Do-it-yourself - what do I need?

[RickBlaine]

I want to start doing my own maintenance -- what tools and extra parts will I need, and where can I get them? Like, what air filters and other things, and are they available in the US?

[DAVID THOMPSON]

what mz bikes do you own

oil filter for yamaha engines = kn-145

for mz 125cc and 500cc Rotax = kn151

the 151 is same as f650 bmw but not cheap

[RickBlaine]

oops -- 1995 Skorpion Tour

[DAVID THOMPSON]

a copy of parts book page that shows the ori tools that came with bike

so that you can keep missing tools rounded up
tools are the only thing that can walk that do not have legs

the job is not done till all tools are back in tool bag or in there proper place

it is best to have a set you use in the shop and a set on the bike
what is left behind on the work bench is always the one you will need...

all sizes from small to 24mm but also check bike for large nuts and bolts
that are a size not in oem tool kit my saxon tour had a 18mm for rear wheel axel
but it was useless for the job and i include a breaker bar and 18mm socket with it as well as one for front axel not in the ori tool kit

the mz bikes i have use a lot of allen head bolts most bikes use philipps
so a set of allen that fit a socket wrench are a good start
and a small very good tourque wrench and use it
on my rt125 the right side engine case comes off for several adjustments
and a lot of service work will have you in a machine shop replacing the threads
in the main case if you get to hard on the allen wrench a few time tooo hard ....
the saying that feels about right only work for others when
there working on there own bike

also check and see if there are any easy to make special tools you may need for odd stuff

like my saxon tour has a rotax engine and the clutch cable if it needs to be replaced on the road there are not the right thing to get the job done
i made a special tool for the inside adjustment and a 2nd for the work bench there was stuff in the ori tool kit for the job but it was a pain to make work
do not use a crescent wrench it damages bolt heads ....Do use boxend or socket wrenchs......Vice Grips are the tool of a desperate man

any one out there have a copy of whats in the ori tool kit on a skorp tour post it i do not have that parts book
also check sparkplug wrench in bike kit and make sure it is right for plug
that is in the bike

in a tear down use a tray with compartments and store thing in the order they come apart.... this helps get it back in the right order ...i do this even
on engines i have been working on for years it marks the spot where you stopped working if you get interupted ......

[keithcross]

Besides the spare parts you need, get a good toolkit. Make it up yourself out of the sizes you need as if you buy sets you just end up paying for things you dont need.
The above, plus for roadside breakdowns, the standard tool kit and a membership card for a good recovery service

Keith