Tool kit wanted, cb500v 1997

Anyone got one please, thanks colin

There's one on the bay.

Hi Colin-I have a Honda Cb500 Toolkit, complete except for scewdriver, which was rubbish anyway.

davecb5002 wrote:Hi Colin-I have a Honda Cb500 Toolkit, complete except for scewdriver, which was rubbish anyway.

Ok how much do you want for it Dave?

Have found the screwdriver now, it is double ended, slot and phillips, not the rubbish one I was thinking. So is a complete set,never been used from the look of it. Plastic container is split one side, but easily plastic welded.
So think it is worth £30 plus postage costs

davecb5002 wrote:Have found the screwdriver now, it is double ended, slot and phillips, not the rubbish one I was thinking. So is a complete set,never been used from the look of it. Plastic container is split one side, but easily plastic welded.
So think it is worth £30 plus postage costs

How about £20 plus post

Nah. Think I will Keep it for now   Have you seen how much they are on USA E-Bay 

I wouldnt bother mate with honda tool kit its a pile of poop, the tools metal made out of cheese, make ur own i got a philips, flat, head screwdriver, a tiny rachet set with 8,10, 12,13,14 sockets  out of tesco, a small led torch, can of tyre weld,  plug spanner u can get out of halfords,  all fit in under seat .my cb 500v came with no tool kit .
and a c ring spanner came with new rear tec shocks.

wornsprokets wrote:I wouldnt bother mate with honda tool kit its a pile of poop, the tools metal made out of cheese, make ur own i got a philips, flat, head screwdriver, a tiny rachet set with 8,10, 12,13,14 sockets  out of tesco, a small led torch, can of tyre weld,  plug spanner u can get out of halfords,  all fit in under seat .my cb 500v came with no tool kit .
and a c ring spanner came with new rear tec shocks.

Good advice mate thanks

Sorry but I do not agree, the Honda toolkit is not bad quality and if CB500 become collectors items in the future, which I am sure good ones will. The original toolkit is a must. I was into Honda C90 for a while and had a mint one for sale, buyer never asked about tool kit, which I had unused. So sold it without. Put toolkit on E-Bay and got over £60 for it. So I think it pays to have original tool kit.

Cb 500 s are too good not to ride, so i say be doing wel to find one in perfect condition unless been restored or zero mileage, and there only original once . It be good to have an original tool kit but not essential, and i wouldnt pay  a load of money for one(like honda would ask for it),  there for basic use when your stuck. Tool kits in general are not great maybe honda ones are bit better than other manufactures ive heard others giving out about tool kit quality,  i didnt mean offence about your tool kit( tool kits in general). One i got in cb1 400 wasnt up to much and had an other in an other honda, mainly missing though  in others,  u always get collectors paying over odds for stuff doesnt mean its worth it. As u say it not bad quality but its not great quality either  cant see cb going way of rg 500(be great if it did if u stil had one) then again  honda 50 early ones are collectors items,but there not crazy money like rg , like anything when numbers dwindle value goes up with cb engine mite take a while ,   put it this way do u think if u look at each tool and its plastic packet that its worth it, ive only to look at the honda pliers...  ( maybe thats reason most tool kits not with bikes) if u got  over 60 for a tool kit good for you:- not good for person buying it maybe i am wrong? (aldi screw drivers , spanners, are better than  honda ones supply ) i keep kit ive put together and save  the cash .sorry just my opinion

The original tool kit is nice to have but I wouldn't worry too much if I didn't have one. There are certainly better quality tools out there & ample space under the seat for an aftermarket kit.
Lings handily lists what's in it.

ashcroc wrote:The original tool kit is nice to have but I wouldn't worry too much if I didn't have one.  There are certainly better quality tools out there & ample space under the seat for an aftermarket kit.
Lings handily lists what's in it.

Heh. I'm carrying the OE toolkit with me. As said, it's only for doing basic stuff, but for that, it's custom made.
Yes, you can pile a stack of tools in the luggage compartment and be better off, but I like my luggage compartment to carry - well, luggage. The toolkit lives happily in its cubbyhole in front of the taillight along with a rag and a luggage-net.

But that's just me.

Now, collect a set of generic tools. You'll need 8, 10, 12, 14, 17 and 24 spanners, a spark plug socket, a C-spanner, two screwdrivers, a set of pliers, a 5mm Allen-key and a short extension bar.

Or... here:

http://www.boonstraparts.com/en/parts/mke=Honda/prt=Tool%20Set/

hi ashcroc the link you posted for the cb5 02 tool kit from lings would you happen to know if its the same kit for the 99 model thanks

It's the same kit for all years.  They changed the make of the pliers at some point but both are listed at the same price & I've no idea which came in the kit when (as if that matters).
How goes the hunt for a courier?

I imagine it be same for 93 to 02,    as tool kit is for engine,  and engines the same unit.

hi ashcroc I have been in touch with owner today and he reckons we should be ok for a pick up later next week , looking around I have found a courier who is a one man band outfit who says his van is set up for carrying bikes and £113 from London to preston , what do you reckon?

That's not a bad price for a 235 mile trip.

yes I thought it was ok so I will probably go with him, I also got in touch with A to B they wanted £180 a bit of a difference

I subscribe to the view that, whilst undoubtedly there are better quality tools out there than those supplied in the factory kit, and if you have nothing at home at all your money is better spent elsewhere, as an "emergency" get you out of a hole, there's nothing better. 

There's a balance to be struck. Seeing as they're going to (hopefully) sit under the seat and never get used, they need to be good enough to do the job once or twice, but not of a quality and cost commensurate with daily use. They need to be all the right sizes, no point in carrying an 11mm spanner if you've nothing that size on the bike, and they need to take up the minimum amount of space. That's pretty much just what you get with the factory kit. 

If my bike was missing it's kit I'd buy the one in the eBay link at the top of the post. Doesn't seem bad value at all.

good point Glen and if I do break down on a cold dark rainy night I have always got my AA relay card

My original complete tool kit is still for sale- £30 plus post   If any interest P.M me

skyrider wrote:good point Glen and if I do break down on a cold dark rainy night I have always got my AA relay card

That's all I've ever carried, that and a factory toolkit. 

davecb5002 wrote:Sorry but I do not agree, the Honda toolkit is not bad quality and if CB500 become collectors items in the future, which I am sure good ones will. The original toolkit is a must. I was into Honda C90 for a while and had a mint one for sale, buyer never asked about tool kit, which I had unused. So sold it without. Put toolkit on E-Bay and got over £60 for it. So I think it pays to have original tool kit.

You should have supplied it without him asking. That's the problem these days people keep the toolkits and owners manuals and eke out a few more pounds from eBay. When you sell a bike these items belong with the bike not with you. I recently bought my bike with these all supplied, couldn't believe it. It's a rarity in this day and age where people only care about what they get from the deal.