in and filed a theft report, asked for a copy of that report, and the clerk wanted to charge him for that report, I personally would rip that report out of his/her hands, make a .25 cent photocopy and give it to the victim. In private, I would rip that clerk a brand new extremely large asshole, regardless of what department policy may be. We don't re-victimize a victim of crime for fuck sake. But then, I am radical.
     
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    I agree.. ;)
    The Santa Rosa PD has a website and online forms that look as if there is no charge. Filling one out requires information that if no crime was committed would be a crime. Copies at most places are cheap and in the range of less than cinquenta centavos.

    The OP may have been dealing with the County Sheriffs too.. (??)

    The
     
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    The tool kit was stolen at the same time my license plate was stolen. It was in my little undertail storage area. The reason I want the OEM kit is because it's so compact and good for out on the road. I have home tools but they are much more bulky. Of course the main stuff is plug removal, rear wheel stuff, and the chain tension tools and the case. Plus, when you sell it that's the stuff people hit you with to lower the price.

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    Losing a plate is much more serious than losing an OEM tool kit. I hope that was on that paid report to the PD. PD's do not launch CSI stuff aboot OEM toolkits. A stolen plate is much different. If you find an OEM kit and case maybe get a lockable undertail storage next time. If you reported the plate as missing or stolen, it hits a list just the same as a stolen vehicle list.

    All this and having the fun of having to deal with the California DMV replacing a stolen plate might be something to get out of the way first.

    The Cal DMV bible is online. Or you can just ride with no plate and when the CHP pulls you over, the Chips guy after he cites you maybe can guide you through the maze.
     
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    The storage area does lock but when they tore the plate off it broke the locking mechanism which is when they figured out they was a compartment there with more stuff to steal. They then closed the compartment so it was more difficult to notice that the plate was gone. Especially since I keep it covered all the time.
     
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    Also I have to have a police report so that the DMV will process the stolen plate issue. That's what the police told me anyway. $10 to get a copy by the way, but it's not the money. it's just insult to injury and the fact that they are making money off victims. Also they were going to mail the report to in ten days until I complained that it is my primary vehicle. Ten days to make a photo copy? Are you fucking kidding me?
     
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    Why don't cops dust for prints anymore for stolen property? It seems like they could stop more repeat crimes if they did?
     
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    Personally, I think the most important tool in that kit is the "pin-spanner" to adjust tension on the rear wheel. You could always get medieval on it and use a chit screw-driver and a hammer to tap tap the tension though. My chains don't require lots of tightening though, far as the spark plug socket, I have a drawer filled with various ones (kind of like a mountain of them) that I have bagged from various bikes over the years. The one specific to your bike will help you access the plugs along with a socket and the ratchet/box end wrench of your choice. How often are you going to change a spark plug though? I think I only have the pin-spanner on my 91 and my latest bike, I removed the tool kit entirely, it also came with an un molested owners manual too. My other bike, I have a 8, 10, 12 mm wrench in the cheesy vinal pouch under the seat, more to just be able to remove the gas tank.

    Keep your door closed next time, and maybe get a sign that says, "these premises are under video surveilance." Cheers.
    Good luck fixing your bike and lock your farking door next time.
     
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    Prints found on the outside surfaces of a vehicle could be explained away by even the most incompitent lawyers so really don' t mean anything most cases such as yours. But the report issue you are going through with them is simply rubbish. Especially the report you "need" for the DMV which is a government agency. No wonder California is going broke. Each public entity spends too much time trying to figure out how they are going to fuck another agency without a condom.
     
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    This makes sense. The theft of the toolkit was an afterthought. The plate was the object. The OEM toolkit IMO is more an emergency or side of the road thing than a similar set of tools that perform the same functions. The odd part there is that the toolkits fit well under the seat.

    Diminishing the resale value of a bike because a set of cheesy tools is gone missing is not a great argument. A savvy buyer would accept that the OEM kit got nicked and since the tools are cheesy the replacement tools are superior.

    Since a report of theft is going to be necessary to issue a temp plate and then a permanent plate, why depend on word of mouth and the "check is in the mail" school of thought? Look up the procedure and the necessary paperwork to get a new plate from the California DMV and DIY the legwork.

    All the critical info can likely be found at the local DMV in English, Spanish, Thai, several Chinese dialects, Farsi, Hindi, Urdu, Swahili and maybe even Canadian.

    Dusting for prints is probably done more on TV than for real.. CSI is a great show. Eva LaRue can dust my prints anytime she wants with one of those little brushes.
     
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