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<strong><a href="http://www.cycleworld.com/2012/12/05/10-cool-motorcycle-tools-for-christmas/" target="_top">10 Cool Tools</a></strong> - When Christmas shopping for your favorite motorcycle gearhead, it’s hard to go wrong with tools. R

<strong><a href="http://www.cycleworld.com/2012/11/09/motion-pro-bead-pro-tire-bead-breaker-levers-tool-time/" target="_top">Motion Pro Bead Pro Tire Bead Breaker Levers - Tool Time</a></strong> - Repairing a flat tire on a dirtbike when you’re out on the trail is one of the more primitive thin

<strong><a href="http://www.cycleworld.com/2012/10/23/tectorius-north-america-vibra-stop-tool-time/" target="_top">Tectorius North America Vibra-Stop - Tool Time</a></strong> - At first, the announcement of yet another thread-locking compound seems about as groundbreaking as a

<strong><a href="http://www.cycleworld.com/2012/09/24/griots-garage-ratcheting-adjustable-wrench-tool-time/" target="_top">Griot's Garage Ratcheting Adjustable Wrench - Tool Time</a></strong> - Gee, a crescent wrench—how exciting! Astute observation, except that this isn’t your typical cre

<strong><a href="http://www.cycleworld.com/2012/08/24/motion-pro-3-8-inch-drive-t-handle-rachet-tool-time/" target="_top">Motion Pro 3/8-Inch-Drive T-Handle Rachet - Tool Time</a></strong> - I can envision it all now—the angry e-mails, the threatening phone calls, the snail hate mail, all

<strong><a href="http://www.cycleworld.com/2012/08/20/motion-pros-nitro-tape-tool-time/" target="_top">Motion Pro’s Nitro Tape - Tool Time</a></strong> - Got a fertile imagination? If so, you should be able to come up with an almost limitless number of u

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CruzTOOLS SPEEDKIT Compact Tool Kits – Tool Time Quality kits at an economical price.

Way back when, practically every new motorcycle was delivered with a toolkit packed in a vinyl bag or a cloth pouch and tucked away somewhere—usually under the seat or stuffed into a compartment barely bigger than the kit itself. With the possible exception of the elaborate kits that came with [...]

Park Tool AV-5 Aluminum Vise Insert – Tool Time Grab vulnerable surfaces without damage.

If you think you’ve seen this tool here before, that’s because you have—sort of. This is Park Tool’s (www.parktoolmotorcycle.com) AV-5 Aluminum Vise Insert ($34.95), which is a more-versatile variation of the Park AV-4. Both of these tools are designed to securely hold axle, transmission, shock absorber or any other steel [...]

Points and Burnishing Files – Tool Time

Ignition systems these days are so pointless as to be almost existential. Okay, bad joke, but thanks to the proliferation of electronic engine management, points-switched ignitions are virtually non-existent on modern motorcycles. Lots of us out there still ride old machines that use points, however, either with battery-and-coil ignitions or [...]

Graham Tool Company Tap & Die Vise Block – Tool Time A handy tool to tackle those larger repair and rebuild projects.

When using a tap or die to cut new threads or clean up old ones in certain small components, it sometimes is better to hold the tap or die in a vise instead of the part being threaded. Otherwise, the part might be damaged or distorted if clamped in a [...]