6th gen vs 8th gen toolkits and some free 6th gen tools

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  1. signal

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    My bike which I bought used, did not come with the toolkit. I think the owner turned it into the dealer but I think it disappeared.

    Looking at the parts diagrams of 8th gen vs 6th gen toolkits there are quite a bit of difference and yet many things in common too. One thing that is clear, the 8th gen is a much more scaled-down version of the toolkit.

    6th gen toolkit:
    https://www.partzilla.com/catalog/honda/motorcycle/2003/vfr800-ac-interceptor/tools

    8th gen toolkit:
    https://www.partzilla.com/catalog/honda/motorcycle/2015/vfr800f-2ac-interceptor-deluxe/tools

    A few pics below:

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    All the new goodies I bought on the left

    Pic #2
    The complete VFR800F toolkit, a combination of tools I bought and ones I cannibalized off my 6th gen

    Pic #3
    Tools that are part of the 6th gen toolkit, which are not part of the 8th gen toolkit, but which I thought were useful, so I have added these into my 8th gen kit..........I built a sort of super toolkit.

    Pic #4
    These are the tools I don't need from my 6th gen. These are FREE to someone who can use them, ideally someone with a 6th gen, I'll post in Classifieds. You can see the handle, grip and Philips and flat screwdrivers are there.........the 8th gen uses a newer handle, with a flat/Phillips bit that is two-sided instead of two separate drivers. The small wrench up top I have no idea what that is looks like a 1/4 or 5/16 or so wrench (obviously it's metric though) and was with my 6th gen when I bought it. The spanner is the rear shock spanner which is not compatible with the 8th gen.

    Pic #5
    Everything all tidied away, fits into the toolbag, albeit a bit tight, but I have a bunch of additional useful tools!
     

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    Is the spanner not for the base model, which doesn’t have remote adjuster.
     
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    The 6gen had two spanners, one for the Swingarm and one for the rear shock. These spanners were for both the ABS and non-ABS models.

    The 8th gen has various spanners, but the ones for shock/fork adjustment may not be on the non-Deluxe.
     

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