Ducati Sporting Club UK > Model Specific - Discussion, Technical Problems and Help > General Motorcycles only > Has anyone got one of these?

[Monty]

"Perhaps the solution is to club together with mates who live close by to get a joint set of good tools?"

Could be a good plan Chi, especially for something like a chain rivetter and splitter. I have a very robust unit that cost about £60-it's a bit like Kev's but different.

John

[chicken]

the problem for me with this is that the only person that lives near me is Dibble - and his entire toolkit fits under the seat!

[TonyH]

Originally Posted by chicken

sorry - yes I was talking about a split link (with the little circlip), although this tool should still help with that.

Kev, you are absolutely right - one lesson I have learnt in life is that the quality remains long after the price is forgotten.

I don't mind spending money on socket sets, etc that I use all the time but it is annoying to have to spend a lot on something that gets used very infrequently. Perhaps the solution is to club together with mates who live close by to get a joint set of good tools?

That’s the dilemma, you do it your self because you enjoy it and to keep the cost down but by the time you have bought every thing you need it ends up costing more than having it fitted, obviously once you’ve got all the tools your laughing it just depends how many times you think you’ll use it to whether you buy one or not.

[skidlids]

Originally Posted by chicken

the problem for me with this is that the only person that lives near me is Dibble - and his entire toolkit fits under the seat!

For some reason I find that very easy to believe

Originally Posted by TonyH

That’s the dilemma, you do it your self because you enjoy it and to keep the cost down but by the time you have bought every thing you need it ends up costing more than having it fitted, obviously once you’ve got all the tools your laughing it just depends how many times you think you’ll use it to whether you buy one or not.

Tool sharing is the obvious way to go, several of the locals share my tools, I think my Cambelt tensioning tool has spent about a month in my possesion in the last year, the chain tools have been lent out on several occasions, my digital micrometer has been used by the local Honda dealership, its a good job the compressor is to big to cart about otherwise my air tools would always be out somewhere.