Toolkit for the road

[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:Me]

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 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 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

[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:Me]

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.....