Adv tool kits - Let's see yours.

[clint640]

To maybe help out some n00bs & stir up a few useful rantings from the resident bush mechanics, tool geeks & weight weenies, I hereby present the tools wot I carry on me bike.

The small set is always on the bike in the tool holder, most of these came with the bike:

T-Handle - 6mm hex drive + 6,8,10mm sockets
Pliers
5WR Vise Grips
Philips/Flathead Screwdriver
8/10, 10/13, 12/14mm combination OE spanners
5mm Allen key
Spark plug socket

Also attached to the bike are a handful of zip ties, a few lengths of different size fencing wire & a couple of hose clamps.

I might ditch the pliers cos I've hardly used them, & maybe one day replace the 8/10 & 10/13mm spanners with 3 Ring/Open end spanners.

The Expedition Expansion Pack goes in a bumbag which fits neatly into the bottom of one of my Andystrapz panniers. The red box is from a Teng set & holds all the bits & bobs & the stripey bag holds the long things. Bits of old innertube cut into rubber bands are used to tie various bits together to stop them rattling around.

Rag
Epoxy Putty (minute mend)
Washers
Split pins
Nuts & bolts incl 2 sprocket bolts
Electrical wire long enough to go from front of bike to back
Crimp terminals
Switch
Fuses
Chain link + Joiner
Teng ratchet hex bit driver + extension
Hex-1/4" driver, 12 & 13mm sockets, 3,4,5,6mm hex bits, small & large philips & flathead bits
Innertube rubber bands
Tyre patch kit
2x length webbing for tow strap
Duct tape
Insulation tape
Hand cleaner sachet
Visor cleaner sachet
Swiss army knife
Spare gear, clutch & front brake levers
21" Innertube (these do work in the back) - wrapped in plastic & a rag
Tyre pressure gauge
Short round file
1/2 round file
Mini hacksaw
8mm Allen key
22 & 27mm ring spanner / tyre levers
Bike pump
11mm ring spanner / spoke wrench

All this weighs in at about 3kg.

For serious long trips or if I'm needing to do a service on the road I also put in 17 & 19mm ROE spanners & a feeler gauge for the valves.

Cheers
Clint

[Crisis management]

I'm waiting for the BMW toolkit to turn up, a spare wiring harness and three computers?

[zeRax]

:O bit of a personal question isnt it?


tool kit threads are always a good read, i have no pics and my tool kit is all seperated atm D:

so no dice here, but keep em coming ppl!

[clint640]

I'm waiting for the BMW toolkit to turn up, a spare wiring harness and three computers?

No no no :nono:

A cellphone & a platinum credit card.... & a good set of walking boots if you're out of cellphone range :lol:

Clint

[GPS MAN]

Toolkit...what's that:confused:

[ADVGD]

I'll play Clint :)

Not the best photos, I didn't go to the extent of unwrapping everything as I am in the middle of prepping for a ride this weekend, but here we go...

http://www.adventureguide.co.nz/public-images/adventure-riding/took-kit-1.jpg

http://www.adventureguide.co.nz/public-images/adventure-riding/took-kit-2.jpg

Here is my Toolkit check-list (http://www.adventureguide.co.nz/public-images/adventure-riding/motorbike-toolkit.pdf)

[Waihou Thumper]

I'll play Clint :)

Not the best photos, I didn't go to the extent of unwrapping everything as I am in the middle of prepping for a ride this weekend, but here we go...

http://www.adventureguide.co.nz/public-images/adventure-riding/took-kit-1.jpg

http://www.adventureguide.co.nz/public-images/adventure-riding/took-kit-2.jpg

Here is my Toolkit check-list (http://www.adventureguide.co.nz/public-images/adventure-riding/motorbike-toolkit.pdf)


Hmm, compartmentalising.......Obsessive compulsive....:rolleyes:
CSI could have a field day with you...:)
Nice kit...:clap:

[Taz]

Cool kits. Now take out everything you've never used.

[gale_wolf]

Cool kits. Now take out everything you've never used.
And the one time you don't have those things you just removed, and you actually need them, will be your very next ride. Or at least this is what the OCD part of my brain tells me!

[Padmei]

Toolkit...what's that:confused:

You'll just need locktite.

[ADVGD]

Hmm, compartmentalising.......Obsessive compulsive....:rolleyes:
CSI could have a field day with you...:)
Nice kit...:clap:


Due to this OCD compartmentalisation the follow-on issue here is that my OCD forces me to open and close the lid of each tin 37 times while standing on one foot before I allow myself to take the contents out, this can be quite time consuming when I have to get items from multiple tins :p

[Spearfish]

AA plus card.

[clint640]

AA plus card.

See above comment re walking boots if yer getting out of cell phone range or off a public road (as has been known to happen on our adv rides, YMMV)

Even if you can get hold of the AA, by the time they arrive, cart you back to the garage cos they dont have a tube/gearlever/M6 bolt etc either, wait til monday until the mechanic/parts/tyre guy is back on duty.... What might have been a 20min roadside repair with the appropriate tools & spares can screw up an entire weekend's riding if your only equipment is an AA card.

Cheers
Clint

[ducatijim]

See above comment re walking boots if yer getting out of cell phone range or off a public road (as has been known to happen on our adv rides, YMMV)

Even if you can get hold of the AA, by the time they arrive, cart you back to the garage cos they dont have a tube/gearlever/M6 bolt etc either, wait til monday until the mechanic/parts/tyre guy is back on duty.... What might have been a 20min roadside repair with the appropriate tools & spares can screw up an entire weekend's riding if your only equipment is an AA card.

Cheers
Clint

Arrh Clint, M8, you remember my tale of woe once upon a time on the Tauranga direct rd don't you!!!
I have gone for the good walking boots option!
Jury is still 'out' on wether to get a tubeless spoked rim adv bike!!!!( ok, a tool kit would be cheaper but not as rewarding for the first few weeks!!)

[Spearfish]

See above comment re walking boots if yer getting out of cell phone range or off a public road (as has been known to happen on our adv rides, YMMV)

Even if you can get hold of the AA, by the time they arrive, cart you back to the garage cos they dont have a tube/gearlever/M6 bolt etc either, wait til monday until the mechanic/parts/tyre guy is back on duty.... What might have been a 20min roadside repair with the appropriate tools & spares can screw up an entire weekend's riding if your only equipment is an AA card.

Cheers
Clint

O I C you mean real adventure riding not the kind with only 1km of gravel in over a week with highways and motels the norm?

[bart]

Man, I thought you guys were carrying way too much stuff. Just spread out my gear for the RRRR.

234650

It's amazing how much crap you cart around.

[cynna]

the only time i ever need my tools is when i forget to take them. the last time involved a bit of hitchhiking, a bit of walking, a bit of luck in finding the the others i was riding to meet, then a bit of a pillion ride with no helmet and no pegs

i wouldnt have know what to do anyway... but i learnt to make sure i take tools that fit the new bike and double check i havent left anything behind in the garage before i head off

[cynna]

Man, I thought you guys were carrying way too much stuff. Just spread out my gear for the RRRR.


you could save a little bit of space by getting a modern bike pump - way smaller and more efficient then the old style pump

[NordieBoy]

you could save a little bit of space by getting a modern bike pump - way smaller and more efficient then the old style pump

Or tucking the $20 into the lining of the hip flask.

[Gremlin]

AA+ Card.

I now have personal experience that my bike is a strong one. Put it into a field, ride it back out... if it's missing bolts, that's probably the last of my issues, but I still rode it 1500km back to Auckland (without a front brake lever).

Alright, alright, I also carry a small air pump that plugs into my dash, for fixing punctures faster, and a puncture repair kit. Some tape, tied downs, perhaps zip ties.

I ain't mechanical, I think its an unwritten rule you don't work on BMW's yourself anyway, so its normally about getting it home. Then insurance can assess *shudder*

[Crisis management]

My previous disdain for tool kits has come back to bite me.....lost a radiator hose in town today (came loose...hard to imagine anything vibrating off a 640, eh?) and seeing as all my tools were in my bum bag at home it had a great potential for embarasement.


Next project is reorganising my tools. :rolleyes:

[gunnyrob]

I second the AA plus card, and a good mate to summon help once they get into cell phone range, cos smetimes the AA forgets you have been stuck on the Motu road till 10pm in the middle of winter, with moreporks and piggies getting noisy, and the sun going down, and it's getting cold, and you break out a survival blanket....


seriously, AA Plus is shithot. Get a note pad to pass on a "help" message to passers by, stay by your bike, and help will come. Plus you get some good war stories for Cold Kiwi!

[Taz]

My previous disdain for tool kits has come back to bite me.....lost a radiator hose in town today (came loose...hard to imagine anything vibrating off a 640, eh?) and seeing as all my tools were in my bum bag at home it had a great potential for embarasement.


Next project is reorganising my tools. :rolleyes:

Feck dude even on a sunny day when you go riding you still get wet :lol:

[Taz]

I second the AA plus card, and a good mate to summon help once they get into cell phone range, cos smetimes the AA forgets you have been stuck on the Motu road till 10pm in the middle of winter, with moreporks and piggies getting noisy, and the sun going down, and it's getting cold, and you break out a survival blanket....


seriously, AA Plus is shithot. Get a note pad to pass on a "help" message to passers by, stay by your bike, and help will come. Plus you get some good war stories for Cold Kiwi!

I did offer to get the car and trailer I had parked at Clints and take you home..... You said AA were on their way or something like that :) Next time which hopefully there isn't one just say yes please Taz, that'd be great!! :spanking:

[Crim]

My previous disdain for tool kits has come back to bite me.....lost a radiator hose in town today (came loose...hard to imagine anything vibrating off a 640, eh?)

I was going through Quake Central a while back and was behind a 640 (2 up touring NZ - Germans I think they were) - anyway long story short as they revved to pull away from the lights - steam and green everywhere (luckily they were wearing long pants and good boots) - I stopped to see if I could help but.... they had all the tools, 5 mins to bang the old hose back on, radiator filled from the garage across the road and away again they went:clap:

[Flip]

This made me think about all the things I carry when I am going away for a ride away from home base. In my old military side car I can carry heaps so I do. It's also useful ballast when nobody is in the chair. About the only things I have not had to use is the spark plugs and the generator rotor. The 1/4" socket set does not live in the side car, but I put it in before I head away. Everything else has been used by me or more commonly by others.
There is also a woolen blanket but I used it to help a rider who was knocked off their bike and well it was never returned, but it did go to a good home.
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[michael e]

To maybe help out some n00bs & stir up a few useful rantings from the resident bush mechanics, tool geeks & weight weenies, I hereby present the tools wot I carry on me bike.

The small set is always on the bike in the tool holder, most of these came with the bike:

T-Handle - 6mm hex drive + 6,8,10mm sockets
Pliers
5WR Vise Grips
Philips/Flathead Screwdriver
8/10, 10/13, 12/14mm combination OE spanners
5mm Allen key
Spark plug socket

Also attached to the bike are a handful of zip ties, a few lengths of different size fencing wire & a couple of hose clamps.

I might ditch the pliers cos I've hardly used them, & maybe one day replace the 8/10 & 10/13mm spanners with 3 Ring/Open end spanners.

The Expedition Expansion Pack goes in a bumbag which fits neatly into the bottom of one of my Andystrapz panniers. The red box is from a Teng set & holds all the bits & bobs & the stripey bag holds the long things. Bits of old innertube cut into rubber bands are used to tie various bits together to stop them rattling around.

Rag
Epoxy Putty (minute mend)
Washers
Split pins
Nuts & bolts incl 2 sprocket bolts
Electrical wire long enough to go from front of bike to back
Crimp terminals
Switch
Fuses
Chain link + Joiner
Teng ratchet hex bit driver + extension
Hex-1/4" driver, 12 & 13mm sockets, 3,4,5,6mm hex bits, small & large philips & flathead bits
Innertube rubber bands
Tyre patch kit
2x length webbing for tow strap
Duct tape
Insulation tape
Hand cleaner sachet
Visor cleaner sachet
Swiss army knife
Spare gear, clutch & front brake levers
21" Innertube (these do work in the back) - wrapped in plastic & a rag
Tyre pressure gauge
Short round file
1/2 round file
Mini hacksaw
8mm Allen key
22 & 27mm ring spanner / tyre levers
Bike pump
11mm ring spanner / spoke wrench

All this weighs in at about 3kg.

For serious long trips or if I'm needing to do a service on the road I also put in 17 & 19mm ROE spanners & a feeler gauge for the valves.

Cheers
Clint

i dont see any pics of the kitchen sink

[pete376403]

On of my friends had a BMW GS1200. Among the tools he carried was a small computer thing that plugged into the diagnostic port, and which then communicated its findings to his cell phone via bluetooth. Apparently one of the things it could do was reset "virtual fuses" when the bike computer had deemed an overcurrent situation and disabled a circuit. (On any other bike you'd just replace a blade fuse weighing a gram or two.)

[Crisis management]

Feck dude even on a sunny day when you go riding you still get wet :lol:

Hey, I didn't get wet...there was one very impressive rear wheel slide thru the lights when I assume it all let go, so I almost needed a fresh pair of jeans.

[dino3310]

i dont need a tool kit as i ride with KBers:clap:

[warewolf]

Here's my everyday/everywhere kit. It's by no means an expedition-level kit, but it goes everywhere as the bare minimum, including cross-country races. This is what's in it right now:

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o20/warewolf885/mc/other/toolkit_1024.jpg


Protective mesh bag and spare 21" standard duty inner tube, fits either wheel fine
bicycle dual-action pump
frankenlevers: combo tyre levers with nutfucker and front axle nut
KTM frankentool: rear axle, headstem etc, spring preload, some rear suspension nuts
dual-end straight/phillips screwdriver
5m x 25mm tube webbing
8m open-ended spanner
KTM 10-13 open-ended spanner
KTM T-handle 6mm hex drive tool, plus 6-8-10mm sockets
KTM spare clutch/brake levers, plastic, on mount (bolts on to lower triple on EXCs)
selection of small to medium rags
good qty of cable ties various sizes, stored in ziplock bag
glass cleaner in spray bottle (visors/goggles & tyre bead lube)
toothbrush for quickly cleaning muck off fasteners
length clear hose, primarily for fuel transfer, also for directed blowing clean of parts without getting grit in your eyes
1/2 stick of knead-it metal putty
duct tape wound on waste hex key (needs more, but hey it's been used)
bent 4" nail, not sure why, was used for a field repair so was not removed!
plastic tyre repair box with

glue
90-degree angle valve stem adapter (mainly used on road mags)
valve core remover (plus there's one on the front wheel)
chalk
rougheners
spare valve core
razor blade (so DR650 owners can slit wrists after trying to remove rear tyre :shutup:)
patches and sandpaper in protective ziplock bag

old business cards, mainly for cleaning fork seals
tyre pressure gauge
notepad and pencil for suspension/jetting notes etc, recording First Aid treatment/observations, leaving love notes for your lost mates, or giving to passers-by if you are out of cell phone range
LED head torch
Leatherman, main uses pliers, knife, scissors, small screwdriver.
disposable gloves x4

and it all fits loosely in the nylon bumbag.

Yeah, there's some glaring omissions (plug spanner - lost it!!, and some insulated wire) but this is what I use most often. If its too big/heavy you tend not take it as often as you perhaps should. The only things I haven't used in the field are the 6mm socket, 8mm open-ended (socket used instead) and the tow strap. Perhaps unsurprisingly the bits that get the most frequent use are those for fixing punctures, and the gaffer tape/cable ties come a close second.

[Crim]

looking to get chain breaker and links to complete my toolkit, anyone got one of these will it do the trick - also cheapest place to get a sparkplug caddy?

http://www.torpedo7.co.nz/products/T7TO4N0CB/title/torpedo7-folding-chain-breaker

Thanks, crim

[cruza]

like ya tyre irons with ring-spanner/adjustable spanner welded on end warewolf, neat idea mate!

[dino3310]

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