What tools should I carry?
#1
05-25-2018, 11:41 AM
What tools should I carry?
I am making up my own little tool kit. (I know I could buy one but I am going to try to make one first)
I do not have a lot of room.
I figure the most likely thing that can happen is I can get a nail in my tire. So I am putting a pair of pliers in the kit so I can pull the nail out. I will also carry a mini air compressor that runs on 12 volts.
What are the most likely things to happen that I would want a tool for?
Thanks in advance.
I do not have a lot of room.
I figure the most likely thing that can happen is I can get a nail in my tire. So I am putting a pair of pliers in the kit so I can pull the nail out. I will also carry a mini air compressor that runs on 12 volts.
What are the most likely things to happen that I would want a tool for?
Thanks in advance.
Last edited by BobRR; 05-25-2018 at 11:42 AM.
#2
05-25-2018, 11:54 AM
You’ll want a plug kit; I use Stop n Go. Replace the pliers with a Leatherman or similar multi tool. Zip ties and electrical tape can be handy also.
The best way to know what tools to carry is to do your own maintenance. Any time I work on the bike I use the tool kit that I carry. If for some reason I need a tool that I don’t already have in there, It goes in there after the work is done. And it all fits in a roll under the seat.
At this point, if I need tools that I don’t have on the bike, then it can’t be fixed on the road or in a parking lot anyway.
If you don’t know how to work on your bike then a tool kit will be pretty useless. Kinda like people that carry a first aid kit but don’t have a clue what half of it is for.
The best way to know what tools to carry is to do your own maintenance. Any time I work on the bike I use the tool kit that I carry. If for some reason I need a tool that I don’t already have in there, It goes in there after the work is done. And it all fits in a roll under the seat.
At this point, if I need tools that I don’t have on the bike, then it can’t be fixed on the road or in a parking lot anyway.
If you don’t know how to work on your bike then a tool kit will be pretty useless. Kinda like people that carry a first aid kit but don’t have a clue what half of it is for.
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05-25-2018, 11:56 AM
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I think your way overthinking this..
A) Road service card - for your flat
B) What tools do you keep in your car? I keep nothing - I carry next to nothing on the bike
If you have limited room - a 2 foot piece of wire, a replacable blade screw driver, basic pliers and a knife
If your going on a multiday trek in the boonies - then add a xfinity battery pack and tire inflator and a mini fuel canister
A) Road service card - for your flat
B) What tools do you keep in your car? I keep nothing - I carry next to nothing on the bike
If you have limited room - a 2 foot piece of wire, a replacable blade screw driver, basic pliers and a knife
If your going on a multiday trek in the boonies - then add a xfinity battery pack and tire inflator and a mini fuel canister
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05-25-2018, 01:07 PM
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Go over your bike, and determine what tools you would need for simple on the road fixes.
Set up your own tool kit that way. I carry tools for the controls, shifters, etc.
A multi tool, and one of those harley multi screwdriver/bit kits.
Also carry an extra factory shift rod, came in real handy when my aftermarket came apart on the road.
Zips ties can be their weight in gold sometimes.
Also a plug kit and an air compressor that plug into the battery tender lead.
Extra valve cores, an extra shifter, and a cell phone and credit card of course.
I have a small set of torx and allen bits, a small adjustable wrench, etc.
You can set up a decent kit for $50 or so
Also carry one of those lithium jump packs, and have used it when I left my ignition turned on one time.
A good siphon hose might come in handy too.
Last item is one of the Reda gas cans, just in case.
Set up your own tool kit that way. I carry tools for the controls, shifters, etc.
A multi tool, and one of those harley multi screwdriver/bit kits.
Also carry an extra factory shift rod, came in real handy when my aftermarket came apart on the road.
Zips ties can be their weight in gold sometimes.
Also a plug kit and an air compressor that plug into the battery tender lead.
Extra valve cores, an extra shifter, and a cell phone and credit card of course.
I have a small set of torx and allen bits, a small adjustable wrench, etc.
You can set up a decent kit for $50 or so
Also carry one of those lithium jump packs, and have used it when I left my ignition turned on one time.
A good siphon hose might come in handy too.
Last item is one of the Reda gas cans, just in case.
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05-25-2018, 03:09 PM
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05-25-2018, 04:05 PM
This comes up couple times a month. I carry something for every size bolt or nut I touch. I carry sockets and wrenches. Allens, tq. Quart of oil. tywraps.
I like CO for inflating tires. Don't have to worry about failing.
I carry breaker bar for axle and comp nut.
I travel lots of places without cell coverage. Plus try getting a wrecker at midnight
I disagree about being all that different. Induction module is smarter than a carb, but other TPS sensor, about the same. Instead of ignition modile got an ECM. Same starter, clutch, comp nut, brakes, ect.
Anything can come loose over time.
I like CO for inflating tires. Don't have to worry about failing.
I carry breaker bar for axle and comp nut.
I disagree about being all that different. Induction module is smarter than a carb, but other TPS sensor, about the same. Instead of ignition modile got an ECM. Same starter, clutch, comp nut, brakes, ect.
Anything can come loose over time.
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