New biker

My teenage son who lives with his mum has just bought his first moped that he is legally allowed to drive.
Its one of those annoying plastic scooter things we all love to hate.
(He has other bikes but they are at my place)
Any hoo, he has no tools at his mums place and was wondering if any of you could reccommend a beginners tool kit/pouch/wallet/ so he can perform whatever maintainence needed at home if or when he breaks or drops it.
Hes not getting his hands on my tools until I am pushing up daisies so I need to start him off with his own.
I dont want any nasty budget tools so your ideas would be welcome.

I think some of the kit from aldi or lidl is pretty good. I have always ensured that the kit I buy is chrome vanadium as opposed to famous name stuff and if I use it that much that it breaks or wears out I would buy top name kit.
I have some kit over 40 years old thats still fine. Got a lot of stick from the Snap On boys at the time but its stood the test of time.
Even some of the stuff supermarkets sell seems well finished nowadays. When you first start out you are learning, buy smart (cheap) and save your money for the expensive kit that you really need, when you know you need it.

Traveller said:

When you first start out you are learning, buy smart (cheap) and save your money for the expensive kit that you really need, when you know you need it.

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I have been collecting tools since the days of old,(70s) and have a great tool box but I was thinking of something for my son as a starter kit.
I am not a fan of disposable cheap spanners and everything seems to be made in China these days. :vomit-1:

Hi "Scouseviking" if your the same one on F 650 forum I have spoken before (Fun in the Sun) welcome aboard the forum, one or two members on here off F 650 too. I always found "TENG" tools to be good quality and not daft Snap on prices, probably get them at Halfords or Machine mart on line, regards, Jim

Like most people I have built my toolkit up over many years. I started out with a rather so-so set of spanners (they're not very long for a start - and I still have them), a few screwdrivers, an adjustable spanner etc etc. Other tools were received as presents - basic 1/2" drive socket set and the like.

I can only suggest getting a manual for the moped and buy the tools that are needed to do the basic servicing of the bike - Haynes usually tells you the sizes of sockets or spanners required. However, it is often cheaper to buy a full set of spanners than just the ones required. Car boot sales and the like can be handy for collecting tools.

Thanks for your advice chaps , I was thinking of giving him the tool kit from my Dominator as I dont use it but after a bit of mooching around on the wonderous internet , I came up with the perfect starter kit for him for £15.
I think every teenager should get one with their first bike. :idea-013:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/OXFORD-MOTORCYC ... bike+tools

I remember at your boys kind of age i started buying stuff for work and home mainly seemed to be Kamasa which everybody was pushing at the time and then Sealey came along. Over the years i have found that both of those brands are realy cheap and cheerful rubbish ( the sealey stuff doesn't seem that cheap anymore though).

But now anything i know i will use a lot it's Snap-on, MAC, FAcom or Britool if i can get there older better quality stuff. The things i won't use so much i'm happy with Teng and Sykes pickavent. At work we have over £25k of Beta tools and agains thats not cheap to buy but the quality is absolute rubbish, if it was my money i would avoid them like the plague.

Also a friend bougth one of those "halfords professional " easter special deals which are on all year round you know the type 300 peices for £90 or similar a few years back and that rounded quite a few bolts off on his XR when rebuilding it, but putting my Snap-on spanners on the bolt his kit rounded did undo the bolts so you do get what you pay for. Even he admitted that after i got him out the shit on his rebuild

All depends on how much you want to spend on things and if your not in rush for something the monthly offers from Snap-on and Mac can save you a small fortune.