Small Tool Kit Recommendations
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From: Wisconsin
Small Tool Kit Recommendations
Hey all, new to the forum but not new to Harley. Ive had sportsters in the past and recently decided that I needed to grow up. I traded up to a 2017 street bob (which is as grown up as the bank account would allow), and I take the bike on some decent distance rides for fun and work (100+miles a day). Im wondering what recommendations for a small tool kit you all would recommend to have with you day to day. Thanks!
Cruiser
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Cruz makes a nice tool kit geared for Harley's. I prefered to go to lowes and home depot and bought the items contained in that kit individually. I think I was able to get better quality tools at a lower price. Keep them all in my lower down tube bag. I added few extra items like zip ties, duct tape, and tire plug kit.
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I guarantee that if you carry a clutch cable, you'll never need it.
(until you take it out of the bag. funny how life works that way.
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Tourer
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They're not quite big enough for actual tools, but a friend gives me their little kits they get when they fly on whatever airlines it is. They're just the right size to keep all the little personal and small items I like to have with me when I go for any real distance. Stuff for my lenses and glasses, earplugs, nail clippers (you'll be glad you have them that one time you really need them), band-aids, laces, nitrile gloves, aspirin, a lighter, some coins. You know, what a grown-up boy scout would bring on a motorcyle, I guess.
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Cell, wallet, Leatherman + bit kit & extension, and a flashlight. If I'm going far from home, I'll add in a power source of some type (charger and cable or spare battery/power bank.)
That all fits on my belt. Much beyond that requires storage I don't have or want and gets into repairs I probably couldn't handle on the roadside anyway. I don't tour or adventure so the risk of being stranded in some isolated area is effectively zero. Get to that point and you're looking at carrying all the tools and supplies necessary to remove wheels/tires, change/add fluids, diagnose and repair electrical, etc.
That's just me, tho.
That all fits on my belt. Much beyond that requires storage I don't have or want and gets into repairs I probably couldn't handle on the roadside anyway. I don't tour or adventure so the risk of being stranded in some isolated area is effectively zero. Get to that point and you're looking at carrying all the tools and supplies necessary to remove wheels/tires, change/add fluids, diagnose and repair electrical, etc.
That's just me, tho.