Toolkit for the road

[FzerozeroT]

So maybe a toolkit guide is in order, should there be a tyre pressure gauge or not:P

My essentials are 10/12 spanners, pliers, zip ties, ducttape, camera, phone, wallet and keys. unless i'm going for one of those.... head clearing rides, then i just tuck my licence up my sleeve and i'm off.

what do other people feel that they NEED to carry? especially interested in those with backpacks.

[Firefight]

[QUOTE=FzerozeroT]So maybe a toolkit guide is in order, should there be a tyre pressure gauge or not:P

My essentials are 10/12 spanners, pliers, zip ties, ducttape, camera, phone, wallet and keys. unless i'm going for one of those.... head clearing rides, then i just tuck my licence up my sleeve and i'm off...............



Bike came with a tool kit, just added bit of tie wire, cable ties, it lives under the seat,also room for a small torch, disk lock thingy, and home for scott oiler use back pack if going with others, medical kit, maps, water,spare gloves wet gear and what ever other crap thats left in it from last time I used it, Bit of a pain on my back with that hump thinigy, but has proved its worth a number of times.

F/F :wacko:

[RiderInBlack]

My tool kit grows in propotion to the amount of problems that have occured while I've been out on rides. The following are just some of the thing I carry most times:

Emergence tubeless tyre patching kit (with something the inflate the tyre with)
8-17mm combination ring and open ended spanners
3/8" Socket-Driver, 8-17mm Sockets, Spark Plug Socket and Socket Extenion
Combination Phillips/Flat Screwdriver
3 sizes of Alan-key tools
Tyre Gauge
Kneed-It
Super-Glue (must get some more of that)
Electical Insulation Tape
Vice-Grips
Various Spare nuts and bolts
Spare main fuse (30amp)

Probably other shit in there, but cann't be bothed getting it out right now (the kitchen sink is hard to repack once I've got it out of the bike pack:rolleyes: :brick: ).

[Wonko]

Tool kit from first bike has stayed with me to this bike.
10-16 mm open ended spanners
Spark Plug tool
screw/philips driver
bunge cord.
Spare headlight bulb
Spare 30amp fuse in fuse box

[Jackrat]

8,10,12mm spanners,12inch shifter,pliers,fuses,Philips head drivers x 2 ,stuby and long flat head drivers,electrical tape,pressure gauge,hammer,impact driver,Phonecard , I don't carry a mobile,chain oil,allen keys.
That's the basics but if I'm going somewhere for a few days I chuck all sorts of things in my bag.

[scumdog]

hells bells!!! I thought only Harley owners carried tools these days!

I carry 4 spanners, needle nosed pliers, allen keys and one of those swap-ends type screw-drivers (phillips at one end and flat at the other, you get them in Jap car kits). They all fit in one of those small bum-bags that's hanging off my forks, no room under the seat on a Sporty.

They don't get used bugger-all but it's comforting to know they are there, I probably have used them as much on other bikes as my own - bad luck for the metric guys though when it comes to the spanners. <_<

[Motu]

I'm a tool freak - I have everything I need to do a complete rebuild on the side of the road....oh,cept for whatever I need right now and left at home! I have a Motion Pro tool kit,has lots of different sized things to fit nuts and bolts,screwdrivers and allen keys,1/4 and 3/8 drive with sockets.I have 8,10,12,14mm stubbies on a ring,fits in a pocket nice,some prick in Sth Auckland has my Schrade multitool so I have to use my Yamaha pliers,a knife in each pocket - one sharp and dangerous,one rough and tough,a Bacho 200mm 'cresent',this opens to 34mm and has a reversable jaw that turns it into a pipe wrench,torch,hey,maybe two,camera,phone and cards,tyre levers,patch kit,pump - all stowed in a neat 8x4 trailer I pull behind.Nah - all fits in pockets and a backpack I strap to my carrier,Camelback on my back.

No tyre gauge,that's what service stations are for eh?

[MikeL]

All these spanner thingies... too complicated. Would I even know what to do with them? All you need is credit card, business card from Ricky at Mt Eden with 24/7 phone number, and FF's cellphone number.
:bleh:

[moko]

I just keep the standard Yamaha tool roll under the tail-piece,good enough for anything fixable by the side of the road.Always carry my mobile and wallett with money plastic and breakdown recovery service card(free with my insurance).Also always take my license,not a legal requirement here but in the case of an accident I reckon it`s best the Police and medical services have my details a.s.a.p. in case I`m in no state to tell them myself,not being morbid just think it`s the sensible thing to do.
mobile also because I rarely decide on a route before going out for a leisure ride and if I`m in an area where I have friends I can call ahead and see if they`re in before making a possible pointless detour.

[bgd]

GS toolkit is pretty extensive and includes a puncture repair kit plus co2 bottles to inflate the tire - fortunately haven't had to make much use of it
Phone
Wallet
Spare fuses
Duck tape
Leatherman
Cable & disc locks
Length of cord
Waterproofs - never go anywhere without these (this being Britain and summer!)
And often the camera

[DEATH_INC.]

This might almost do it...
http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/OBJECTS/17200/17146.JPG

Not sure how to get it under the seat though....

[bgd]

This might almost do it...
http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/OBJECTS/17200/17146.JPG

I see why you have trouble keeping your front wheel down :D

[wkid_one]

I notice feck all people carry a puncture repair kit and pump/compressed air? Shit this would be first in my kit

[Kickaha]

I used to suscribe to the Motu line of thought regarding the tools that I carried,now I normally carry enough to get the wheels out and repair a puncture and a spare joining link.

[Posh Tourer :P]

This might almost do it...
http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/OBJECTS/17200/17146.JPG

Not sure how to get it under the seat though....

I'm a little worried about the presence of a hacksaw and two hammers.... I take it they'd be for extreme situations (such as a blown headlight bulb???)

[Jackrat]

I notice feck all people carry a puncture repair kit and pump/compressed air? Shit this would be first in my kit

I do have a plug type repair kit but I've only ever had one flat in a lot of years so I never think about it.
Now Iv'e said that, I guess I better chuck that in the bag as well, cause you just know what's likely to happen next huh.

[FROSTY]

not a bloody thing do I bring with me. My bike is so reliable.
Mind you given the number of nuts n bolts Ive donated to other riders Im wondering whats still holding the whale together.
Seriously though --I usually carry an equivilant to the bike tool kit in a bit better quality -I got very sick of looosing bark off of knuckles.
a couple of allen keys,a torch a fire extinguisher and a cell phone

[k14]

I got a little boot under the pillion seat so I can carry quite alot in there. All of the time there is a set of 7-14mm spanners, pocket knife, leatherman tool and some allen keys. On long trips I throw a few extra thingys in like swiss army knife (I am a wanna be mcgyver, he would be able to fix anything with just a swiss army knife and duct tape), thats also what I put in (duct tape) and some insulation tape.

Already come in handy on one KB ride when some guys chain fell off, I haven't needed to use it for my bike though.

[Skyryder]

I see no one carries a syphone tube. Best 'stopping' fix for a bike. Never go anywhere without it. Mostly for other bikes as mine has a light that comes on when getting low.

Skyryder

[Milky]

...I throw a few extra thingys in like swiss army knife (I am a wanna be mcgyver, he would be able to fix anything with just a swiss army knife and duct tape), thats also what I put in (duct tape) and some insulation tape.
Already come in handy on one KB ride when some guys chain fell off, I haven't needed to use it for my bike though.
damn... you fixed a chain with duct tape and a swiss army knife???? that is worthy of a TV show of your own :2thumbsup maybe you could have a catchy code number like k14 - twice as good as 007... now with added k!!!

[scumdog]

I see no one carries a syphone tube. Best 'stopping' fix for a bike. Never go anywhere without it. Mostly for other bikes as mine has a light that comes on when getting low.

Skyryder

Oh, I forgot, I also carry an "Arkansas credit card" ;)

[k14]

damn... you fixed a chain with duct tape and a swiss army knife???? that is worthy of a TV show of your own :2thumbsup maybe you could have a catchy code number like k14 - twice as good as 007... now with added k!!!

No, with a few extra tools that were listed. The chain fell off, that was all. But mcgyver would be able to do it with just a swiss army knife and duct tape, he's the man :niceone:

[Motu]

Nah,Bronson was the man - you'd see him airborne on a dirt bike,then a big crash.Next scene he would be pounding his Sportster back into shape with a rock.In the 70s we were always looking for a Bronson rock,an important part of any tool kit - sorry...I have the last one.

Syphon tube in the bars,heard of it,never done it.

[FROSTY]

that sounds like one of those CHP bikes from chips
Push a button and it turns from a HD to a honda trailey and back -fantastic stuff

[moko]

I notice feck all people carry a puncture repair kit and pump/compressed air? Shit this would be first in my kit

1.Take out breakdown recovery card
2.Phone number
3.bloke comes out and trailers bike to tyre shop

Sounds better to me than fixing it by the side of the road and carrying more stuff around,that`s of course assuming it`s fit to be fixed and not totally Donald Ducked

[Paul in NZ]

that sounds like one of those CHP bikes from chips
Push a button and it turns from a HD to a honda trailey and back -fantastic stuff

I thought John and Paunch rode big Kwakas? (not that I care)

I always carry too many tools and usually use them on other peoples bikes.

Best value tool... Cable ties. BIG ONES..... You can fix anything with a big cable tie....

[Magua]

Wallet, phone, keys. Yeah that's about it. Sometimes I'll take some gear in a bag incase the weather turns foul but not very often.

[merv]

On the road I just carry the bike's toolkit plus spare gear like gloves, overtrou and raincoat, but Wkid will be pleased to know I do carry the tubeless tyre repair kit (plug type - OK to get you home on) and gas bottles and I also carry the Holts tyre weld stuff as it works for most tubeless tyre problems. The other key item I carry is a tow rope - comes from years of dirt riding and guys running out of gas - may sound silly but it can work even for a heavy bike depending on the terrain you are on - which on the road is usually reasonably smooth.

On the dirt I start adding the wire, tape, spare front tube (they do work in back tyres in an emergency so no point carrying a 21 and an 18" one), tyre levers and other stuff to the kit depending on how far from civilisation I'm likely to be. Generally with the dirt bike I would ride it home on a flat tyre as I make sure my rims are well and truly endowed with bead locks, security clamps or whatever you might call them so the tyres stay put.

As an aside a well known (at the time) BMW owner was busy showing me and a guy who rode a Fireblade his lovely toolkit at Haast a few years back commenting on how complete and well made it was. The other Honda rider looks at me and jokingly says "I don't know if my bike has a toolkit I've never had to look for it" which just about sums up Japanese technology. While they don't usually need a toolkit the Japs supply them anyway. All my Jap cars too have had pristine toolkits even when I've disposed of the car some years later they are still shiny new.

[DEATH_INC.]

I'm a little worried about the presence of a hacksaw and two hammers.... I take it they'd be for extreme situations (such as a blown headlight bulb???)
Can't fit the oxy set in.....