Sorry, 2017 scout

 

Better yet, what isn't it used for. I customized my entire scout with that one simple tool. If you don't believe me I have pics to prove it.

But in all reality. No clue. Lotto scratcher?

 

Better yet, what isn't it used for. I customized my entire scout with that one simple tool. If you don't believe me I have pics to prove it.

But in all reality. No clue. Lotto scratcher?

Used to scratch the windshield on the vintage when it slipped.

 

Have not used mine yet.

 

The hex fits the bolts to remove front fender. It also fits the bolts for the rear fender. And...if you put on the spools for saddlebags yourself, it works for those too.

 

I have no clue, because i've tried using it for many things on the bike and it doesn't fit anything that i've changed out. I had to buy a hex bit socket set because using manual allen keys suck and take to long. Guess its there to act as a shiv if you're out and someone wants to cause a ruckus with ya! lol

 

Oil drain plugs?

 

I used mine yesterday.
Head lamp bulb failed on my. Gas station had the H4 bulbs, but no tools at all.
Remembered the tool behind the license plate, and wupti, the bulb was changed.

 

I was going to suggest the same. That's what I have used the philips driver for on my Chief.

 

I've got the 1920 Tractor seat and it requires 8 Allen screws to remove/replace which that tool fits.

 

It's there to fall out and get lost.

 

And sometimes intentionally. Like when you didn't know it was actually there and you discover that was the source of the rattle you've been looking for which drove you nuts for a while and thought you were imagining it sometimes!

 

I have my tools in my tool roll. Rarely use the ones that have came with any bikes I've owned. Most of the provided tools are too small to provide the necessary torque to do anything. Over time, I usually wind up adding the tools off the bike to the big tool bag in the house or misplacing them in the shed. Family and friends may borrow the big bag but the roll is never far from the bike.

 

It fits majority of the Allen head bolts (SHCS) on the bike. The little Phillips on the nd fits the screws on the blinker lens, as well as any other Phillips screws on the bike.

 

What there’s a tool on these bikes???????

 

I use it to take the seat off my RM, and tighten the battery terminals.

 

It is the McGiver/ Scout / Ronco multi-tool. Tear engine down to the crank. ( not really) lol. But does fit handle bar clamp bolts, side cover bolts, most external engine bolts, and the Phillip for light/ lenses and such. In a pinch it can be used as a Sun dial , Compass, or inserted into bleeding/ open artery. (Joking).

 

In a pinch it can be used as a Sun dial , Compass, or inserted into bleeding/ open artery. (Joking).

yes, maybe, and no, but you could use it as the lever to crank down a tourniquet.

 

Crank handle for if the starter motor is faulty. Bottle opener.

 

Didn’t even know I had one. I keep a Cruztools M14 Outback multitool in my windshield bag at all times.

 

Oil Drain Plugs is the main one most would use it for, Also the bolt to remove the horn bracket if needed.

 

I have looked multiple times I don't have one on mine. I have a 2017 60. Anyone have a pic of what it should look like?

 

17Scout60,

I too have a 2017 scout 60, and I do have said tool.

If you dont have it, maybe some tool stole it..

The tool....sorry for the poor pictures.

The location...is on the tire side of the fender, in the tag bracket, probably not the correct terminology.

4T

 

Wow thanks for the pics mine definitely doesn't have one must have vibrated out.

 

17Scout60,

Well I dont possess much knowledge, so I am glad to help out anyway I can.

I bet mine doesn't stay long if I dont secure it better.

You are welcome.

4T

 

You can find the same size (single) Allen wrench with a ball end on the other. Order from McMaster Carr. Pops in place. The OEM tool will cost you 8x as much from Polaris. It won’t have a Phillips on the other end but the main thing is the correct size allen, as it fits most of the bolts on the Scout.

 

Mine came with a little bag with several allen heads and the screwdriver allen. All in a little zippered bag.

 

Well, hot damn! I only joined this site a couple days ago, and I’ve certainly gotten my money’s worth right here, courtesy of the OP, 3 Speed!!!

I had heard about this tool but when my bike was delivered I didn’t get one. Or so I thought! I’m getting ready to take the bike in for it’s 500 mile service and was going to ask about the tool (called a “uni-tool” in the owners manual). But now I don’t have to!

Behind the license plate holder. What will they think of next?!?

Thanks!

 

I broke one of the plastic prongs that it snaps into, so now it’s in one of my saddlebags.
Think it happened from pulling upward too much instead of toward the tire.
It’s an awkward place anyhow.

 

Awkward, indeed! I’m going to put it in with my other tools as well. And I’m going to do a bit more closer inspection of the bikes’s nooks and crannies. No telling what kind of Easter Eggs they’ve hidden!

 

All the replies are entertaining...I ripped into my finger taking it out of the holder lol

 

The most important use for this so called tool -during this quarantine or other times of bad MoJo -is to place the 90 deg. Hex key part in your mouth, and the Phillips looking end pointed towards Jupiter or Mars. A secret communication device to lift you up. Hearing the messages is easier if your high. Lol.