What tools do you carry when you ride?

[Jasco]

My 98 didn't come with a tool kit so I am going to put one together to carry with me when I ride.  What does the original kit come with and what would you recomend that I carry?  Also, any small replacement parts?  Fuses bulbs etc....

Thanks

Matt

[GRU]

a small army knife and duct tape...and i'm not kidding

[Cal Price]

I carry the standard toolkit, there will be pic posted shortly I am sure. An identical kit is available from  www.MandP.co.uk. You could probably cobble something together easily enough. In addition to that I carry a second spare fuse (there should already be on on the bike) A small flashlight, a swiss army knife and a cellphone in my riding jacket pocket and one of those tyre inflation and repair aerosol kits in my top-box with the toolkit. Frankly the phone is probably the most useful.

Thing to remember is unless you are realy going out of the way you are not likely to be doing roadside engineering just get-u-home stuff. A bit of wire is considered handy as well.

[Kerry]

I carry the standard toolkit, there will be pic posted shortly I am sure.

See this page on JohNLA's web site.

Please excuse the rust.  One of these days I (or someone) will remember to take a picture of a CLEAN toolkit.  :lol:

[se7enty7]

mine is like johns except no rust...


and I threw away the cheap pliers to replace with the best tool of all:

A leatherman

[yeagermeister]

Throw some zip ties in there too  

[werase643]

cell phone......

[jiggersplat]

i'm with werase

[davipu]

ok, Ill show you 'll the ultimate tool kit when i am sober and back in Oregon,  just make sure someone reminds me.  (drunk in diegooooo)

[werase643]

DUDE.....
you have been drunk since.....july

less drinking
more riding

:mrgreen:

[davipu]

and what's wrong with 6 month drinking binges?

[werase643]

what..... after 3-4 cross country trips you want to rest and drink beer.

An I.V. might be a better option for a delivery system

how's the job market for welder/fabricators out there?

[davipu]

it'll soupport my drinking habits, but the whole guide thing is what I think I am going to get into atleast untill I am out of college.

[davipu]

the tool kit pics.  (web hosting by Kerry)  thanks.
http://www.bbburma.net/MiscFotos/GStwinMembers/davipu/toolkit004.jpg
http://www.bbburma.net/MiscFotos/GStwinMembers/davipu/toolkit008.jpg
http://www.bbburma.net/MiscFotos/GStwinMembers/davipu/toolkit009.jpg
http://www.bbburma.net/MiscFotos/GStwinMembers/davipu/toolkit014.jpg
http://www.bbburma.net/MiscFotos/GStwinMembers/davipu/toolkit015.jpg
http://www.bbburma.net/MiscFotos/GStwinMembers/davipu/toolkit016.jpg

[davipu]

it's evolved from a tool kit to a maintance bag.  in which I have everything I need to do all of the preventive maintance, (the valve tools) were in the tank bag as I had a couple extra ones just incase. to common tools used in repair maintance. and a extra set of clutch plates and springs.  (it has slipped a couple of times on me with the lever out and the cable is properly adjusted. so I brought those along.) when I don't feel lazy I'll write up everything in there too.

[John Bates]

Only what came with the bike and I have no intention of using them on the road.

[davipu]

see Kerry's post above

[Kerry]

Uh ... I don't think John Bates was asking what tools came with the bike.  He was answering the question asked by the thread title.

If it's not too overcast tomorrow I'll try to take some pics of my long-distance toolkit.  It's not as elaborate as davipu's (no wonder his gear weighs 200 lbs!   ) but it's probably more than most folks bother with.

[davipu]

so Kerry whare's the pics of your kit?

[Jasco]

Hello, 5 months ago....nice ot see you again.