Special Tools Every Motorcyclist Should Own

You don’t want to be stuck in the middle of a project at a critical point, nor do you want to be the neighbourhood tool museum. The sweet spot is somewhere in the middle. So, we’ve put together a list of specialized tools that are surprisingly multi-talented. [Details below]

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[Spike-rjye]

Hey Ryan I didnt know where to write this but I hope you see it.
A fair few times youve plugged D3O stuff, and being a newbie I bought a spine protector last november and put it in my first jacket, didnt think much of it but it beats foam right?
4 days ago I had my first crash, 60 km/hr on a 2011 FZ6R, someone pulled out, I evaded, and had nowhere to go except into another vehicles rear. I was catapulted a few meters, I blacked out and woke up sailing through the air and landed spine and left scapula first on the ground, after that its all black until im in the ambulance. I landed directly on that D30 and all I got was a slight lung puncture, a broken rib, and a chip on my sternum. Doctors said its a miracle I bloody survived at all. I just got home today and boy it hurts to exist but I can walk, feed myself and pee. I checked out the armor and its in perfect condition with imprints of the crash. It only cost me 30 bucks and I can still walk because of it. You saved my life Ryan. Thankyou, from the bottom of my heart

[robertstimmel]

Now I'm confused. Where can I buy a medieval rectal speculum? More importantly, why do I need one for my motorcycle?

[mostly-harmless]

F9 is basically a modern, Canadian Top Gear lol... what a great 10 minutes.

[matthew]

Gotta admit that the jis 2 changed my life . I went from thinking I wasn’t good at mechanics because I stripped out screws to getting better and better and now I’m a full fledged machinist. It took a few years and I credit the jis and this video. Life is strange, little things can push you in different directions

[carportchronicles]

Just a quick note: If you are going to make you own gaskets with sheet stock, get yourself an inexpensive set of hole punches as well. They will make fabricating your own gaskets much easier. Also, I bought a JIS screwdriver set a few months back, and could not believe how much better they are when working on my bikes.

[vgullotta]

I freakin love the humor you slip into all of your videos, the clickbait thing had me rollin lol

[Jnssent]

German bikes (and prob. many others) will be 90% 13mm and 10mm, thats probably why it comes with one

[ljprep]

Yes, gasket sheets are a lifesaver as well as pocketsaver. As an auto mechanic, I'd use gorilla snot to glue the gasket to the removable side, then spread old style (long chain) wheel bearing grease on the other side. It allowed me to remove it safely if necessary, even 4 years down the road when a new water pump had to go on. That saved hours of scraping time.
Pin wrenches? $44, not. Ebay $9.65USD with free shipping.
Yes, helicoils are a lifesaving tech, too.
Pickup tool? Worth its weight in platinum. I have telescoping and spring mounted, but not a formable one. Nice!
T-wrench? Cool. I have a welder and many spare 1/4" extensions.
Impact driver, but no JIS in my box. BUT my 1/4" hex drive Makita impactor is a wunnerful tool, too. (Care in assembly is needed, lest one becomes a helicoil addict.)

Yup, I'd say it's time for an auto parts run. Danke much for the great vid, monsieur.

[michaelvanhoose]

I'm an experienced harley mechanic, and even I learn new things from your videos. That JIS screwdriver is a gamechanger. Thank you. Also I prefer Timecerts over helicoils, because you don't have to worry about the metal tab getting lost somewhere it shouldn't be.

[randall]

My grandfather was an old school "shade tree mechanic" and he kept gasket material on hand. He had his business out in the boonies and some of the vehicles he worked on were ancient so even IF a parts store had the proper gasket it was a 30 mile trip to town. Also, speaking of magnets, one of those magnetic bowls for holding bolts and small metal things is a must.

[linuxguy]

9:15 RF / Microwave / Electronics engineer here - did not expect to see something from my world! Oldschool HP test equipment used all posi-drive, in fact I have and use an assortment of all 18-8 stainless steel posi-drive fasteners for #0-80, #2-56, #4-40, #6-32, #8-32, and #10-24 / #10-32 plus the drivers for them! Posi-drive is a hell of a good fastener, it's a shame that it has disappeared and now become a relic of history :( Never knew there was a metric equivalent of this - JIS would certainly be that. I am now obligated to empty my bank account on buying thousands and thousands of JIS metric hardware off McMaster now.

[Danof]

Ryan is the only hot girl allowed on my bike

[giobikefans]

Every time I watch Fortnine videos I’m amazed at the production quality. Ryan is the best advertising this company could ever dream of.

[sunnibird]

I can't find the link for the medieval rectal speculum.

[LoveSoLost]

You're killin' it Ryan! Vids get better every time you put 'em out! Keep up the great work!

[davidcutube]

Like all great movies, you have to watch multiple times to get all the subtleties. As always, well done young man!

[rookiewrenching]

Yoo that gasket material stuff could be a game changer for me.

[rjpm]

Use a ball pein hammer to cut out your gaskets using the face/edge of the part as your cutting tool. Gives you an exact gasket and takes a lot less time than tracing and using scissors!

[kevinnielsen]

Cell phone and comfortable walking shoes are a must in every tool kit!

[giovannimorrisone]

Some brands of oil filters including K&N arrive with a 17mm nut fixed to the top. Providing you have the space to swing a ring spanner, they're the answer. No mess, no fuss.