Rick T. said:
Ok... I'm replacing the "Industrial Looking" hex steering head bolt on my Monster with one I picked up from MotoWheels. I was told it simply hand tightens :

uuuhhhhh... no. I've attached a pic of the bolt I'm referring to. Any ideas short of paying $40 for a steering head bolt tool :

? ??? I figure there some "easy" alternative... Anyone?
I used to be a Gunsmith many years ago and was constantly coming across fasteners with holes 180 degrees apart but not always the same distance between holes.
My solution:
I took a cheap adjustable wrench (Cresent wrench..but not a real brand name Cresent wrench...like something cheap from Harbor Freight), drilled holes in each jaw (the one that does not move and is part of the wrench body and the other jaw that moves, the adjustable one). I then soldered pieces of drill rod (round tool steel stock) into the drilled holes....There you have it, works OK.
Do not braze the pins into the wrench as the brazing temp will be high enough to harden the drill rod alowing the pins to break when used. If you would braze the pins in you would have to cool the finished wrench very slowly (pack it in a bucket of lime) I just soft soldered mine in. The drilled holes should be very close to the diameter of the drill rod. If you have to hammer the drill rod into the holes, you may get away without even soldering.
I would think that after taking the tank off you would have access with this tool...but I'm not sure.
A plus is that it doesn't ruin the wrench, you can still use it on hex head bolts and nuts. Actually I use mine (with the pins) to open stuck water vavles in the home. The pins fit in the spaces in the handles of the valves. Has come in handy many times.