Motorcycle branded tools?

[bigbubba]

I am in the process of trading for a craftsman tool box with a bunch of craftsman wrenches and sockets in it,But also there is a few Kawasaki metric wrenches.They are boxed on one end and just a stub(To slip a cheater pipe over?) on the other.Also a tool for setting the valves and a couple of other bits.Are these worth anything? Never saw them before.

 

[maddawg308]

Probably worth a few dollars to someone who is into dirt bikes, I believe most of the wrenches out there marked "Kawasaki" and "Yamaha" were from dirt bike and motorcycle tool kits. Not worth a fortune, though. When in doubt, check eBay out for what you have vs. what it's worth.

 

[bigbubba]

Probably worth a few dollars to someone who is into dirt bikes, I believe most of the wrenches out there marked "Kawasaki" and "Yamaha" were from dirt bike and motorcycle tool kits. Not worth a fortune, though. When in doubt, check eBay out for what you have vs. what it's worth.

Thats kinda what i figured,Just never saw them before.Thanks!

 

[synergy321]

May be the tool kit from the factory. Usually not worth a lot, unless it's rare or old. As mentioned, ebay is pretty good for comparison. If in doubt, just post a pic! Someone will know.

 

[Flatintoone]

A few months back I took all the motorcycle-branded wrenches I had (there's always a couple in the bottom of a toolbox) and put them up on ebay as a single lot. Total selling price was well over $2 per piece. Not bad for bottom-of-the-toolbox leftovers. I have no idea if this is typical or not. I'm getting ready to post another lot, so we'll see how it goes. As they say, YMMV.

 

[bigbubba]

Thanks guys,I will keep them as i work on bikes from time to time and you never know what you'll need.

 

[cide1]

The valve setting tools go for real money if you can identify a specific model of bike that they fit. The rest, probably not worth a ton.

 

[Gort the giant robot]

I have about 25 to 30 Honda motorcycle wrenches. I have one set that came from my friends 1965 Honda 90 that he bought new in 1965 and another friend wrecked in 1967. I know on Honda wrenches ones by some makers are more valued than others.

Gort.

 

[j.c.whitney]

Don't know about now but older BMW Motorcycle tool rolls were quite complete and of very high quality. My Honda VF750 includes a long reach Spark Plug socket that is essential to have if the plugs are to be replaced. Someone might want to purchase those Kawasaki tools.

 

[Hetman]

I am in the process of trading for a craftsman tool box with a bunch of craftsman wrenches and sockets in it,But also there is a few Kawasaki metric wrenches.They are boxed on one end and just a stub(To slip a cheater pipe over?) on the other.Also a tool for setting the valves and a couple of other bits.Are these worth anything? Never saw them before.

Pics?
From description it may be for hammering or torque wrench.

 

[Stuart in MN]

Single ended box wrenches were pretty common in motorcycle tool sets. Some had a regular length handle, others were stubby and came with a separate handle that slipped on. Below is a scan from a 1966 Suzuki parts catalog, note the stubby wrenches (16 and 17) on the right along with the slip on handle (18) directly below them.

The tools you found are probably something a Kawasaki restorer is looking for, since tool kits always seem to go missing on old bikes. The trouble will be figuring out what bike they were for - if the Kawasaki logo is in all italic capital letters, the wrenches are older, say mid 1970s or earlier. I'm not sure of the exact year, but about then they changed to a logo with a capital K and the rest of the letters in lower case.

 

[kippieland]

Man, I have forgotten about the days of the tool kits coming with the bikes....takes me back. Now all you get is a couple of little things like a spark plug wrench and a couple of carb jets (if its carbed.)