This thread got me thinking about buying a JIS screwdriver for my ST but research has had me scratching my head as to whether one is actually needed or not...
Some of my research has told me that Jap bikes haven't used JIS screws in years, yet other research says they are still in use...
And it's been the same with screwdrivers...
I've read that one of the best known Japanese screwdriver companies (Vessel) no longer make JIS screwdrivers yet do a search and you will find a number of businesses supposedly selling them...
Are they really JIS screwdrivers or are they actually modern "Phillip" screwdrivers that will work on both screw standards???
The prices for supposedly "genuine" JIS screwdrivers are exorbitant...well, in my opinion anyway.
Do a search on the likes of eBay and you'll probably come away as shocked as I was...
https://tinyurl.com/ybpndcvd This "review" is worth a read, not so much for the "Hozan" screwdriver review but more for the other info they bring up...
https://www.webbikeworld.com/hozan-jis-screwdrivers-review/