Building bobber motorcycle kits does not require you to be a Harley-Davidson dealer mechanic with thousands of dollars invested in a steel cabinet full of professional grade tools. In general, a typical household collection of automotive tools will be sufficient for building popularly available bobber motorcycle kits. This includes a good socket wrench set and a good variety of crescent wrenches. You will also need a wire cutter, stripping tool and electrical tape for wiring. Most importantly, you'll need a torque wrench to ensure you are properly tightening all parts according to specifications. And don't think that your awesome brute strength makes a torque wrench unnecessary. It is a precision tool that is just as often used to ensure that you don't over-tighten and cause damage as it is for ensure nuts and bolts are tight enough.

Like any amateur mechanical work, assembling bobber motorcycle kits can at times be challenging. And if you want to make it more challenging, then do it at ground level. Otherwise, a basic lift is strongly recommended to make your working environment a lot more comfortable. A low-end lift will add around $500 to your project, but it is money well spent.

Apart from a lift, the only other investment you need is to clear your garage and make sure that space is dedicated to the time you want to devote to put your motorcycle kits together. You wont be able to do this thing with a car taking up all the space when you need access all around the bike. If you look at any of the books and videos available on the subject, or watch the Discovery programmes like "The Great Biker Build Off" you'll see that these guys make motorcycles in a pretty spacious shop (granted they are not putting together motorcycle kits, but who wouldn't kill for a shop like that?). Yours doesn't have to be like that but make sure you have got room. Or maybe you know somebody who has; it shouldn't take months to put the beast together whatever kit you buy.Oh, and be prepared to read the instructions. Several times over.