Recommend me a spanner make.

[Captain Black]

That will fit in that little compartment where the 14mm or 13mm bolt holds the starter motor in situ..

Feck do they do it on purpose to make life difficult ? Surely it would of make more sense to bolt it on from the other side somehow, thus giving a little spanner spece.

Nothing I've got will go near the little bar steward.,

 

[Captain Black]

Think I'll have to purchase a thin wall mini socket set.

Stupid design

 

[Roger Chatterton]

Replace those starter bolts in the airbox ( those are the ones you mean ?) with Allen Head bolts, and then just use a small ratchet with a short length of sawn-off Allen Key of appropriate size. Easy - removed my airbox the other day in a couple of minutes!

 

[Captain Black]

Replace those starter bolts in the airbox ( those are the ones you mean ?) with Allen Head bolts, and then just use a small ratchet with a short length of sawn-off Allen Key of appropriate size. Easy - removed my airbox the other day in a couple of minutes!

No its the little 13mm that holds the starter in place (on my 80 Basic) I'm fitting a better starter keep the Valeo as a spare.
The bolt is in a tiny box section of the casing .
I'm nipping out for a mini thin wall socket set.

 

[Florence]

13mm 1/4" drive and you should be able to get it. I use a blue point one from the snap on man
If you remove the air box it makes life much easier

 

[Smug]

Have you tried a standard 3/8" drive socket and wrench?

 

[Smug]

If you need to buy any tools I can recommend Halfords Professional. Quarateed for life and good value especially if bought with a trade card or in their frequent sales.

Don't waste your money on SnapOn.

 

[Captain Black]

Cheers all.

Did it with a thin wall 13mm any tiny wrench .

Halfords professional.

Not me the tools.

All done now.
Thinking of upgrading my 80 Basic with the Nippen Denso instead of the Valeo I've taken off as a spare.
They're a lot of dosh 286.00 fom Motorworks but I think they are a fit and forget.

 

[Shep]

If you need to buy any tools I can recommend Halfords Professional. Quarateed for life and good value especially if bought with a trade card or in their frequent sales.

Don't waste your money on SnapOn.

I find most snap on tools very good, it would be weird to just dismiss them on cost alone, the Halfords professional range of sockets are also quite good though, i agree.

 

[solidstate100]

I had nearly all my professional Snap On tool kit stolen from my (then) lock up rented garage. I replaced about 75% with Halfords professional, and some more Snap On, and the Halfords is totally OK for professional use and of very good quality indeed. Good pricing too.

 

[(RIP) Arkwright]

Roger Chatterton is right, replace the ones in the Airbox with Cap screws and the ones that hold the starter as well, one of the first jobs on a new Airhead!

 

[ossa eck]

Bergen tools are fantastic value for money.

As a pro mechanic ive a bit of a tool fetish, have a good range of snap on stuff but find Bergen hand tools just as good.

Buy from ebay

 

[Blackal]

Facom.

Al

 

[Steptoe]

That will fit in that little compartment where the 14mm or 13mm bolt holds the starter motor in situ..

Feck do they do it on purpose to make life difficult ? Surely it would of make more sense to bolt it on from the other side somehow, thus giving a little spanner spece.

Nothing I've got will go near the little bar steward.,

A 13mm swivel head socket spanner. Absolutely perfectly made for the job of removing those two hidden starter motor bolts with no room around them . Kamasa do a set 8mm-19mm, pointless paying stupid money on specific tools that are only useful once every couple of years

 

[Smug]

If you are setting up your first tool kit for working on motorcycles then buy a good 3/8" socket set rather than a 1/2"square drive. Also treat yourself to a set of 3/8" wobble bar extensions.

3/8" will get into far more places than the bulkier 1/2" socket sets.