Reddit reviews BikeMaster Heavy-Duty Chain Breaker & Rivet Tool

A lot of those service manuals you can find online for free, if you can't find it, I would ask here for help, just let me/us know what year, make, model and size bike you have and I'm sure we can dig something up.

As for tools;

A lot of people recommend rivet style masterlink chain for bikes bigger than 500cc. Clip chains are super easy to install but rivet chains are considered more safe, thus why they are used on with bigger bikes that have more force. If you want to rivet your own chains, it's a pain in the ass, but I recommend this tool. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000WJ3LPU/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I bought a different one and it broke from the force the first time I tried to use it.

Next, I bought these two:
Front stand
https://www.ebay.com/i/271431688516?chn=ps

Rear stand
https://www.walmart.com/ip/700LB-Motorcycle-Front-Rear-Wheel-Swingarm-Lifting-Stand-with-Wheels-Red/651901433?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=529&adid=22222222227096045591&wmlspartner=wmtlabs&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=c&wl3=215292218804&wl4=pla-346492733506&wl5=9028784&wl6=&wl7=&wl8=&wl9=pla&wl10=112354406&wl11=online&wl12=651901433&wl13=&veh=sem

With some of my bikes the rear one doesn't fit because the mufflers are in the way of the swing arm, and you need to remove them, again a pain in the ass. I don't think the brand of rear stand you buy will matter, you'll probably run into the problem with any rear stand. As for the front one, some times the front stand gets in the way of taking the wheel off. So I also bought:

Triple Tree front stand
https://www.ebay.com/p/DMP-Front-Paddock-Stand-for-Sportbikes-Gsx-r-CBR-ZX-R1-R6/1355877061?iid=372246273928&chn=ps

I don't think this is the exact model triple tree stand I bought. The one I bought was a little too cheap, and the metal bent a bit under that weight of the bike. It still works fine, but it needs some help from a few bricks to prop the wheel up while I slide the axle back in. If you don't want to risk it, it might be worth dropping extra money on a better stand.

If you don't want to buy both types of front stands I would definitely go with the triple tree stand since the regular front stand wont let you remove tries from some bikes.

The holes that the triple tree uses, under the headlight, are different sizes for every bike. The bike I had didn't fit any of the pins that came with the stand so I got this:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/DMP-HEAD-LIFT-10-PC-PIN-SET-200-1120-/361276306735?hash=item541dbef52f

With that pretty much every bike will work with my triple tree stand.

You'll also want this if you are chaining tires.

https://shop.advanceautoparts.com/p/xtra-seal-4-way-valve-tool-w-core-15-6045/28200661-p?c3ch=PLA&c3nid=28200661-P&adtype=pla&gclid=CjwKCAjw8r_XBRBkEiwAjWGLlCwQi54Gf4P_hgOpNJRDYkWkbxAadfkAYTWYdLR_mu_tlhfQBjU3LhoCh8IQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

And this

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Motorcycle-Bead-Breaker-Tool-Tire-Changer-Changing-Stand-Portable-New-in-Box-/361952497708

There are a tone of makeshift DIYs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dtvTcv8BJk It's not that simple. xD I tried this almost the exact same way and the tier bead didn't break even jumping with my whole body weight coming down on it. Those things are on that really damn tight and it's not as easy as the video looks. Do yourself a favor and buy the tool if you plan on changing ties. Also the tool I bought, the rod that the wheel rests on was too big to fit the axle hole on my bike tire. I went to the hardware store and picked up a metal rod, a bit smaller, that had rivets to screw nuts onto and it worked fine.

Also, I wasted time with super cheap air pumps. Don't waste your time with the $10 ones that plug into your cars lighter port. I got, the goodyear i8000.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Goodyear-i8000-120-Volt-Direct-Drive-Tire-Inflator/132561490710?epid=2254351792&hash=item1edd47d316:g:1AQAAOSwsO1avQsU

When I got it, I think it was a bit cheaper. I can't seem to find the exact seller I got it from any more. But for that price it's still worth considering, but you might find a comparable brand for less, just don't get anything that looks like this.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/12v-Car-Motorcycle-Motor-Bike-Compact-Mini-Tyre-Air-Compressor-Inflator-Pump/323225758713?epid=28005354906&hash=item4b41c1abf9:g:64cAAOSwbsRa4T~Q

Oh, and you'll want a trickle charger. Which one you get doesn't really matter, as long as it is 12v, it'd fine. I've never heard or seen of a motorcycle battery that wasn't 12v. I'm sure someone has a custom thing for the hell of it, but nothing you'd run into.

http://www.sears.com/diehard-battery-charger-maintainer/p-02871219000P?sid=IDx01192011x202447539&gclid=CjwKCAjw8r_XBRBkEiwAjWGLlPJL236xKHFc6FyPnrdb0Ufia9UeYCt_-Cam91ByCqatTZiwbNNnpxoCHbYQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds&dclid=CJSTu6Ot9doCFVE5TwodXKQLxA

The main lessons I learned were:

Get a higher quality air pump

Get a bead breaker

If you don't want to buy 2 front stands, spend a little extra on a triple tree

And get the higher quality rivet tool (it wasn't even more expensive than the first one I got).

This probably accounts for the most amount of money you'll even need to spend on maintenance. If you think about over the course of your life, it's really not that much. Most of these tools will last a lifetime. And you don't need to buy them all at once, if you don't want to change ties yet, don't worry about the tools for that, the exception is probably the trickle charger and the air pump. You never know when you'll need it on a cold morning and your bike wont start (then again, I ride even in the winter). And with the air pump that's just something you should be checking on/refilling every few weeks (I'm a lazy hypocrite).

I hope this helps. If you have any questions, let me know. :)