Improvised Tools - aka Knuckleheads at Work

[munki63]

Had to make these for working on a X2 and blaster with duel carbs.

I cut a 12mm in half for my dual set-up, but i like the top one thats sweet!

 

[Midlake Crisis]

Make your own popoff gauge? Just do it!

Found everything I needed laying around in the garage - free is nice!

 

[NVJAY775]

FB pipe wrenches? I had a harbor freight open / box wrench that I ground the crap out of, that worked awesome. I will grind up another here pretty quick.

Has anybody ever used studs and nuts instead of bolts? And if so, did it save you any grief?

 

[sj701]

Factory pipe ground down wrench.

 

[subhard]

Sweet ideas. Subscribed

 

[Armored snuffy]

sweet ideas. Subscribed

x2

 

[gto0209]

all you need for b pipe manifolds is a flat 12mm wrench from a bike shop. they are stamped out of thin metal and work perfect once you grind them down.

 

[Leejetdriver]

I had to make a kawi coupler remover tool, by welding some 1/2 in square tubing to a large nut. It worked like a champ and did not damage the coupler half.

 

[stonge219]

I'm shure an improvised tool for a Yamaha with solas impeller has Ben made. Thought I'd share mine since no motor sport store had a tool, even blowsion, and was a week out if I ordered one. Found these old handle bars laying about the shop, chopped a piece off and it fit perfect over the shaft. Dremel cut some teeth. Allready had the spline tool. Used a large pipe wrench, bam out she came!

 

[camojoe]

FB pipe wrenches? I had a harbor freight open / box wrench that I ground the crap out of, that worked awesome. I will grind up another here pretty quick.

Has anybody ever used studs and nuts instead of bolts? And if so, did it save you any grief?

done it both ways and its the same pita

 

[Freakrider]

Can we change the title of this thread to: " Knuckleheads at work."

 

[Midlake Crisis]

Can we change the title of this thread to: " Knuckleheads at work."

Yes. Thank you for that useful post.