Adv tool kits - Let's see yours.

**bart** · 18th March 2011, 20:15

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

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It's amazing how much crap you cart around.

**cynna** · 18th March 2011, 22:57

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** · 18th March 2011, 23:02

Originally Posted by bart

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** · 19th March 2011, 07:51

Originally Posted by cynna

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** · 19th March 2011, 16:33

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** · 19th March 2011, 17:55

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.

**gunnyrob** · 19th March 2011, 18:03

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** · 19th March 2011, 18:07

Originally Posted by 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.

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

**Taz** · 19th March 2011, 18:09

Originally Posted by 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!

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!!

**Crim** · 19th March 2011, 18:42

Originally Posted by 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?)

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

**Flip** · 19th March 2011, 18:58

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** · 19th March 2011, 19:00

Originally Posted by 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

i dont see any pics of the kitchen sink

**pete376403** · 19th March 2011, 21:21

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** · 19th March 2011, 21:28

Originally Posted by Taz

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

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.