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

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

Clint

[GPS MAN]

Toolkit...what's that

[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...





Here is my Toolkit check-list

[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...





Here is my Toolkit check-list

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

[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

You'll just need locktite.

[ADVGD]

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

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

[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?