Hendo Posted February 24, 2012 Report Share Posted February 24, 2012 Can anyone tell me what they use to tighten head race bearings up with? Im wanting to take the guess work out of tightening them up, and a hammer and screwdriver just wont cut it! Was going to buy this unless anyone comes up with a better idea - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/YAMAHA-R1-HEAD-RACE-TOOL-STEERING-SOCKET-CASTLE-NUT-HANDLEBAR-CLIP-FORK-yb-/260955636064?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item3cc22b0160 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorenzo Posted February 24, 2012 Report Share Posted February 24, 2012 Obviously, you can't get a torque wrench on it, but I use one of these things, and it'll do a job on your shock too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YZ faybo Posted February 24, 2012 Report Share Posted February 24, 2012 What bike is it for, just looked on ebay typed headstock tool and this amung others came up http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HONDA-STEERING-STEM-TOOL-LOCKNUT-HEADRACE-CBR-VFR-HEADSTOCK-TRIPLE-TREE-hf-/260955636062?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item3cc22b015e#ht_500wt_1204 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendo Posted February 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2012 Obviously, you can't get a torque wrench on it, but I use one of these things, and it'll do a job on your shock too. The one you have shown can be used from bike to bike, whereas the one I was looking at is yamaha specific, so the C spanner one may be a better buy. Is that the exact one you have lorenzo i.e 19 - 51mm, and its a good fit/ideal size for the job? Ive noticed they do a 32 - 76mm one too, aswell as a 51 - 121mm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YZ faybo Posted February 24, 2012 Report Share Posted February 24, 2012 If you look at the listers other items for sale you will see he does many models and various tools. What bike is it for? why not give him a shout? http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/turbosuzukis/m.html?hash=item4600adf79a&item=300659111834&pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&_trksid=p4340.l2562 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendo Posted February 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2012 If you look at the listers other items for sale you will see he does many models and various tools. What bike is it for? why not give him a shout? http://www.ebay.co.u...sid=p4340.l2562 Its for a 2000 R1. The links you have posted are exactly the same ones that I have in my OP, but thanks for looking all the same. I like the idea of it, but after seeing what lorenzo posted up Im thinking that an adjustable C spanner is probably the better option as I can use it on various different bikes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonkeyJim Posted February 24, 2012 Report Share Posted February 24, 2012 SCHTOP! [grolsh style] I have one of these http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/YAMAHA-R1-HEAD-RACE-TOOL-STEERING-SOCKET-CASTLE-NUT-HANDLEBAR-CLIP-FORK-yb-/260955636064?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item3cc22b0160 that I bought for my 4xv. Used once, very handy it was too. As new condition. but now surplus to requirements. I now need a suzuki one instead. yours for ten of your english pounds, including P&P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorenzo Posted February 25, 2012 Report Share Posted February 25, 2012 Is that the exact one you have lorenzo i.e 19 - 51mm, and its a good fit/ideal size for the job? I bought the 2 sizes at the same time, prob the smaller one and the middle one, at the stafford show I think, somebody had a deal on the 2 of them. To be honest, either of them fit headstocks, the bigger one that i have will do shocks much more easily, the smaller one's only just about big enough. If I bought just one, it'd be the bigger of the 2, which is the middle one of the range, if you see what i mean. Wait a bit and I'll have a look in the garage before I go to work, see if I can see a size on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorenzo Posted February 25, 2012 Report Share Posted February 25, 2012 Arse, mine are imperial, the one that'll do 99% of stuff is 1-2.5". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendo Posted February 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2012 Lorenzo, thanks. Ive gone and bought a 19 - 50mm one, and a 32 - 75mm one. Monkey! - Thank you for the offer but Ive gone with a more universal tool that I can use from bike to bike. Cheers guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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