Emergency Tools
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This RoadTechH3 (RTH3) tool roll for Dyna Models...
Link to contents & specs
Knock on wood: until now (57.000+ miles) I didn't have to use it on my own bike......
Link to contents & specs
Knock on wood: until now (57.000+ miles) I didn't have to use it on my own bike......
This is cool.
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Yes I do.
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Ive learned which ones not to leave at home lol
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You answer is in front of you.
Run through your toolbox and pull what you know you will need.
I guess I don't understand why you asked the question.
Run through your toolbox and pull what you know you will need.
I guess I don't understand why you asked the question.
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If they don't know how to work on their bikes at home, why do they think they will magically have the knowledge on the side of a busy highway at night?
If you do all your own work on your bike, you know what you need to take.
If you don't , then take a cell phone and insurance card. Nothing wrong with that, it makes packing that much easier.
Here is what is listed on the Iron Butt site. The most thorough list I've ever seen:
http://www.ironbutt.com/tech/aow.cfm?AOWID=28
Add to it, a set of torx bits.
Or, just carry what you are comfortable using on the side of the road or outside your tent/motel room.
If you are most comfortable with a cell phone, packing just got easier.
Always carry a flashlight.
Somewhere between the list above and a flashlight are the right amount of tools for you.
Last edited by Jonesee; Nov 23, 2013 at 10:22 AM.
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I don't wrench on my bike beyond oil changes and installing accessories. But I carry a good set of tools, many of which were recommended on a similar thread. I have stopped and helped people who knew what to do, but don't carry tools on their non bagger.
I am not mechanically incompetent and actually can figure out how to do repairs, especially with advice from others. So just because I prefer to have maintenance or repairs done by an experienced mechanic, doesn't mean I can't repair broken things myself. If a seat bolt falls out, or a Jiffy Spring breaks I can repair them myself. Yes, I probably can't make major repairs, like he men like Jonesee.
I am not mechanically incompetent and actually can figure out how to do repairs, especially with advice from others. So just because I prefer to have maintenance or repairs done by an experienced mechanic, doesn't mean I can't repair broken things myself. If a seat bolt falls out, or a Jiffy Spring breaks I can repair them myself. Yes, I probably can't make major repairs, like he men like Jonesee.
Last edited by Ron750; Nov 23, 2013 at 10:51 AM.
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I was looking to see if there is a tool kit out there that you can buy and bring it with you. Like the one FXD2003Rider showed. You probably never seen an emergency tool kit that came with some Japanese or Italian bikes. They are pack neat and they don't look like the one in my tool box but they do function very well.
Last edited by ExDucRider; Nov 23, 2013 at 10:51 AM.