Greetings - New User Intro

[grw]

Just a quick intro. My son recently purchased a new left over 2002 125 SX from our local MZ dealer (Portland Oregon) and I signed up for this list to help with spare parts, mods, general repair info.
This forum has already been helpful. Turned out his idle problem was the result of a sticky enrichment (choke) plunger. We disassembled and lubed it and the bike idles fine now. Probably corroded from sitting around the dealer's shop for three years.
We bought the SX because he hasn't gotten his street license yet and it can be used for trail riding in the meantime. We had to take the signals and mirrors off (not before he broke a few). He's already broken the clutch lever and snapped the left rear plastic (repairable). He also bent the handlebars which we replaced with generic ones from the local bike shop. But he really likes it and I think for $2000 it makes a pretty good first bike. I am waiting to register it until he can ride it but then I think I might take a quick ride or two. It looks like fun.
The local dealer is really nice to work with, but they have limited access to parts and limited product knowledge. They have no new MZs in stock and have not seen a new bike for quite some time. They also sell Guzzis and Triumph. There are no Guzzis to sell either so they are basically just a Triumph dealer these days.
Does anyone know if the 125 SX is supposed to come with a tool kit? Ours did not and we are thinking it got lost someplace in the last three years. I was going to go purchase the tools listed in the owners manual and put them in a spare tool roll for my son to carry on the bike. Any suggestions on how useful that collection of tools will be?
Thanks!

-Gary in PDX

[jbthumper]

hi there,welcome to the site!!

yes,the 125 should come with a tool kit. Perhaps you could ask the MZ dealer about it.

hope your son(and you) will enjoy the bike!!

[DAVID THOMPSON]

just build a set from the junk box and add stuff as needed

but dont stuff it under the seat next to the air intake it will make the bike run bad it blocks too much air

[grw]

Thanks for the nice welcome!

I'm headed over to Harbor Freight today to pick up a few tools for the kit. The ones I don't have at all are the 32mm for the shock preload or the 24mm for the wheels. I have sockets for all those but no box wrenches.

Anyone know of a source for flat spanners? Trying to keep the size down and they do pack smaller.

-Gary in PDX

[DAVID THOMPSON]

http://www.motionpro.com/garage/products/ratchetwrench.html


some where i saw a simuler set with a 10mm sears maybe

[grw]

I stopped by Harbor Freight in Portland today and found a set of metric combination wrenches 6mm-32mm for $16.99.

The large 22, 24, and 32 mm wrenches are too large for a bike toolkit but I'm considering cutting them down so they'll fit in a tool roll. I may take them by a local machine shop and have them cut. I could also have the ends ground to fit the tubular spark plug wrench ($2 at Baxters Auto Parts) for more leverage.

A set like that for $17 was too good a deal to pass up.

-Gary in PDX