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My own personal kit involves only those tools necessary to perform repairs I can REALISTICALLY do on the road. Fix-a-flat, a couple of blinker bulbs, a multi-tool, small vice grips, small roll of duct tape, a piece of aluminum foil, super glue, a medium sized knife, and a basic first aid kit. Anything else.....AAA
Think about what will realistically sideline you if you're on a trip, and like mentioned above, you're able to fix on the road. I had a tool kit that the previous owner of one of my previous bikes left in the saddlebags, and it's got just about everything that I could imagine needing. It has a Snap On\H-D 8-in-1 screw driver which is convenient because it has the torx bits in it too that let you take off the fairing and derby covers. I also have a bunch of allen keys, and some combo wrenches. I'm not sure if it's available anymore, but maybe it can be a good base line to build a kit.
If you take care of your bike, perform the routine scheduled maintenance when due, check oil, tire pressure, belt tension, etc before a ride, you shouldn't need anything except gas for a 600 mile trip.
Maybe a tire repair kit, a multi tool and some duct tape. Cell phone and a credit card will take care anything else.
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