Most scooterists like to get tooled up, a crow bar in your glovebox, maybe some bolt croppers stuffed down your Docs, not to mention a big hammer for those last minute adjustments. If you’re a bit more respectable this nifty socket set might be a better tool to own though.
This innovative 4-way ratchet, socket and bit set from Laser tools is well worth having in the garage. It’s a handy size and useful for most general scooter maintenance jobs.
The set consists of a 4-way (ratchet at either end on both sides) reversible super-smooth 72-tooth ratchet, made from super strong S2 steel and finished in vanadium chrome. Whoever said ‘Chrome won’t get you home?’ The set comes with 3/8” and 1/4” socket drives, and 1/4” and 5/16” bit drivers. There’s also an array of sockets from 4.5mm up to 19mm (although there’s no 11mm for some unknown reason). The set also comes with a selection of hex bits, Phillips head and Star Tamperproof bits. It’s not cheap at £63.10 but is great quality and can be found at your local Laser Tools stockist.
Did you remove my comments ?
I took time to comment and it seems my comments have disappeared, I have checked on my profile and can see under dashboard my posts and can see that I didnt imagine spending time posting a comment ?
No, that’s a bit strange.
I was really just commenting that I carry a Teng T1420 1/4-inch Bits Socket Set which is about the size of a packet of fags. I am currently looking at the Wera 073220 which has a brilliant strong mini ratchet and I think is a better set . I was asking if you could do a comparison some time . For me the key points are ,tool quality , compactness of the set and durability of the case /holder otherwise if it breaks easily you just end up with a random bag of bits which is never good on the side of the road. Cheers
I use a mini Laser socket set myself for on the scooter and love it. The quality is fantastic even though it’s probably six years old now and the case is very durable. Plus it’s small enough to fit in a toolbag/or strap on the scoot.
We may well do some tool testing in the future although it’s not something you can just use a few times and write about really.