Roadside self rescue!

[Disco Dan]

Spare tire
Bottle of water
Coolant
Liquid gasket
Full socket set
Spanners
Allen Keys
Screw drivers
Pliers
Welding wire (bendy stuff to hold exhaust up)
Torch with batteries still in their packet.
Bulbs and selection of fuses
Silicon spray & WD40
Couple of rags
Cable Ties
Tape
Phone charger
GPS charger
Matches

....oh wait wrong forum...

My boot is full.

[imdying]

a gadget to transfer petrol

That's probably worth investigating further. The ones I've seen are a few bucks, lightweight plastic, and not too big... could definitely save some heartache, although a piece of hose and some luck will do it too

[vifferman]

Fark, how big is this compressor

Hmmmmmmm.....
Hmmmmmmmm.... [thinking... thinking....]













Wasszat.....?

Oh yeah - it's about the size of a... [can't think of a similar-sized object]

I think it's this one. So, it's about the size of a similar-sized block of cheese.
Or maybe a couple of beer cans.
Or maybe a smaller block of cheese and one beer can.

it works OK - I've used it once (and all the alien snot that came with it) on a car tyre. I think ideally you'd leave your motor running while using it, and not use the pump for more than a couple of minutes at a time. It gets pretty hot, and isn't supposed to be used for more than 3 minutes continuously.
It works fine for emergency use, but the gauge sucks!
Why have a gauge that measures up to 180psi or whatever it is? Better to have a smaller scale that's more indicative (I think the graduations are 10 psi).
Not a biggie, as I have a pen-type gauge in my jacket pocket anyway, but just a stupid design.

[imdying]

Hmmmm, not a lot of room for the benefits... would definitely consider one between 4 riders when doing a tour

[vifferman]

Hmmmm, not a lot of room for the benefits... would definitely consider one between 4 riders when doing a tour

It's small enough (and actually very light) to fit in a tank bag or in your luggage. I'm taking it next time I go on a ride long enough that I need luggage.
Just because I can.
Probably leave all the other crap behind though...

[imdying]

True... I pretty much only half pack my pannier bags anyway, so it'll not be a chore to take with

[xwhatsit]

That's probably worth investigating further. The ones I've seen are a few bucks, lightweight plastic, and not too big... could definitely save some heartache, although a piece of hose and some luck will do it too

The way I thought about doing it was simply a spare water bottle (OK, getting all the water out of it might be tricky); pull the hose off my carb, fill up the water bottle, then fill somebody else's tank with the bottle.

[Ixion]

That's OK on older/simpler bikes like yours. A tour around the ditch/verge usually turns up an old bottle or can . In extremis, I once removed an indicator lens.

But many modern bikes, gaining access to a suitable hose , without repersussions afterward is quite difficult.Blurdy modern shit.

[scumdog]

That's probably worth investigating further. The ones I've seen are a few bucks, lightweight plastic, and not too big... could definitely save some heartache, although a piece of hose and some luck will do it too

I carry an "Arkansas credit card' - a length of plastic tubing hidden in my handle-bars, usefull for syphoning petrol....

I guess you guys with clip-ons etc might find it hard to stash the tubing though.

[alanzs]

A spare clutch lever is a must...

[imdying]

This ticks more than one box

http://www.amazon.com/Victorinox-Swi.../dp/B000FNIL8K