Get a JIS screwdriver. A Philips is not a good idea on Japanese screws!! Use copper grease when putting bolts back in (particularly if they are low on the bike and subject to salty roads) Had to drill 2 rounded bolts off my '13 blade because the previous owner had rounded them off, and have had to replace 6 in total!
Defo worth investing in some decent quality tools if you're planning on doing any type of work on you're bike. When I bought my RR9 3 years ago, it looked mint at first glance. Only when I started to take things apart i noticed a few issues: RHS fairing bracket was missing and was a homemade piece to keep the fairing bolted on. Both seat bolts chewed beyond belief. Missing trim clips on the under side of the nose cone. 3 fairing bolts on the undertray were badly chewed up. Undertray had also warped with the heat near the down pipes. One bolt missing on the rear plastics underneath the rear seat. RHS top bolt wellnut missing, the screw that was already in there was just wrapped in loads of black electrical tape to hold it in place. Needless to say, I have replaced all those items and slowly but surely replacing each fairing bolt with Ti equivalents.
good tips Lexathon, the only thing I would advise differently is to use ACF corrosion block grease, instead of copper grease, as copper grease can react with some metals and cause oxidation.
Yes copper slip as we called it in the trade was designed years ago for use on brake calipers made from cast steel and steel pad pins. For brake calipers I now use Ceratec a high melting point brake grease made by Mintex. I believe the ACF corrosion block grease is also high melting point but can't be sure it's ok for brakes, but if it's any where near as good as ACF 50 then it's a good grease. I spray all the nooks and crannies on my VFR with ACF 50 with an airbrush, as I use that bike in all weathers and all year round.
Asked a friend who was holidaying in Japan to get me some JIS screwdrivers. He ended up trolling every tool shop he passed and not one of them got what he was asking for, until, at last, I got a text from him saying he'd got hold of a couple. He was so pleased with himself when he handed over 2 Phillips No 2s... To this day I can't bring myself to tell him.
Not certain of the exact composistion but some alloys in a corrosive environment, e.g salt from road grit and water can be affected by the electrolytic properties of the copper. From personal experiences I prefer to use more modern greases.
