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"There is the small matter of the 10 REME guy's following behind with a few extra tools!" - if by Extra Tools you mean a large Adjusi (adjustable in normal parlance), and a hammer - and if that didn't work, a bigger hammer... then yes, the REMF's would work wonders (or backload to 2nd line)!
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I'm not going to rise to the bait of being refered to as a rear echelon MF. My experience was Tankies and REME alike had great fun spending those tax payers pounds, every last one. The biggest toys for the biggest boys!
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thanks for the tips
Thanks for all your replies, in the end I got a TTR600RE for my trip.
I liked the post made by henryuk about striping the bike first, good thing to do I recon! Going to start doing all my work from now on, save loads and learn loads.
I’ve got to get one of those halfords pro tool kits for about £100 quid, and over time I’ll figure out the best tools and parts list.
Thanks for all the tips guys
Shaun
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good choice on the bike, you will have a riot!
I snapped a torx bit out of my halfords tools the other day (using all my force applied through my foot so not surprising), took it into halfords and said 'this snapped' they replaced it straight away! Think they have some kind of lifetime guarantee. I always thought halfords stuff must suck because halfords is where clueless 17 year olds go to get fibreglass crap to glue to their vauxhall nova, but have been very impressed so far...
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I always thought halfords stuff must suck because halfords is where clueless 17 year olds go to get fibreglass crap to glue to their vauxhall nova, but have been very impressed so far...
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The more expensive stuff isn't bad at all. Better than Machine Mart anyway.
If you're very,very lucky, you may find a branch with a couple of staff who are genuine enthusiasts and know what they're talking about. If not, that Nova outside probably belongs to one of them.
Whatever you buy, remember that anything you buy cheap can and probably will break when you need it most, like when fixing a car on a Sunday night and you need it for work on Monday morning. 
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You’re so right
You’re so right!!
I gave up buying cheap a long time ago.
I’ve got a few basic sealey tools but it’s been a few years since I had a full kit. going to get a nice halfords pro set and one of them nice little boxes for 45 quid 
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You don’t need much. With the tools on this picture I can do all major service jobs and a lot more:
All tools packed, various chemicals and Tip-Top wrapped in plastic and goes inside the frame:
Packed in the toolbox, the Vaseline-box contains grease.
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bigger hammer... then yes, the REMF's would work wonders (or backload to 2nd line)!
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Ha yes the good old Irish Spanner lol
I remember my 432 linkedge snapped once REME came along cut my antennae in half used that! lol worked
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